I love to tinker with all sorts of ideas and technologies, as such I have well over 100 pet projects in my “play” folder.
Some of these I have even managed to finish !
The list below is sample of some of these projects. If you like one of these projects then make a comment (or even make a donation) to keep me motivated to work on it 
| Name | Description | Tech | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| *kEyMAsH# | New Zealand focused link portal for mobile friendly websites. | XHTML, Java content generator | Released |
| Bubbles! | Android application that creates a location based twitter, where you see the tweets of those physcially near to you. Also allows you to attach a tweet to a physical point in space. | Java/Android | Finished. Entered into developer competition. Not released to public. |
| BuzzKeys | PC application that allows you map Buzz USB controller button presses to keystrokes. Was design to let you use Buzz controllers with PC “You don’t know Jack” games. | C# | Almost code complete. Not released. |
| Contact Protocol | A url that points to your contact details, that you can give to people so that they (and their devices and apps) can always get your latest contact info. | - | Planning |
| CsvJdbc | A read-only JDBC driver that uses .csv files as tables. | Java | Released |
| FddReport | A Java based command line tool that reads a .xml file containing FDD project info and generates a .PDF status report. Hacked together in a hurry but it works. | Java | Not Released |
| FddTrack | Web-based GUI for tracking FDD projects. | Google GWT | Mockups and some prototype code |
| Flekt | A peer to peer file sync app to keep files synchronised between your computers. | Java, php | Prototype code |
| GM Atlas | A wiki like application that helps RPG game masters manage their gaming notes, NPCs and plots. | C# | Early prototype code |
| Gremlin Password Gen | Firefox plugin that generates a password based on the url of the website you are on and a “pass phrase” that only you know. | xul | Mostly done. |
| Gremlin Playlist Builder | App that looks like a windows explorer window. It lets you drag and drop .mp3s into folders and creates .m3u playlists under the covers. | C# | Prototype code |
| GremlinScript | A plugin for Animation Master that lets you run scripts. | C++ | Released/Abandoned |
| MakeCube | A cube making plugin for Hash Animation Master. | C++ | Released/Abandoned |
| nac | Physics based puzzle game. | Construct | Basic engine completed and one test level. |
| OmegaFighter | Remake of the old Omega Race game. | Construct | Basic movement and enemy logic done. |
| ReadFreak | Android framework for packaging ebooks as Android apps for sale. | Java/Android | Basically complete. Just haven’t polished, packaged or released it |
| ScanPaste | Android app that lets you scan barcodes and then copies them to the phone’s clipboard | Java/Android | Released |
| split-the-bill.com | Bill sharing website. | Java | Alpha |
| SvnViz | Creates visualizations of your subversion repository history. | Java | Released |
| Tasksniff | Windows app that watches your running tasks and warns you if one appears that it has not seen before. | Delphi | Mostly done/Abandoned |
| Ticktock (Facebook app) | Facebook app that displays a “universal” clock that is the same regardless of timezone. Good for scheduling meetings across timezones. | Flash,xml | Released |
| Ticktock (Google Gadget) | Google gadget that displays a “universal” clock that is the same regardless of timezone. Good for scheduling meetings across timezones. | Flash,xml | Released |
| Tunemapper | App that builds signatures of .mp3s and is able to determine their similarity. It then displays your .mp3s as a point map, clustered by similarity. You can then drag a lasso around the display to create a playlist of like songs or a playlist that starts with one style of music and ends on another. | Java/C++ | Various prototypes |
| turtleBasic | A teaching IDE for kids that uses turtle graphics and BASIC. | C# | Mostly done. |
| TwitterBoard | Screensaver that generates a photo-realistic pin board covered in pinned notes containing the latest tweets that match a particular twitter search. | C# | Search results parsing and rendering complete. Need to add screensaver bits. |
| WTF | Eclipse code review and discussion plugin. | Java | Early prototype code |
