All The Good Ones Were Taken

Welcome!

Welcome to the nth iteration of my personal website! If you've somehow got here without knowing who I am, here's a brief introduction.

Personal Projects

Some things I've done for myself, from complicated stuff that took months, to noddy scripts that took an hour or three. Most are hobby projects for some combination of fun, learning, and scratching personal itches. Some will hopefully provide inspiration for someone out there, others are just me going "I made this!" like the squeaky voice at the end of The X-Files.

Some of these were open-source, but I've withdrawn the code for now. Partly because my current employment contract is unclear about ownership of code I write outside of work, and partly because I resent said code being harvested to train robot slop generators. Once I'm more comfortable with the situation, I may reinstate the code. Meanwhile, if you're an actual human with a particular interest in any of these, feel free to ask.

Z1a Homebrew Computer

A 1980s-style 8-bit home computer designed and programmed from scratch.
KiCAD EDA, Z80/Z180 assembly, AVR C, Python
Source & schematics coming soonish!

London Bus Spider Map

Renders spider maps for any London bus stop
HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, SQLite, Leaflet, TfL APIs
Source code may return soon!

Filename Fixer

A GUI tool to assist in bulk renaming files.
Python, wxWidgets
Source code may return soon!

JOSM L-Shaped Terrace plugin

A plugin for the JOSM OpenStreetMap editor, to aid in drawing L-shaped terraced houses.
Java, Apache Ant, JOSM APIs
Source code may return soon!

Font Organiser

A Python script to rename and file ttf/otf fonts by creator
Python, fontTools
Source code may return soon!

Android Editing Keyboard

A touchscreen keyboard for editing and formatting documents.
Android Studio, Java
Source code may return soon!

Landline Call Screener

A scammer-detecting gadget which captures caller ID info, looks up unknown numbers online, and identifies callers with appropriate emoji.
Python
Source code coming soon!

TV Infra-Red Transceiver

A gadget that recognises certain remote control signals and transmits others in response.
AVR C
Source code coming soon!

Random Acts of Creativity

An oddball collection of graphics, photos, arts and crafts.
Various media

DeskTimer

A countdown timer in a Windows tray icon
Þe Olde Visual Basic 6
Source code may return soon!

Professional and Academic Projects

Some things I've done for others, either as paid or voluntary work. Generally these are closed source, per the customers' wishes.

Asset Database

A web-based card-file database with reporting and file storage.
HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, SQLite
Proprietary license, exclusive to client

Canbridge Management Website

Simple portfolio website for a property management company
HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Leaflet
Proprietary license, exclusive to client

Redemption Conventions Website

Static site conversion to WordPress, and replacement of legacy Perl ticketing software with PHP equivalent
WordPress, HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, SQLite

Event Programme Manager

The final project for my BSc Computing & IT, a web app to develop and publish a convention programme.
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, SQLite
May become open source after field testing!

MicroMenu

User-editable icon menus for Bentley MicroStation CAD software
VBA with Win32 and MicroStation APIs
Proprietary license, exclusive to former employer

Odds and Ends

Random notes for my own use, that might possibly be of use or interest to someone out there.

Mists of Antiquity

Resurrected pages from a decade or two ago. Original formatting preserved in most cases.