Distilleria Marzadro
by Nico Tranquilli on Jan.09, 2012, under Photos
taken on Jan 2012 17:37:51pm (CET)
[ NIKON D300; 32 mm @ f/2.8 @ 0.05 sec (1/20) @ 1600 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

PlaceTrack issues
by Nico Tranquilli on Jan.08, 2012, under Mobile
on Jan 5 2012 Google made some major changes and dropped support to some unofficial (private) API methods I use in PlaceTrack.
Yes, I had to implement friends locations retrieval through reverse engineering: Google does not allow third party applications to retrieve friends location through its documented Latitude API.
Hopefully I can find a workaround and release an update… in the meantime I temporarily removed PlaceTrack from the App Store. Thanks Google.
Happy New Year!
by Nico Tranquilli on Jan.01, 2012, under Photos
taken on Sun, 1 Jan 2012 11:28:39am (CET) in Civitanova Marche, Italy
[ iPhone 4S; 4.3 mm @ f/2.4 @ 0.001 sec (1/1577) @ 64 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

Treia – Presepe Vivente
by Nico Tranquilli on Dec.30, 2011, under Events, Photos
taken on Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:15:51pm (CET) in Treia, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 34 mm @ f/2.8 @ 0.003 sec (1/320) @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

Bozen, Dec’2011
by Nico Tranquilli on Dec.18, 2011, under Events, Photos
taken on Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:50:10pm (CET) in Bolzano, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 17 mm @ f/3.5 @ 0.01 sec (1/100) @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

PlaceTrack v1.7.2: bug fixes and cosmetic changes
by Nico Tranquilli on Nov.20, 2011, under Mobile, Side Projects
PlaceTrack v1.7.2 is live
What’s New in this version:
- fixes a problem where PlaceTrack sits updating your location multiple times (under certain circumstances)
- fixes a problem where an empty blue map is displayed on application launch instead of current location
- minor cosmetic changes (toolbar, background, rounded corners for thumbnails, bigger map, shadows)
PlaceTrack v1.7: some new features and minor bug fixes
by Nico Tranquilli on Nov.07, 2011, under Mobile, Side Projects
PlaceTrack v1.7 has been submitted for App Store approval (and Cydia)
What’s New in this version:
- new feature “Open history in…” allows third-party app integration (eg. Google Earth)
- twitter support (iOS5 only): tweet your location along with a map link and picture
- added “Pull Down to Refresh” intuitive way to refresh your friends location
- uses Oauth 2.0 for Facebook authentication (improves security)
- uses the new geocoding API if available (iOS5 only), improves reliability in resolving addresses to gps coordinates and viceversa
- addresses a cosmetic issue with appearance of place names in location history on map
- removed unnecessary permission requests for Facebook integration
- other (minor) bug fixes and improvements
Autumn day on the farm
by Nico Tranquilli on Oct.23, 2011, under Photos
taken on Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:55:33pm (CEST)
[ NIKON D300; 55 mm @ f/2.8 @ 0.01 sec (1/100) @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

PlaceTrack v1.6 available, “network error” bug fixed
by Nico Tranquilli on Oct.09, 2011, under Mobile, Side Projects
PlaceTrack, my popular Google Latitude background updater, has been updated to version 1.6 and is already available from the App Store and Cydia.
This bugfix addresses a recent change in google server names which prevented past versions to login; everyone advised to upgrade!
La Montagne des Singes
by Nico Tranquilli on Oct.07, 2011, under Photos
La Montagne des Singes
taken on Mon, 3 Oct 2011 11:23:52am (CEST) in Kintzheim, France
[ NIKON D300; 24 mm @ f/2.8 @ 0.003 sec (1/320) @ 200 ISO ; metering: Auto, Multi-segment ]

Heading to Giglio Island
by Nico Tranquilli on Jul.10, 2011, under Photos
taken earlier last month during a nice trip to Giannutri and Giglio Islands
taken on Fri, 3 Jun 2011 18:22:38pm (CEST) in Porto Santo Stefano, Italy
[ NIKON D300; 24 mm @ f/3.5 @ 1/3200 sec @ 200 ISO ; metering: Manual, Multi-segment ]

adding Flickr support to CloudCopy for iPhone
by Nico Tranquilli on May.15, 2011, under Mobile, Side Projects
Leave a Comment more...CloudCopy: sync your Camera Roll to Dropbox or Facebook
by Nico Tranquilli on Apr.24, 2011, under Mobile, Side Projects
CloudCopy wireless synchronizes pictures and videos from your iPhone to your Dropbox or Facebook account
FEATURES
- copy your camera roll (photo and videos, at the original full resolution) to the cloud. Dropbox and Facebook are currently supported
- background support: upload your videos or photos while you’re using other apps or when the phone is in standby mode. Optionally alerts you when it’s done!
- simple to use: you can sync all your camera roll content or pick which photos or videos to upload. CloudCopy remembers what is has uploaded and it won’t sync it again
- optionally excludes photos from being copied
- optionally adds location data (address and gps coordinates automatically embedded as you shot) as photo captions when uploading to facebook
- pics backed up to Dropbox are assigned a folder name based on month and year. root folder name can be configured: you can choose a public folder and share your photos and videos with your friends in real time!
- shows progress and thumbnails while uploading
- works with the standard iPhone Camera app and with any app that saves photos or videos to the Camera Roll
You need a Facebook or Dropbox account (free) to use this app!




























