15 Conception projects

Innovations

• SaaS with SSL on MivaScript
• Flexible CSS boxes with custom edge and corner frames
• Research on hosting latencies for optimal single-location US deployment across metro areas

Features

Innovations

• Optimised service addition and sign-in UI, including transparent post web authentication token retrieval (e.g. OAuth) using a simple 'becomes frontmost' check
• First application to upload both image data and annotations
• First application to interface between both multiple applications and multiple web services
• Comprehensive abstractions for web service behaviours with modular service plugin architecture including per-plugin version checking
• Co-branded builds with default sign-in prompts for service providers using an automated build system, and with provider-specific statistics (via a private website login)
• Only application to be able to upload images and then later sync the annotations (e.g. via Flick API)
• Only application to employ database-free metadata via file system extended attributes (i.e. for service upload IDs)
• Transparent licence activation after purchase on website

Features

• Integral image and metadata manipulation functions
• Support for multiple disparate web-service APIs for uploads with an aggregate progress UI
• Interfaces with the file system and external applications to collect data, including support for standards-based emebedded IPTC/XMP and XMP sidecar files for annotations
• Fullscreen view

Links

• http://picturesync.net/

Innovations

• Optimised service addition and sign-in UI, including transparent post web authentication token retrieval (e.g. OAuth) using a simple 'becomes frontmost' check
• First application to upload both image data and annotations
• First application to interface between both multiple applications and multiple web services
• Comprehensive abstractions for web service behaviours with modular service plugin architecture including per-plugin version checking
• Co-branded builds with default sign-in prompts for service providers using an automated build system, and with provider-specific statistics (via a private website login)
• Only application to be able to upload images and then later sync the annotations (e.g. via Flick API)
• Only application to employ database-free metadata via file system extended attributes (i.e. for service upload IDs)
• Transparent licence activation after purchase on website

Features

• Integral image and metadata manipulation functions
• Support for multiple disparate web-service APIs for uploads with an aggregate progress UI
• Interfaces with the file system and external applications to collect data, including support for standards-based emebedded IPTC/XMP and XMP sidecar files for annotations

Links

• http://picturesync.net/windows

Innovations

• First library to enable use of common code and functionality with disparate service providers.
• Simultaneous classed data and string handling (suitable for AJAX-type web server deployment scenarios as well as desktop).
• Was deployed on a Flex server platform, and in a .NET desktop application.

Features

• Standardised functionality: list/make albums, list/download/upload media.
• Initially available with modules for Webshots, Flickr, and Yahoo! Photos.
• Session saving (service dependant).

Links

• http://mediasock.googlecode.com/hg/Release/Docs/MSCF%20Outline.pdf
• http://mediasock.googlecode.com/hg/Release/Docs/MSCF%20Service%20Reference.pdf
• http://code.google.com/p/mediasock/source/browse/

Innovations

• clients can utilise service discovery not only check with a low cost (i.e. via HTTP HEAD) if a provider supports the protcol, but also what methods and characteristics are supported by that provider (interoperability between clients and servers is notably not guarenteed by the protocol)
• designed from the outset for easy implementation by service providers; could be implemented simply atop existing page forms, using existing cookies for authentication and utilising other common API methods instead of requiring new implementations

Features

• choice of implementation models for service providers
• fixed-string XML and values allow parsing of responses without requiring a heavyweight XML parser

Links

• http://profileconnect.org/mediasock
• /portfolio/MediaSock.pdf

Innovations

• Unlike the MediaSock specification which concerns itself with only endpoints (client and server), this specification attempts to deal predominantly with intermediaries (gateways), yet also still offers endpoint functionality. Thus its methods might be used alongside existing API methods fufilling specific functions (whether provider-specific, or generic such as MediaSock), or in a completely-abstract manner on their own to fufil the same functions. However in such an abstract manner the method naming does not reveal the functionality offered by a provider, as compared to non-abstract APIs, instead it must be discovered using introspection, or hard-coded relying upon established behaviours or assumptions.

Links

• http://profileconnect.org/api
• /portfolio/ProfileConnect.pdf

Links

• /portfolio/mediaSleeve.pdf

Links

• lumiere-JV-BusinessPlan.pdf

Innovations

• First and only application to avoid polling iTunes every second or so, and instead more efficiently poll by simply calculating when the track ends, thus avoiding undue CPU load
• Use of variables for configuring metadata preferences
• Creation of JPEG artwork from iTunes PICT wrapper
• First application to provide artwork upload

Features

• Locates artwork from disk, or extracts from iTunes
• Integrated Last.fm scrobbling

Links

• http://holocore.com/?OnDeck

Innovations

• Customisable magazine style multi-product 'display' layouts, using an impactful large format image tagged with the products, with their data (price, links) automatically populated.
• Uncluttered single product layouts with clear call to actions and availability.

