December 2008
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Gmail is Full of Stars
I really appreciate that it’s now possible to activate a setting that allows you to click through multiple colors of stars to mark individual email — something I’ve wanted for a long time (I even requested the feature early in the life of Gmail). The feature also includes other icons, but the simplicity of sticking with one symbol appeals to me. Here’s my system…
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Index + Contents = Tag Cloud!
New feature here on 13p.
I’ve added a “Site Contents” link at the top of the page and a Tag Cloud at the bottom. The Tag Cloud is a little snippet of code courtesy of Heather, who has a lovely little Tumblr of her own (she’s very good with Tumblr themes). If you’re curious about what I like to write about here, just visit the bottom of the page and scan the list...
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Mapping the NCDD Comunity, Part 1
One of the primary initiatives NCDD will be pursuing in 2009 will be to find better ways to highlight the work of both its members and its community. I’ve spent the day exploring the many ways we can map the work of our community by leveraging the power of Google Maps and I’ve found there are some pretty interesting tools to do so.
More importantly, choosing to use Google Maps...
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It's Snowing!
It sure is a beautiful night here in south central PA. Sadly, this wonderful snow got in the way of some plans. Sandy and I were going to drive down to the PSU York campus to see a musical — and if it was closer we probably would have tried to make it — but we really didn’t want to drive and hour or more in this weather.
So instead I decided to slip outside with my camera and...
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We're Good People, Really We Are
I think the following shows that we are generally nice, polite people. I wonder why so many jerks get so much airtime?
Google Translate - Fastest Rising (U.S.)
1. you
2. what
3. thank you
4. please
5. love
from 2008 Year-End Google Zeitgeist