My Projects...
Projects
UK VoiP Service
** Live Site **
Setup Linux Asterisk 1.8 on FreePBX Distro and integrated AsterBilling billing system. Primary system is an i5 with 6GB DDR3 running on
SDSL last mile dedicated 3MBit/3Mbit, 1 hop from BT fibre Backbone. The goal was to make phones plug and call, instannt unlimited internal calls and 100 minutes to UK
and selected international destinations. Avoiding the need to configure routers, firewalls or any thing at the end user.
Also designed simple HTML company website. Quote my name and get a month free trial!
Prestbury Squash Club
** Example **
A complete overhaul of a Squash Club's Website. Integrated an external court booking system and implemented a php based login, post and manage news system. Freshend up the design and added some widgets e.g "Facebook Like" button.
Website Design for 3 Star Guestlodge
** Live Site **
A jQuery based website re-built from a flash template.
The guest lodge was looking for fresh and new age design to make their already unique and relaxing guest lodge stand out from the local market. Also a requirement was to keep the site fairly dynamic, full of images but also keep it optimised for slow internet connections in South Africa.
Magento E-Commerce Import/Export Tool
.NET 3.5 Form application for Windows.
This tool was inspired by working with the Magento E-Commerce stores. At the time in older version there was no real way to manage items in a timely fashion. Using the backend PHP took between 5-35seconds to process and was a painfully time consuming task. I made this tool that automatically exports XML data to a local Windows Based PC, where you can manipulate thousands of records in real time, use HTLM tagged description using a built in WYSIWYG plug in, image capturing with auto uploading features and linking to your items. Once you have done editing all the data you just had to export the XML data back to server and let the PHP code do its thing while you can carry on with other work.
Even though the tool is highly under developed and somewhat buggy it is used daily (i can verify this by using an anonymous built in java tracker that works with google analytics)
Over time this application is starting to evolve into a version 2 application that supports Magento API, Quickbooks IIF synchronisations and some more exciting features.
Data Recovery Services (UE)
This business was sold in March 2011.
A short personal business venture into the world of Data Recovery.Site is now shut down. I have acquired market leading tools for data forensics/repair in hard drive and solid state drives. This was a personal undertaking and full commitment to this project would mean i would have to change my career objectives, which will not happen. It was highly subsidised by an ambition to learn some cutting edge information in data forensics. This service was real and I succesfully recovered data for many individuals!
This priceless experience not only helps me stand out more in my career profile but at the same time helps me identify low level problems that could occur in everyday IT situations. And thanks to some closely guarded industry secrets, where i was priviliged enough to get access to - I have the ability above others to fix and guarantee my reapair!
I built the website built by my self using a Flash template
The form application was developed in VB2008 using APS .NET 2.0 and ODBC with a SMS gateway build in
I still run a forum at forum.hddlibrary.com that is private and for members of data recovery centres only. There we share our techniques and in a combined effort try to resolve problems, that otherwise are a closely guarded secret.
Equine Technician
**Link to live site**
A website for a Talented Horse Dentist.
Re-designed old homepage to meet requirements for new look
This is work in progress.
Tecnikk Computers
**Link to live site**
Open source E-Commerce shop (Magento E-Commerce).
Back and Front end managmnent.
Mainly developing a bridge program between Magneto and Quickbooks 2008 in VB.NET
Proud2BeMusic Festival
**link to live site**
A team of young enthusiastic directors, musicians and organisers came together to create
an amazing festival in South Africa, Capetown.
I offer courtesy website maintanance.
Freelance Work
NifSoft Smallest bespoke PCB design and fabrication for ZigBee applciations.
Server Transfer Win2000 server virutal hosts to Ubuntu 11.04(VirtualMin) and ported to PHP5.
Hack Email An eloborate hoax. Sends spoofed emails using several php proxies around the world.
Trafik100 Added chat box to cake.php site.
E-Kompis Installed Question and Answer page.
Bedirian Bespoke file browser that parses emails to directories.
Corporate Direct Bespoke Customer Relationship rewrite in .NET and SQL for UK Fundraiser.
Private Bespoke PCB design, fabrication and software design for vending machine supplier.
Trafik100 Android app for Marketplace using PhoneGAP API.
Form Application Hotel check in/out for fire records, Notes and Room management.
Other projects..
Raspberry Pi Weather Station ...
I recieved two Raspberry Pi's early 2012 and decided to make a cheaper weather station that links to WiFi/LAN with a built in WebServer, database and API. It has been interesting venturing into the ARM domain. I hope to come up with my own addon that is compatable with all the extra pieces needed ...
Romotive the open source robot. Hacked by me.
I discovered Romotive through kickstarter. It is a robot that is supposed to be controlled via any audio jack from a smartphone. I got mine 6 months later and i was dissapointed to find out it does not work with EU smartphones. So as the robot is powered by an Atmel tiny861 MCU.. I decided to write my own firmware and implement a TTL inteface. I have made a seperate blog, approoved by by Romotive team them selves; I demonstrate how to hack Romotive, link to other hacks and I also added some cool gadgets.
Home Information Project...
Recent acquisiton of our own house has unleashed hundreds of possibilites to change things without worrying about our landlord having a heart attack. For months I wondered what would be a good project for me to work on with my Arduino prototyping kit...
Particle Counter Prototype...
During my business venture in the HardDrive forensics sector i was amazed to the price of particle counters. Which is ok i suppose for highly accurate laser counters for nano sized particles(bacteria detectors!) costing thousands but in reality anything smaller than 0.05micron will not damage a HDD directly. So i built my own particle counter for under £15.(Uses Infrared)
Notebook Frame...
One old Sony Vaio laptop that had no home and one custom built picture frame...
A digital picture frame with an attitude!