Features

• Automated filesystem to URL mapping for sites and applications, with no configuration necessary before use (including web server)
• Includes a bespoke low-latency NoSQL database which shares the web application environment and functions, whilst also supporting a task queue with seperate processes
• Internationalisation and localisation including handling for plurals and GeoIP
• Best-practice handling of script-loading, CDN assets, canonical tags, addressing, salted passwords, microcaching, deployment (via dCVS), etc.
• Many supplementary applications providing functionality ranging from calendaring to geospatial search

Links

• http://moonstalk.org/
• http://moonstalk.org/Manual
• http://bitbucket.com/moonmill/moonstalk

Innovations

• Fuzzy-logic search, gradually widening search criteria scope when not enough matching results are found, i.e. for every non-matching input criteria a corresponding potentially acceptable criteria would be used instead such as 1 bathroom instead of 2, with these criteria being colour-coded (match versus near-match).
• Comprehensive type-ahead search using multiple sources of data (names, telephones, locations, emails, prices), removing need for time consuming paging of adminstrative list views to find relevent records.
• Use of geohash indexes for high-performance geospatial property search.
• Use of deferred slideshow loading to improve performance and usability (almost unheard of at the time, most solutions simply advancing to to half-downloaded images on a timer, or attempting to download all upon page load despite potentially not subsequently showing them).

Features

• Customer-facing functionality including geographic search and display of properties with mapping and slideshow
• Agent functionalities including search, management of properties
• Agency-owner functionality including customisation and configuration of website, and management of agents
• Support for multiple agency locations per site, and agents per-agency
• Activitiy streams with messaging and notifications for each agency, agent and property
• Signup for new agencies (clients) with a default name-derived subdomain
• Automatic geo-location and address completion when adding properties
• Image upload and optimisation for slideshows
• Email notifications when agents are not active on site
• Property owner CRM with agent association
• Editable print view with QR code for window display
• Utilisation of Moonstalk's internationsalistion, geospatial data, type-ahead search, and notification features

Innovations

• First coworking space in Delhi, and one of first few in India.
• First open-access space offering both coworking and accommodation for those visiting from further afield.
• Bespoke furniture constructions including large-span communal tables using wood with internal (hidden) iron dowels

Features

• Regular community events and meals
• 8 en-suite bedrooms amd 1 bunkroom (convertible between 4 bunks, or 1 double)
• Live-in cook and 2 kitchens
• Cleaning, housekeeping and security staff
• Mixed-use lobby, lounge and dining space with A/V system
• Coworking desks (and monitors)
• Colourful paint and fabrics to enliven the otherwise drab interior

Links

• http://moonlighting.club/Delhi
• http://facebook.com/pages/Moonlighting-Delhi/115049215186020
• http://www.timescrest.com/society/goodbye-home-office-10422
• http://www.entrepreneurindia.com/magazine/2013/april/Sharing-Spaces_8-6-1/
• http://archive.asianage.com/life-and-style/moonlighting-club-young-entrepreneurs-663

Innovations

• Disucssion list emails are handled through a bespoke system that appends a member's presence status and profile to their messages, and also rejects posts from expired members or on lists for which they don't have priveleges, thus removing the usual requirement of additional disucssion list adminstration.
• Automatic checkin using MAC address detection on the LAN when a member connects.

Features

• Member directory and CRM
• Checkin system to indicate daily member presence
• Per-resource (e.g. bedroom) availability calendar
• Member accounts and bookings
• Meal booking and payment
• Staff task views (e.g. to see when rooms are being vacated, and how many meals must be prepared)
• Email and web discussions for members and staff

Links

• http://moonlighting.in/Delhi
• http://facebook.com/Moonlighting.Delhi

Innovations

• Partnered with an emerging streetartist to create a Steve Wozniak mural, providing him with exposure, and an atypical but recognisable portrait that prominanetly features in the social media posts of visitors, becoming strongly associated with the space.

Features

• 6 private offices in an ancillary block at the rear of the space, ensuring the core community space is not overly influenced by predeominantly static users.
• Two dedicated hotdesk rooms, plus flexible use of common space for events, and also featuring standing deskspace.

Links

• http://facebook.com/Coworkin