software things
chrome-gcode-sender (chrome application)
I wanted to control a CNC milling machine
from a chromebook,
but there was no software to allow one to send
gcode commands
to a USB-serial connected machine.
opencut (js library)
Writing gcode for a milling machine is tedious, and the CAD/CAM software flow is complex, involves many programs, and usually overkill.
A javascript library for concisely expressing (in YAML or JSON) the operations a mill should perform
cut list maker
Layout of cuts on lumber is tedious
A javascript toy to take a list of cuts and do the layout work
recipedb (recipes.buckclay.com)
My recipes hosted by Google Sites are too small to read on my ipod/android/whatever in the kitchen
appt2addr (appt2addr.appspot.com)
The car's satnav system doesn't know where my calendar appointments are.
A small service which syncs my upcoming appointment locations to a special contact in my
address book, which gets synced to the car via my phone. The service should be usable by anyone.
todo-cal (todo-cal.appspot.com)
Google Calendar won't print task calendars (bills, pet chores, ...) as year-long checklists
A toy AppEngine
program to print you calendars as a checklist. It uses
OAuth and the
Google Calendar API.
latitude notifications (chrome extension)
I'd lose track of time and be late getting home
A Chrome extension which watches locations of your
Latitude friends and puts
a small notification on the screen when they move about. Sadly
Latitude's API
is quite limited so this instead reverse engineered their private API.
This extension no longer works due to the shutdown of Google Latitude.