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The All-Google Mashup - Maps & Spreadsheet

April 18th, 2007 · No Comments

via The Memory Leak:
Way back in 2005 (why does that seem so long ago?), I wrote a mash-up using the Google Maps API v1 to highlight contamination issues with the Equus Beds Aquifer in central Kansas. Well the API is at v2, and I have neglected my application, so the mapping component doesn’t work [...]

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Tags: GIS

Geographical Instant Messaging

March 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

For the last couple of days I’ve been trying out a new Web 2.0 application that is “all about location. It’s a free web service that shows you who’s around and let’s you IM them”. Apostrophe misuse aside, it is an interesting idea.
The site is radiusIM.com. It’s free and currently in Alpha, so it’s [...]

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Tags: Everyday Maps

More on Big Contacts

February 12th, 2007 · No Comments

A few days ago I wrote a little bit about Big Contacts, a free web-based Contact Manager. I’ve now had a little more experience with it, and thought I’d post an update.
I mentioned using Big Contacts as a way to manage networking - keeping in touch with people I know and making sure that [...]

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Tags: General

Big Contacts

February 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

As I wrote a while back, I have been using the various Google apps for keeping organized, and they work very well. But I’ve missed features that are in Outlook (at work) and Entourage (at home). Among those missing features are those that would give me the ability to use GMail as a contact manager [...]

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Tags: General

Blinklist Revisted

March 25th, 2006 · No Comments

Last August I wrote about Blinklist, a social bookmark manager. Well, I’m still using it, and I think it’s a keeper. They haven’t stood still since I mentioned them last, and have made some nice improvements.
I’ve been looking for a nice bookmark manager for years, starting with the the old Visto site (which [...]

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Tags: General