Tom Medley

Android Game: Dust

Tom — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:56:30 +0000

I’ve just released the first beta version of my first Android game: Dust. It’s a casual game, in which you have to herd dust particles around my desk and into a fiery pit! You can play in either time-trial mode, or in maze mode, where there are 5 levels to complete. Get it now from the Android market! QRCode after the break.

Android App for the TAB

Tom — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:02:46 +0000

I’ve spent the day tightening the screws on my Android app for the Cambridge Tab. The beta is now available on the Market! You can browse the entire site, and share articles via Facebook/Twitter, or anything else you have installed on your phone, at the touch of a button. It’s still a little unstable, and hasn’t been tested on many phones, but give it a try and let me know what you think! QR Code after the jump.

Macro on the Cheap

Tom — Fri, 28 May 2010 14:18:47 +0000

Macro Lenses are expensive, prohibitively so for me. I bought an Opteka Macro Lens from Amazon, which is a tenth of the price, and just screws onto the end of the standard kit lens, with excellent results. The depth of field is tiny, but with a bit of tweaking you can get excellent results. An album of my first try with it is on my Picasa.

Mixcloud + Android: An Excellent Combination

Tom — Thu, 27 May 2010 11:07:39 +0000

Froyo’s Flash for Android works great with the Mixcloud player. It even stops playing if you get a call/notification and resumes automatically afterwards without any fuss, and it can be tucked away in a browser tab and minimized while you’re doing other stuff, exactly as you would on your laptop.

QR code included after the jump:

Link to Mixcloud

Upgrade your Nexus One to Froyo (Android 2.2) Now

Tom — Sat, 22 May 2010 21:22:04 +0000

This guide at xda-developers works great:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=686593

I updated from Cyanogen 5.0.6

Appointed Site Manager for The Cambridge Tab

Tom — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:09:57 +0000

The Tab, Cambridge University’s fastest growing, and most read student news site has appointed me site manager for Easter term 2010. Look out for improvements to the site coming soon…

Two New Sites

Tom — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:14:47 +0000

I’ve recently completed two sites, first of all Gender Agenda, a site for discussion and creative writing for feminists at Cambridge University. Secondly a ticket sales site for the forthcoming Secret Porter’s Ball at the Cambridge Union.

WordPress Android App

Tom — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:05:44 +0000

Works well, a lot easier to use than wpToGo!

Nexus One Setup on Orange UK

Tom — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:32:02 +0000

Although the icon isn't on as I'm connected over wifi, 3G works

I got my Nexus One from Google yesterday, and it’s great! It took 3 days to ship from Illinois, and I didn’t need to pay any extra taxes on import after I’d bought it. Everything worked fine out of the box, except for internet over the mobile network, which required setting up the access point manually. This requires going to Settings > Wireless & Networks > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names, then tapping and then New APN. The following settings need to be entered:

Proxy: 192.168.071.035
Port: 9201
Username: [your mobile number]
Password: [your orange.co.uk account password]
Server: orangeinternet
MMSC: http://mms.orange.co.uk
MMS Proxy: 192.168.224.10
MMS Port: 8080
Any other settings can be ignored.

Bokeh Fun

Tom — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:54:05 +0000

Homemade bokeh filter

I made a homemade bokeh filter for my camera. As it’s just using the kit lens, the size of the design is very small, and this limits you to taking photos at full zoom, and you can’t get all the nice effects you get with a proper filter and a lens with a really large aperture, but it’s still pretty good fun! See all the photos on my Picasa page.