Colin Beckingham
... creates and publishes computer software principally for Linux operating systems
A partial list of software:
| Description | Technology |
|---|---|
| Data logger for a biomass burning system | HTML, PHP, Javascript, SNMP |
| Alarm system that issues alerts when a heating system fails | PHP, MySQL, HTML, SNMP, Asterisk, PHP-AGI |
| Greenhouse production, maintenance, invoicing and analysis system | Windows Access, PHP, MySQL |
| Employee time worked reporting system | HTML, PHP, Javascript |
| Employee scheduling system | Windows Access, HTML, PHP, MySQL |
| Voice control dialog manager | Bash, MySQL, PHP |
... writes articles for the print and online media
Articles have appeared in:
- IBM Developerworks:
Description Link Sometimes, an html page can be read by either a browser or an XML reader Tip: An even simpler API: tight XHTML and meaningful attributes An essay on importing Open Financial Exchange files Harness the power of XML to Open Financial Exchange files Let your computer do the leg work, go looking for information, and then have the results sent to your ears and not your eyes PHP bees and audio honey: Accessible agent-based audio alerts - Features in www.linux.com:
Description Link Keeping track of time in different parts of the world Clocks for time travelers Keep tabs on what an automatic power backup device is telling you about what it sees Power monitoring and logging with Apcupsd and Cacti Examines how to use a PCI digital video broadcasting card in a regular personal computer to display satellite transmissions Use Kaffeine to receive free-to-air TV on your Linux box Ask a computer verbally to retrieve data from a database - uses scripts from www.voxforge.org, and a MySQL backend Querying a database using open source voice control ... Extracts the variable information from a PAP2T, and rebuilds the data in a format that can be used to autoprovision the box Applied regular expressions in PHP: Provisioning the PAP2T Wireshark is a packet sniffer. Watch what your computer is saying to other computers over the internet. Find out who it is talking to. Find out why queries are failing Investigating strange dialup activity with Wireshark Small Network Management Protocol can ask a device for information about its state. Present this information in a meaningful manner to the reader Small-scale SNMP reporting Index a website so that visitors can perform searches PhpDig excels at small Web site indexing - Landscape Trades Magazine
Title Issue "Common Ground - Employee Selection and the Educational Curriculum" March 2005, Vol. 27, Number 2 "Happiness is a big rock" January 2004, Volume 26, #1 "Rosa by any other name might not smell as sweet" Nov/Dec 2005, Vol 27, #9 "In a Victorian Garden" Dec 1989/Jan 1990 "RFID in the Green Industry" April 2005, Vol. 27 #3 "Online Optics" April 2003 Vol 25 #3 "Whose tree is it? Tree ownership and the urban forest" April 2006, Vol. 28 #3 - Perdido Magazine
- "Hiring under Pressure" Fall 2004, Volume 11, Number 4
- Harrowsmith Magazine:
- "Swing Low - The Sweet Song of the Scythe" May/June 1990, Number 91
- The CountryMan Companion
- "Sugar Shack Mountain" Number 3
- The Beaver
- "In a Victorian Garden" Dec/Jan 1990
- Small Farm Today:
- "Deer Protection" January/February 2005
- Grower Talks Magazine:
- "The Northern Stronghold - An inside look at the state of the floriculture industry in Canada", August 2006
... manages an experimental online cloud accounting programme
The accounting system is held on a server on the Internet. Use a browser to access the programme and the data. Nothing to configure at the client end, and you can access your accounts anywhere you have Internet access.
Go to an introductory page or go directly to the login page.
The initial focus of the programme is a Canadian context, and is oriented to small business requirements. The experimental site is not located on a secure server - this means that while using the site, your transactions, while in transit between your computer and the server, are not encrypted and may be viewed by people who are deliberately trying to spy on your communications. Once the data is stored on the remote server it is safe. In normal circumstances this is not a factor to be concerned about. Note that the data on this site may need to be overwritten at any time. It is there purely for the purposes of exploration and experimentation.
... builds, installs and supports Asterisk PBX VoIP installations
Asterisk is an open-source telephony system.
It uses modern internet technologies and protocols such as SIP, RTP and IAX2 to establish and control voice communications
over the internet. An investment in a digital system provides benefits such as cheaper phone communications, and service
where the regular PSTN network is not available.
... builds and installs FTA (Free-To-Air) satellite installations
Unencrypted satellite signals are being broadcast
from the Clarke belt geostationary satellites. These transmissions are freely viewable by anyone with the
right equipment without payment of any fees or subscriptions. The content is limited, but frequently of equal quality
to the encrypted signals broadcast by the major carriers.
About Colin Beckingham
Colin Beckingham lives in Eastern Ontario, Canada. He has worked in a number of fields including historic interpretation,
teaching, parks management, horticulture and landscaping, horse racing, and the retail industry. He holds degrees
from the University of Windsor and Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
Contact: (Canada) 613-454-5369 or (Callcentric) 1-777-226-7624E-mail: Colin Beckingham
Last updated: December 26 2009 18:55:14 UTC