Google Maps is one of the coolest sites on the internet. Double-true if you add in the free Google Earth application, the new traffic overlay, and all the different mashups that allow you to extend google map’s functionality. The pleasing drag-it-around interface is now even cooler.
The new My Maps feature allows you to take [...]

I came across Snap.com while reading that credit union blog at work on Friday. Like a lot of posts, the author had many links to different sites, but just by hovering, I was able to get a glance at what lives on the other side of the link.
How cool!
I’ve finally got it [...]

I was looking through the complete list of google applications and decided to check out their Language Tools. They’re really cool! Just for fun, I decided to translate my blog into another language. This blog’s name is Bar in Spanish (and French).
I miss my days as a language teacher, and with the new capabilities I [...]

I’ve added a new feature that allows anyone who reads this blog to receive an email when there’s a new post. Yes, I know this blog is rarely updated… and that’s the point. You’ll get notified when it is, (and you can unsubscribe at any time.)
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What would you get if you combined flickr and quicken?

You’d get a financial tracking software that would be online, so users could log on from any machine. You’d get the usual password protection and security. I’m not a quicken user. I have months where I balance my checkbook regularly, then months where I [...]

There are a lot of neat tools that support flickr. As I worked to embed a flickr slideshow into a web page this morning, I came across Travelr - that allows you to tag your photos with cities from around the world and display a large map.
Another one is flickr Leech - that [...]