The LOVEFiLM Android Application was my first project as Development Manager, responsible for a team of four.
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Articles posted by Niraj Shah
Using .htaccess Files to hide Query Variables
I came into a recent issue where I wanted to hide ?id=xx from the query string of a URL so I could use a single Facebook Comment Plugin with different data. I fixed the issue by using a few lines of code in a .htaccess file.
Let Facebook Scrape Password Protected Pages for Like Buttons
If you have various password protected pages on your website, but want people to Like your pages (via Facebook), there is a simple trick you can use to allow this.
Syncing Servers using Rsync
A while ago I had to sync files from one server to another. The reason? I was responsible for moving all the application and websites hosted on a old server to a new, faster server with better security and a updated operating system.
PSN Status Widget
The PSN Status Widget check the status of the PlayStation Network and displays the result in real-time on the sidebar.
Finding large files on Mac / Linux
I recently ran into a problem with disc space on my Mac, requiring me to find and delete large files to free up some space quickly. I found the following command (in Terminal) very useful to find large files of a given size in a given directory.
FT Landing Page
I created a simple application for the Financial Times Facebook Fan Page, using PHP and a XML flat-file store. The application had a CMS backend to allow an administrator to customise the images, URLs and text for each of the boxes (up to 6 supported).
The North Face Basecamps App
The North Face Basecamp App was the first application I developed that used Facebook Places as a gaming mechanism.
Volvo Emissions Equality Petition
The Volvo Emissions Equality Petition application was created to gather support to reduct carbon emissions in the UK. The application was a Fan Page application that sits on the Inside Volvo UK Facebook Fan Page, with the aim of gathering 2,000 signatures.
Lewis Moody Teamtalk App
The Lewis Moody Teamtalk Facebook Application was created to promote the 2010 Investec Internationals. The application allows the user to select up to three friends to appear in an interactive video featuring the England captain, Lewis Moody, talking to the friends the user selected.