> Not a fan of Java-based software either, to be honest.
It makes me sad to see this is still something people say. I hope you reconsider this sentiment and investigate some of the really great Java-based software out there, especially Zookeeper and Kafka.
It's worth checking out how Zookeeper and Kafka did in aphyr's testing:
The app looks pretty great. Being able to incorporate the geolocation data from foursquare, instagram, flickr, facebook, etc. would aid in not feeling like you have to think of your traveling as starting when you downloaded the app.
It makes me sad to see this is still something people say. I hope you reconsider this sentiment and investigate some of the really great Java-based software out there, especially Zookeeper and Kafka.
It's worth checking out how Zookeeper and Kafka did in aphyr's testing:
http://aphyr.com/posts/291-call-me-maybe-zookeeper
http://aphyr.com/posts/293-call-me-maybe-kafka