CampingF1 - Formula 1 Campsites

Announcing the utopia 365 designed and developed CampingF1 website. For all your Formula 1 campsite accommodation needs.

The CampingF1 site was built using Ruby on Rails and features full event management, online ordering, account management and content management - utilising our very own in-house developed associateMe^™ software.

The British Grand Prix is back at Silverstone this year - just in case you hadn't heard. Sunday July 11th is race day and with two British champions on the grid, whats more in the same team! This should be a cracking event, and one not to be missed.

We've also had it confirmed by Steve from CampingF1 that they are also taking bookings for the British MotoGP round at Silverstone this year! If you've never experienced MotoGP live then we can whole-heartedly recommend you make a weekend of it and enjoy some great racing at the home of British motorsport.

iPad App Development

Unless you have been incommunicado for the past few days then you'll know that Apple have released the iPad.

A new device that sits nicely between the iPhone and Mac range, we are anticipating a new range of customers utilising this smart device (along with existing Apple users enjoying it).

Based upon the iPhone OS most Apps can be natively run out of the box on the iPad. However, to make use of the new screen-size updates can be made to give a nicer user experience. The iPad also introduces some new features which will only function on the iPad (you can either build explicitly for the iPad or universally for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch).

We're looking forward to porting and creating new Apps for this marvellous little device. If you want an App for the iPad then contact us to find out more.

p.s. Just in-case you have missed it watch the promo Apple iPad video.

Promo Apps on 3GS launch

It's always nice to work with people who enjoy what they do, and appreciate what we do.

We have worked on several applications for EquinoxApps and it was nice to be notified that their local telecoms provider was running a promo for the iPhone 3GS, featuring several of the Applications we have worked on together. (Andy Edit: Which are of course; MyBabyTree, Gold's Gym, TransJakarta and KidsCards - all iTunes App Store links).

Telkomsel are the Indonesian equivalent of our UK based O2 or Vodafone.

Where are we?

It's been a while since I posted anything so I just thought I would state we are very much alive and kicking...just heads down and cracking on.

We're really busy with work at the moment and working on some very exciting projects.

We're also awaiting news on the potential Apple Tablet so we can hopefully add to our list of devices we develop for.

Also just added is iTunes LP development as a service offering, but more news on that and our exciting partnership with Twisted Records will be made known in the 'not so distant future'.

Look out for Second Shootr 1.1 which has many additional features implemented and opens the App up to many more customers. Tim from Plinkk has worked very hard ensuring his 'number 1' wedding photography App becomes one of the top (if not the top) photography management Apps.

Lastly, we are happy to announce our newest customer 'PolyPool' - watch this space.

The utopia 365 Premier League Team of the Noughties

Every man and his dog (by which we mean man, woman, sports writer, fan, etc) seems to have had a say on this over the last couple of weeks - so here, Ladies and Gentlemen, is the utopia 365 definitive statement of the best players (mostly) to stake a claim to being in our Premier League Team of the Noughties.

(And I am so glad that it's 2010 tomorrow - the phrase "Noughties" is horrid, isn't it!?!? - what now, the 10's? Much better!)

This is not a contest of the best out and out players to have played at anytime in the 00's. The rules are:

1. Must be (or have been) a Premier League player
2. Must have played a substantial amount of their career in the 00’s
3. Must have been consistent and influential over more than one or two individual seasons
4. Should ideally polarise opinion, causing hysterical and un-rational debate and slanging matches whenever two or more people get together!

Excluded players:

There are three main reasons for a player not appearing who might have been expected to:

1. They were really more 90's than 00's, i.e. Shearer, Stam, Keane, e.t.c.
2. We (or rather I) don't like them. i.e. Terry (Ashley Cole just about has to be made a sub for pure ability, even if he does make my blood cold)
3. They are good enough but considered to have been too injury prone too often - i.e. King, Woodgate and Kewell

Here is the team (managed by Arsene Wenger)...

Team:

1. Given (GK)

2. G. Neville (RB)
3. Riise (LB)
5. R. Ferdinand (CB)
6. Hypia (CB)

4. Gerrard (CM)
7. Beckham (RM)
8. Viera (CM)
11. Giggs (LM)

9. Henry (FW)
10. Bergkamp (FW)


Subs:

12. Jaaskelainen (GK)
13. Campbell (CB)
14. A. Cole (LB)
15. Scholes (CM)
16. Pires (LW/RW)
17. Ronaldo (FW)
18. Rooney (FW)
19. Van Nistelrooy (FW)

Manager:

Arsene Wenger

Amusing Apple icon choices

I don't know if Apple choose these icons, or if they are automated, but I did found this quite amusing when browsing the App store.

I won't spell it out - see if you can spot the obvious.

Personally I am amazed this happened. However, once you see the App you can understand it... I'm still not sure about using it as a main App icon though in the store knowing the viewing audiences though.



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Northview Computing rebrands as Pure IT

Southampton-based IT company Northview Computing have re-branded themselves (with a little utopian helping hand or two) as Pure IT.

The new website is now available at www.pureitgroup.co.uk

Pure IT offer complete IT solutions for businesses, schools and charities throughout Hampshire. You can even get a free 30 min IT session with them.

Gold's Gym iPhone App

We're pleased to announce that the Gold's Gym iPhone App has been released into the App store.

Commissioned by Equinox Apps, utopia 365 provided the coding for the App (and a few other bits and bobs).

The App features our own in-app updating engine (newly updated), an RSS reader/Blog parse, image libraries, GPS Gym lookups / find my nearest Gym and Gym class scheduling via external sources... basically there are some clever technologies being used under the hood.

The not-so subtle advice from the utopia 365 public services and sanity commission regarding the usage of Internet Explorer as a viable browser

Subtle enough advice do you think?

[Click pic for full-sized version]

PS. Yes, I know the screenshot shows it running in Safari and not IE - but that is simply to demonstrate without having to go through the hassle of getting Parallels booted up on my MacBook - thank you!

MyChristmas makes tiny appearance on Apple iPhone Advert

We know there are lots and lots of Apps in the iTunes store, and there are many, many Christmas/Holiday Apps (just search for Christmas in the iTunes Store) so it's hard to get recognised or even noticed.

Well Apple have just released their lovely 12 Apps of Christmas advert and whilst MyChristmas is not directly featured it's been spotted that we at least are in the advert - even if it is an old icon. We like that. Thanks :0)

Watch the video: