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How to add a Google Map to a web page

Swany — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 14:46:08 +0000

Exploration Age:
Most people really like the embedded Google Maps, but don’t know how easy it is to add them to any page. I’ve had a few people ask me how it is done. With a little bit of HTML knowledge, anyone can quickly have a map up and running in just a few minutes.

Delivering Content with RSS for Web Developers on Mac OS X

Swany — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 16:22:47 +0000

Apple Developer Connectrion: RSS is revolutionizing the delivery of web content. RSS is an XML format for coordinating the delivery of time-based content streams, or ‘feeds.’ This means that RSS can be used to deliver content that changes over time. RSS provides for the inclusion of additional data, similar to email attachments, using the tag.

Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X

Swany — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:13:06 +0000

Apple Developer Connection: Simply put, Ruby on Rails is an open source tool that gives you the advantage of rapidly creating great web applications backed by SQL databases to keep up with the speed of the web.

Google Homepage API – developer guide

Swany — Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:49:03 +0000

Google: “The Google Homepage API provides a way to put third party content onto the Google homepage. The main use of the Googe Homepage API is to create modules that users can add to their Google personalized homepages.”

Talking-head video is boring online

Swany — Tue, 13 Dec 2005 19:51:37 +0000

Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox: “Eyetracking data show that users are easily distracted when watching video on websites, especially when the video shows a talking head and is optimized for broadcast rather than online viewing.”

Swicki Home

Swany — Fri, 28 Oct 2005 19:59:54 +0000

Eurekster Swicki Home Swickis are search engines taylored to you and your community.

Stanford iTunes

Swany — Thu, 27 Oct 2005 15:00:38 +0000

Stanford iTunes is a collaboration between Stanford University and Apple to provide free files of lectures, music, and other university material. I downloaded an hour of St. Lawrence String Quartet music on my first visit.

Weather on your web

Swany — Tue, 20 Sep 2005 04:45:43 +0000

Pacific & Yukon Region

Mambo

Swany — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:10:19 +0000

Mamboserver.com: GNU/GPL content management software, available at Dreamhost.

Google – My Search History

Swany — Wed, 20 Apr 2005 23:56:29 +0000

Google – My Search History Doesn’t work on Safari