Tag Archives: data

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Aug 11

“Disk Utility Can’t Repair This Disk”

Posted on 1st August 2011 by Gary

“Quis backup ipsos backups?“, as the Roman poet Juvenal didn’t say but might have if they had had computers in the first century AD. Like most geeks I pride myself on being able to maintain the computers I use on … Continue reading →

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Nov 10

Costa Rica And Nicaragua; A Border Dispute In The Age Of Web Maps

Posted on 8th November 2010 by Gary

The popular press and media likes nothing better to poke fun at people who seem to ignore their own senses and instead rely on their GPS sat-nav systems, which frequently results in people ending up in the middle of fields, … Continue reading →

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Oct 10

Talking GeoBabel In Three Cities (And Then Retiring It)

Posted on 8th October 2010 by Gary

You’re invited to speak at a conference. Great. The organisers want a talk title and abstract and they want it pretty much immediately. Not so great; mind goes blank; what shall I talk about; help! With this in mind, my … Continue reading →

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Aug 10

Knocking Down (Geo Data’s) Brick Walls

Posted on 10th August 2010 by Gary

Earlier this week I was interviewed by Cian O’Sullivan for GoMo News as part of the run-up to the Location Business Summit in San Jose. The interview is now up on the GoMo News site and is reproduced here with … Continue reading →

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Jul 10

Service Suspended On The London Underground (API)

Posted on 2nd July 2010 by Gary

If you build it they will come. Or to put it another way, sometimes demand outstrips supply. After the phenomenal success of the Transport For London Tube API, the London Datastore blog sadly notes: Owing to overwhelming demand by apps … Continue reading →

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