Category Archives: London Bus

London Bus 3.0

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Malcolm Barclay

The next version of London Bus has been submitted to the app store. There’s a lot in this as the major release number indicates; in some places it has been a complete rewrite. There has also been deep thinking about … Continue reading →

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London Bus 2.1, On its way…

Posted on December 21, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

It’s only a small point release, but one of those things I have been meaning to do since I first wrote the app. The key feature in version 2.1 is “Suggest Correction”. Whilst I have endeavoured to have location for … Continue reading →

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“No, I will not read your manual”

Posted on December 17, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

A well known acronym amongst programmers is RTFM (Read The F**king Manual), it’s a common response given to a users question that can easily be answered by reading the manual. It’s also great way to deflect any real or perceived … Continue reading →

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London Bus 2.0 is on its way

Posted on October 18, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

[ Video Demo of London Bus Version 2.0 ] (HiRes QuickTime) [ YouTube Demo London Bus 2.0 ] I have submitted version 2.0 of London Bus for approval. This is a mammoth upgrade, in fact it was a complete rewrite in … Continue reading →

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Google Maps Has Removed Bus Stops on the iPhone

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

It was brought to my attention this morning from one of my London Bus app users (post here) that it appears Google Maps on the iPhone has removed all bus stops from the native Maps application. This is the removal … Continue reading →

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Will I Merge Deluxe & London Bus?

Posted on August 8, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

I regularly get asked this question, “Will you merge Tube Deluxe & London Bus together, so there can just be one app?”. I currently have no plans to this. So in short the answer is No.

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Telegraph Article

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

Chris Harvey from Telegraph interviewed me for – “Apple iPhone is a pocket gold mine”. Telegraph Article Click Here

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Tips For Using ‘London Bus, Tube & Rail Journey Planner’

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

Over the coming days the TfL journey planner is going to be put under severe load. London Bus makes extensive use of the TfL planner and it may take several minutes to get results. The journey planner may not return … Continue reading →

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Invest Northern Ireland

Posted on June 3, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

I am speaking on the 16th & 17th June in Belfast & Londonderry at an event organised by Invest Northern Ireland - Intellectual Property in the Digital, Film, TV and Music Business. Event Details & Registration 16th June (Belfast) Event Details & … Continue reading →

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London Bus 1.2, Approved!

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Malcolm Barclay

The next versoin of London Bus has been approved, in this version: Switch From To Use the arrows in top right of the main plan screen to switch the from and to locations when journey planning. Route Finder Tab Easily … Continue reading →

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