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The GCensus web utility lets you download and overlay census information on top of Google Earth maps.

Just choose your data source (GCensus only maps population characteristics like race and age, but more info like income are likely to come), pick your location, download the .KML file, and dive in, you data junkie. Unfortunately GCensus currently only has information for California, Oregon, and Pennsylvania, so in the meantime, others might want to check out previously mentioned Social Explorer. In time and with a bit more data, GCensus looks like a potentially excellent research tool. And, of course, it’s fun. — Adam Pash

GCensus [Stanford.edu]

Stephen :: Mar.19.2007 :: Google Earth, Interesting :: No Comments »

From Dilbert

Stephen :: Mar.16.2007 :: Funny Stuff :: No Comments »

"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it
is overestimated."

- H. L. Mencken

From Quoatations Page

Stephen :: Mar.09.2007 :: Interesting :: No Comments »

Want to create a logo using that hard-to-define but easy-to-recognize Web 2.0 style? Tech blog Hongkiat.com shows you how.

You’ll need Photoshop and a downloadable "style" file provided by the author. This file includes the necessary elements to recreate six popular logos (including LinkedIn and Skype), though the idea here is not to copy, but rather to learn the basic techniques and "start your own creativity from there."

Although the tutorial suffers from a bit of fractured English, it does show you how to recreate that distinct Web 2.0 style (annoying as it may be). Hmmm…wonder what the Lifehacker logo would look like after being "Web 2.0-ized." — Rick Broida

How Web 2.0 logos are drawn (Photoshop) [Hongkiat.com]

From Lifehacker

Stephen :: Mar.03.2007 :: Computer Related, Website Design :: No Comments »

Not a bad idea - although I like a nice, fat wallet…

Web site Just One Club Card lets you condense up to 8 different discount club cards onto one front-and-back card, meaning your back-breaking wallet is about to go on a big diet.

Just enter the barcode numbers and choose the store for each card you want to get rid of and Just One Club Card will convert them to a printable, one-card format. Fold, laminate, and enjoy. I currently count about 100 stores in the drop-down, but if a store you need is missing, you can contact the site and ask for its inclusion or try your luck with the advanced page. We posted about a similar tool a year ago, but it appears to be dead, and Just One Club Card’s tool seems better developed anyway. If you’re not keen on getting rid of your cards, you might still consider a better method of organization. Thanks Chuck! — Adam Pash

Just One Club Card [via The Finance Journey]

From Lifehacker

Stephen :: Mar.02.2007 :: Interesting :: No Comments »