Earlier this week Google released Google Maps API, a tool that lets developers embed Google Maps in their own web pages with JavaScript, adding extra features and functionality. casualty-maps.com is one of the first sites I’ve seen to take advantage of these tools. Their map shows the progression of US military casualties from the Iraq …
Monthly Archives: June 2005
Arkansas Roadrunner
An interfraternal buddy of mine, Len Rayburn, managed to video tape a wild roadrunner in his backyard. Len does freelance work from home and saw the bird while working on a web project. Took him about 20 minutes to shoot the video and get it up on the web. Sometimes I’m envious of folks using …
I have a bullfrog problem
Last year, there were maybe three bullfrogs living in the small pond next to my condo. I used to enjoy hearing their deep croak as I drift asleep with my windows open. This evening, I counted 27 bullfrogs as I walked the shoreline closest to my bedroom window. I can only speculate that my pond …
Dell support is slipping
In the past month, I’ve had a lot of problems with Dell products and the level of support pertaining to those products. When ordering a new server, Dell created a new credit account for us instead of using our existing account — and didn’t tell us. We assumed the order was placed, not knowing Dell …
cfea.org redesign
On Sunday morning, I managed to crank out a redesign of CFEA‘s website, an association that I serve as a volunteer and board member. Their old site, archived here, was also my creation but became too large to manage. This new site is powered by WordPress, a great open-source blog/CMS. Though I’d like to give …