This weekend, I thought I'd extend my little Android usage tracking application to work on more ISPs than the one (Internode) that it already does. As my phone is (sadly) on Optus, I thought I'd write one for that. Internode was easy to add, as they have a documented API for accessing usage counters which are ideal for computer consumption. Optus on the other hand only provide a web application interface to check usage, necessitating the use of a web scraper.

I’ve been trying to work out what I want to do with my career recently. When I’ve been speaking with mentors and colleagues, the first question that comes up is quite reasonably always “What is it you want to do?”. I have to admit that this question has had me stumped for some time. For the last three years, I’ve been working as a principal consultant in the system integration space for medium to large size businesses, and I have not found it satisfying.

I have run my own blog, on and off, for some time now. I was paying for hosting, and setting up my own wordpress install. The first one got deleted due to user error (PEBKAC). The second one got defaced by remarkably funny russians. The third one had its database corrupted. I don't care if google has my information any more. You win, its easier to do it this way... oh well.