Hello world!
Welcome to my blog, my name is Jonny Heavey and I’m a software developer based in Bristol, but if you’re reading this, you probably knew that already, so I’ll keep this short but sweet. I’ve been...
View ArticleFosdem
A couple of weekends ago I was lucky enough to be attending FOSDEM with several of my Surevine colleagues. For those that don’t know, FOSDEM is a conference in Brussels that focuses on Open Source...
View ArticlePhonegap / Cordova 2.4.0 and FacebookConnect Plugin
A couple of days ago I took the opportunity to upgrade a Phonegap / Cordova iOS app I’ve been working on to the latest version of Cordova (2.4.0). The new version contains improvements to the newly...
View ArticlePinItTo.Me
As of late I’ve been getting involved in a new open source project started by my friend and colleague Lloyd Watkin (@lloydwatkin) called PinItTo.Me PinItTo.Me is an infinite virtual corkboard which...
View ArticleColor by hailpixel
I’ve just discovered a cool little tool for creating colour palettes / schemes to be used in websites / apps / etc called Color, created by Devin Hunt. There’s nothing revolutionary about what this...
View ArticleRealtime Conf EU
Attending Fosdem earlier this month has definately wet my apetite for web / tech conferences, and now, down to a bit of good fortune, I have another great event to look forward to. A couple of weeks...
View ArticleLearning to Code
Code.org (a non-profit organisation aiming to get more people learning to code) have just released a inspirational video containing several tech ‘celebrities’ (including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates...
View ArticlePhonegap 2.4.0 InAppBrowser Zooming
The newly released 2.4.0 version of Cordova / Phonegap provides support for pinch-zooming (using multi-touch gestures) in its InAppBrowser. This is a really great feature, that goes a long way towards...
View ArticleFestivals in Kent iOS Application
Over the past couple of months I’ve been helping with my friends at DCD Web to produce a native iOS application for ‘Festivals in Kent’ – a collection of music / culture festivals all based in the...
View ArticleXMPP / Realtime meetup, London
Keeping up the realtime trend following my post on the Realtime Conf EU, I wanted to draw your attention to the very first XMPP / Realtime meetup to be held in London (albeit at short notice!). There...
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