Transit Strike!
by jpreardon on December 20, 2005
After a fair amount of tough talk from both sides, the Transit Worker’s Union strike is on. I took my camera with me for my walk to work this morning hoping to catch some unique moments. However, my walk across (…)
Google Maps Pedometer
by jpreardon on December 20, 2005
Yet another cool application of Google Maps: The Gmaps Pedometer allows one to calculate distances between multiple points on a map. Update 2007-03-17: The link above is not working at this time, MapMyRun offers the same functionality with some additional (…)
Bike Pool
by jpreardon on December 19, 2005
MTA strike or not, there will be a bike pool from Brooklyn on Tuesday. A bike pool is like a car pool without the car and it is sure to be a lot more fun. This group ride takes off (…)
Building the Times
by jpreardon on December 16, 2005
Annie Leibovitz has been commissioned to photograph the New York Times Tower construction project. Some of the photographs are now hanging on the scaffolding over the sidewalk on 8th Avenue. Update: Online versions of these photographs are posted on the (…)
Gmail Mobile
by jpreardon on December 16, 2005
Gmail users can now access their email from web enabled phones. The interface is very simple and loads quickly. It is a little more cumbersome to use than an application like Versamail but much easier than trying to access a (…)
Getting Around Town Without Public Transit
by jpreardon on December 14, 2005
With the MTA strike deadline looming, those dependent on public transit here in New York City might want to start thinking about what they are going to do come Friday when there is no place to swipe their MetroCard. The (…)
Bad Interface: Time Warner Cable
by jpreardon on December 14, 2005
Take a look at this screenshot and ask yourself if there is anything that can be improved about the interface. Let’s see, it is simple and easy to read. It also provides clear and simple instructions. Wait a second, it (…)
Vonage WiFi Phones (finally)
by jpreardon on December 13, 2005
Remember March 2004? You know, we were all looking forward to Spring and Vonage announced that they would offer WiFi phones at the end of the year. Right, I don’t really remember it either. Anyway, Vonage is finally offering those (…)
Google Transit
by jpreardon on December 9, 2005
Driving directions have been available online from several sources for quite some time but public transit directions have been a little harder to come by. There are some websites, such as Hopstop, that offer help with public transit, but they (…)
DYI Bicycle iPod Charger
by jpreardon on December 6, 2005
You’ll never be the victim of a dead iPod battery if you cook up your very own human powered charger. Mark at Geektechnique has all the details on how to turn a standard dynamo and some spare parts into a (…)