Christmas Spirit

by jpreardon on December 24, 2006

For those of you getting ready to, or already, celebrating Christmas, I leave you with the video of what is probably the best Christmas song of all time: Christmas in Hollis. ¡Feliz Navidad y próspero Año Nuevo!

Fun with OpenID

by jpreardon on December 19, 2006

Yesterday, I pointed to a roundup of 10 Web 2.0 APIs. I also stated that I wanted to see more of OpenID. Well, Simon must have read my mind because I’m pretty sure he is not reading my blog. Today, (…)

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Web 2.0 APIs

by jpreardon on December 18, 2006

LinuxWorld presents Ten Web 2.0 APIs you can really use. Many of the usual suspects are there: Google Maps, Geonames.org and Amazon S3. One that I would really like to see more of is OpenID which seeks to make user (…)

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Juicy Excel Tips

by jpreardon on December 17, 2006

The Juice Analytics Weblog, is chock full of good information, but a couple Excel visualization techniques have caught my eye recently. The in-cell graphing technique is quick and simple but can help one make sense of some types of data (…)

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Flickr Santafication

by jpreardon on December 17, 2006

Spruce up holiday (or non-holiday) photos at Flickr by adding a santa beard and/or hat. Just add a note to a picture, type in “ho ho ho hat” or “ho ho ho beard” (without the quotes) and get a sizable (…)

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Preparing NYC for the Future

by jpreardon on December 13, 2006

Yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg presented his plan for preparing New York City for the future. He outlined 10 ambitious goals that focus on housing and transporting a growing population, improving our infrastructure and improving the environment: Create homes for almost a (…)

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Happy Holidays!

by jpreardon on December 12, 2006

Even if the temperature doesn’t feel so much like December, the holiday season is in full swing here. This photo that popped up on Curbed today just screams Christmas in New York. Someone should really make a greeting card out (…)

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GTD With Outlook IV: Notes

by jpreardon on December 10, 2006

This is the fourth, and last, in a series about Getting Things Done with Outlook. Of all the major features in Outlook, I use Notes the least. Well, with the exception of the Journal which I don’t use at all. (…)

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iWine

by jpreardon on December 10, 2006

Update 2007-11-06: Sorry wine enthusiasts, it appears that CyraKnow is now offering only language instruction. CyraKnow offers an instructional series on wine with Mark Phillips. Currently, they have 3 programs to choose from on their site: Enjoying Wine, Selecting Wine (…)

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Politics for the Wee Ones

by jpreardon on December 10, 2006

There is still enough time left to place a holiday order for Why Mommy is a Democrat. Take a look at the sample pages to get a feel for what this “different kind of children’s book” is all about. Pay (…)

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