What is the first thing you do whenever you have something to complain about? Thats right, you post on Twitter. Comcast, a cable service provider in the US discovered that people had started complaining about a service being down hours before anyone actually cared to phone them and tell them about it. Well – we’re geeks, we don’t phone, either we Skype or we Tweet. Taking this into consideration they then started to use...

Most of you already know that I’ve critizised several online solutions as I am thinking more and more people are giving up their privacy using those services. The other day I stumbled upon yet a service that to me falls into the same category. BluePont is a dating service; another one you may ask – though these guys have a new approach to the whole matter. Using GPS technology and your cellphone you’ll automatically be...

I’ve written a small java framework for reading the P4 service Trafikkflyt. That service offers traffic information like for instance that a road is blocked. The framework is quick and easy to use; and with a simple call you can quickly get information like; Title, Link, Latitude and Longitude back. I also made it auto-generate a google maps link. Do keep in mind that this is for Norwegians. Read more about it here, and download...

After speaking briefly with a co-worker earlier today about the service that the radio channel P4 (Norwegian) offers, I decided to make a Java framework that can easily be used to get the information from this service. Shortly told, this service is continously updated with traffic news – roads blocked and other information that is important to people on the road. The framework works in the manner that you can either get all the...