Tranquilli.org http://www.tranquilli.org Geeky Tech Stuff, Digital Photography and Software by Nico Tranquilli Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:02:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 PlaceTrack 2.0 now available in the App Store http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/02/04/placetrack-2-0-now-available-in-the-app-store/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/02/04/placetrack-2-0-now-available-in-the-app-store/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:01:30 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/?p=2574 PlaceTrack 2.0 now available in the App Store This version uses the official Latitude API, can update your location and has some interesting new features: friends location through Foursquare and Facebook checkins, Street View, OAuth (2-step verification now works). It cannot display Latitude friends locations due to Latitude API limitations though. © 2012 by Nico [...]]]> wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png

PlaceTrack 2.0 now available in the App Store


This version uses the official Latitude API, can update your location and has some interesting new features: friends location through Foursquare and Facebook checkins, Street View, OAuth (2-step verification now works). It cannot display Latitude friends locations due to Latitude API limitations though.


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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/02/04/placetrack-2-0-now-available-in-the-app-store/feed/ 0 wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png Distilleria Marzadro http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/09/distilleria-marzadro/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/09/distilleria-marzadro/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:40:45 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/02/distelleria-marzadro/ 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 ] © 2012 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/09/distilleria-marzadro/feed/ 0 PlaceTrack issues http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/08/placetrack-issues/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/08/placetrack-issues/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:20:59 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/?p=2562 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.

https://groups.google.com/group/google-latitude-api/browse_thread/thread/e7c354b0590d3b7e/d6a160371577de88?#d6a160371577de88

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/08/placetrack-issues/feed/ 0 Happy New Year! http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2/#comments Sun, 01 Jan 2012 12:28:39 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2/ 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 ] © 2012 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2012/01/01/happy-new-year-2/feed/ 0 Treia – Presepe Vivente http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/30/treia-presepe-vivente/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/30/treia-presepe-vivente/#comments Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:16:51 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/30/treia-presepe-vivente/ 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 ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/30/treia-presepe-vivente/feed/ 0 Tonnarelli cacio e pepe http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/22/tonnarelli-cacio-e-pepe/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/22/tonnarelli-cacio-e-pepe/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:49:14 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/22/tonnarelli-cacio-e-pepe/ taken on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 in Zola Predosa, Italy © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

taken on Thu, 22 Dec 2011 in Zola Predosa, Italy

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/22/tonnarelli-cacio-e-pepe/feed/ 0 Bozen, Dec’2011 http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/18/bolzano-dec2011/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/18/bolzano-dec2011/#comments Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:51:45 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/18/bolzano-dec2011/ 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 ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/12/18/bolzano-dec2011/feed/ 0 PlaceTrack v1.7.2: bug fixes and cosmetic changes http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/20/placetrack-v1-7-2-important-bug-fixes-and-cosmetic-changes/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/20/placetrack-v1-7-2-important-bug-fixes-and-cosmetic-changes/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 00:22:41 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/?p=2525 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) © 2011 by [...]]]> wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png

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)



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taken on Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:54:29pm (CET)
(taken with Instagram on iPhone 4S)

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/19/fall/feed/ 0 PlaceTrack v1.7: some new features and minor bug fixes http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/07/placetrack-v1-7-some-new-features/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/07/placetrack-v1-7-some-new-features/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:13:05 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/?p=2514 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 [...]]]> wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png

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



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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/11/07/placetrack-v1-7-some-new-features/feed/ 0 wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png Autumn day on the farm http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/23/autumn-day-on-the-farm/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/23/autumn-day-on-the-farm/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:06:09 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/23/autumn-day-on-the-farm/ 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 ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/23/autumn-day-on-the-farm/feed/ 0 PlaceTrack v1.6 available, “network error” bug fixed http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/09/placetrack-v1-6-available-network-error-bug-fixed/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/09/placetrack-v1-6-available-network-error-bug-fixed/#comments Sun, 09 Oct 2011 17:39:54 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/?p=2496 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! © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]> wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png

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!

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/09/placetrack-v1-6-available-network-error-bug-fixed/feed/ 0 wpid-daveymap57_bevel-2011-01-14-00-05.png La Montagne des Singes http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/07/la-montagne-des-singes/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/07/la-montagne-des-singes/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 19:34:47 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/07/la-montagne-des-singes/ 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 ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/10/07/la-montagne-des-singes/feed/ 0 Heading to Giglio Island http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/07/10/2481/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/07/10/2481/#comments Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:57:00 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/07/10/2481/ 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 ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

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 ]

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]]> http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/07/10/2481/feed/ 0 adding Flickr support to CloudCopy for iPhone http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/05/15/adding-flickr-support-to-cloudcopy-for-iphone/ http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/05/15/adding-flickr-support-to-cloudcopy-for-iphone/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 20:07:23 +0000 Nico Tranquilli http://www.tranquilli.org/2011/05/15/adding-flickr-support-to-cloudcopy-for-iphone/ App Store taken on Sun, 15 May 2011 20:07:23pm (CEST) [ ; @ @ ISO ] © 2011 by Nico Tranquilli | Permalink | Share on Facebook]]>

App Store

taken on Sun, 15 May 2011 20:07:23pm (CEST)
[ ; @ @ ISO ]

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