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GPS Mapping Test

XiYu — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 20:42:11 +0000

This evening, I went in search for a WP plug-in that’ll let me display GPS tracks in my blog posts. I wanted something straightforward where I could just upload a .gpx file within WordPress, like you do with pics and vids, and it’ll automatically be plotted on a map and I could just pop it into a post. It was a taller order than I’d expected.

The best, and no means ideal method I found was the OSM plug-in. It’s a bit tedious to use and involves uploading my .gpx file via FTP, copy and pasting that location into the plug-in, meddle with a few settings and then copying and pasting the code generated into my blog post. Here’s what it came up with below.

The other method is to import the .gpx file into Google Maps and then copying and pasting the HTML from that into the post. I’ve added it below for comparison. I think I’ll opt for the Google method in future, it’s just easier.

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The next task is to find something that’ll display a map with the GPS tracks AND plot images taken along the way.

Quarter-life Crisis Indeed

XiYu — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:18:31 +0000

A friend posted this in Facebook today, thought I’d add it here.

All things gory

XiYu — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:00:21 +0000

I discovered this site this evening. Bloody brilliant I say! Click here to see what it is.

Thought this was a rather good article. I like how it referred to flicks like the Saw franchise as “torture porn”, that tickled me. Come to think of it, I have yet to see V, VI and 3D. Actually, I don’t think I’ve even see IV. Having read the plot summary for it, I don’t recall ever watching IV. Hmn… might have to get the boxset, or just dig out the torrents.

Galapagos Tortoises

XiYu — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 09:45:44 +0000

How neat are these dudes?!

Fosses

XiYu — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:45:19 +0000

I’m really quite fond of fosses. That means waterfalls in Icelandic for those that don’t know. Unlike TLC, I’ll be chasing waterfalls.

Waterfall pics.

More Snowyness

XiYu — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 10:43:27 +0000

Calvin and Hobbes are just so neat!

Click here.

Logorama!!

XiYu — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:45:07 +0000

This is just brilliant!! For those who don’t know, it won the 2010 oscar for best animated short film and rightly so!

Now iPhone friendly!

XiYu — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:33:17 +0000

I’ve installed the WPTouch plugin for this blog and it works pretty well. It greatly simplifies the interface of the site when viewed on an iPhone or any other mobile device.

Simple, elegant, fast. What more could I ask for?

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Pixles Vs. Grain

XiYu — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:14:12 +0000

Brilliant!

Watermelon Nights

XiYu — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:39:50 +0000

I came across this on the web today. Pretty neat!

Watermelon Nights from Dan Meth on Vimeo.