Resource booking component net.nemein.reservations has been finally converted to MidCOM 2.6 technology. The component allows users to browse available resources, their reservation calendar and make new bookings. Default usage scenario for the component was meeting room bookings, but the component has been designed so that adding other types of resources like cars or cabins is just a matter of editing...
N800, the successor to Nokia’s 770 Maemo-powered Linux internet tablet was apparently unleashed yesterday by CompUSA. While Nokia’s site is still quiet on the new device, there are already unboxing pictures out there. I’ve been using my 770 quite actively as a mobile internet terminal since I got it in February last year. While the software is occasionally buggy, it...
The City of Helsinki, despite some of its failings, is also doing some cool stuff. Examples include promotion of greener rail traffic, and increasing number of free WiFi hotspots. So far these have been stationary, but now Helsinki City Transport is piloting WiFi in buses and trams. Helsingin Sanomat reports: Some Helsinki buses and trams will deploy wireless internet access...
This picture from the Midgard developer meeting trip to Komorniki, Poland was chosen as one of the top tank pictures of the year in Flickr. The guy on the top of the T-34/85 tank is Arttu Manninen Very nice way to end the year 2006! Now on to St. Petersburg... While my moblog is temporarily disabled from new posts, I...
2006 is about to end and the blogosphere is filling up with wish lists and plans for the coming year. Before I go to Saint Petersburg for the new year celebrations I wanted to write something about how I see 2007 for the Midgard CMS project. Software-wise, 2005 and 2006 have been good years for Midgard. MidCOM established itself as...
The hard drive of my MacBook died today, meaning that I will be without a development box for at least some days. In the meanwhile my 770 will act as the main computer making me at least available via Jabber. Will be interesting experiment on the capabilities of the little handheld. Accordingly, this entry was written with Maemo Blog. Time...
MidCOM 2.6.0 has been out for a while, with 2.6.1 scheduled for today. While that branch has now been stabilized for bug fixes and small tweaks only, there is work going on in the SVN trunk, or what is to become MidCOM 2.7.
Now, this one has been on my TODO list for a while:
Like in some earlier situations, I’ve again gotten a bit backlogged with publishing my photos. In any case, here are some new sets on Flickr:
I’ve just upgraded to the latest Democracy Player “Internet TV” version: