As you can probably see, this site has been somewhat stagnated for a long while...

I am dabbling with so much at the moment, and my working life is also quite busy so I guess this site just got left.

I spend a lot of time on github of late, so if you should wish you can keep track of what I am up to on there (although a lot of my repos are private :) ) http://www.github.com/nickpack

The iDroid

I have spent quite a bit of time recently messing around with Android on the iPhone, the project has gained some serious momentum in the recent couple of months and the project is getting to an almost usable state now (Once the power management stuff is sorted, it may well turn out to be a very viable alternative for iOS - this remains to be seen though)

Here are some resources pertaining to Android on the iPhone:

  • Linux on iPhone - the blog of planetbeing, the man that started it all off in the first place.
  • iDroid Project - the main forum and wiki for all things related to the iDroid.
  • My unofficial file repository for iDroid - this is where I collect relevant source code and files and dump my compiles for the community.
  • Bluerise’s Github - Bluerise at present is the most active contributor to the project (given planetbeings apparent absence)

There are also a couple of experimental repo’s on my github for my own testing, but be warned, these are VERY experimental and I am sure that most of the time the code will not compile without modification!

BandApp

I recently developed my first iPhone application, and will be launching it as a re-brandable service.

The initial version was built for my friends band ’The Nurse Who Loved Me’ and is intended as an interactive sampler for their music as well as allowing their fans to keep up to date with whats going on.

When I have ironed out a few minor issues, and sat down to discuss future features I will be putting together some pricing schedules and offering it to other bands should they wish for their own version of it.

I am also in the process of porting it to the android platform as I think this would also be beneficial.

You can check out the BandApp site here although this is also still a work in progress.

The Nurse Who Loved Me app can be downloaded from the app store now (Although I am waiting for the iOS4 compatible version to be approved by Apple)

 

I will attempt to keep this site updated in the near future, but at present there are just too many more important things to do :)