About Me
As you have probably guessed my name is Dale Davies and this is my personal home page!
I am a web developer, musician, audio technology enthusiast and dj/producer from the UK. Basically I'm a geek, so I guess if I mention that I'm interested in subjects like algorithmic music composition and network security it wouldn't be a suprise to those who know me.
I work as a Web & E-Learning Systems Developer for a large UK college, which is a rewarding job I very much enjoy. There I get to explore my passion for all things web related, from Linux server administration to front and back end web development.
Outside of work I have been playing the drums for about 16 years and making music on computers for about 14 years. I love playing music and have been in many bands over the years, currently I play percussion for a band called The Mayors. You can find my own tracks on SoundCloud.
Well I can't think of anything else to say right now, if you fancy a chat email me.
Thank you for visiting.
Portfolio of Work
Here you can see some of the projects I have completed over the last few years…
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Quick Mark
Mobile Web App & Native Android App
The Quick Mark app was produced for Liverpool Community College to address their need for a contemporaneous marking solution. The app allows teachers in the college to easily mark their current register using any modern web enabled mobile device.
The front end uses HTML5, CSS3 and the jQuery framework, accessing a JSON API written in PHP.
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Mobile Student Portal
Mobile Web App
The Mobile Student Portal allows students in Liverpool Community College to view their timetable and attendance information using a web enabled mobile phone.
The challenge creating this app was to design an interface that would allow complicated attendance data (normally displayed as tabular data) to be viewed easily on a device with a small screen.
More screenshots: Main Menu, Timetable, Attendance Detail
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RandomText.me
Web Application
RandomText.me is a dummy text generator app created as a personal project to address my need for a service that would allow me to quickly call up dummy text by submitting "queries" via the URL, I was also able to use this opportunity to learn the HTML5 History API.
The service also provides a RESTful JSON API that other developers can use to integrate Lorem Ipsum text into their own applications.
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LCC Online Video Library
HTML5 Video Platform
The LCC Online Video Library is a mobile friendly video platform and streaming server solution created for Liverpool Community College. The site uses the Kaltura open source video server software to handle conversion and streaming of videos, this is installed on a Ubuntu Linux based VM.
The site's front end is a custom PHP based app that connects to the API exposed by Kaltura (which provides both Flash and mobile video formats).
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jQuery EasySlides
jQuery Plugin
jQuery EasySlides is an easy to use and lightweight slide show plugin for the jQuery framework. It was created initially as both a learning excercise and to demonstrate to a friend how a transition between images could be achieved using jQuery
The plugin continues to be a very popular download because it is easy to use and extend.
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LCC E-CPD Portal
Wordpress / Moodle Integration
This website was created for Liverpool Community College to address the need for a central online CPD hub that could be updated by key members of academic staff. The website itself is an integration of Wordpress and the Moodle VLE system.
Central to the integration is a Wordpress plugin I created to pull course content from Moodle, this can be accessed when editing a page in Wordpress.
More screenshots: Wordpress Plugin
