Here’s a screenshot for biking directions from downtown Santa Cruz to the Santa Cruz Wharf. Below the static image is the embedded map from Google.
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Interesting findings on the service:
By default, when you select Bicycling directions, the map shows the bicycling facilities it knows about with green lines (as shown in the static image above). With bicycling facilities show, though, you cannot embed the map into another web page. You must click on the...
1. Redmine
Redmine is a great, free alternative to other pricey project management apps available online. It does pretty much everything you could possibly desire, albeit in a less polished way than some of its more expensive rivals. With Redmine, you can manage a large number of projects simultaneously, defining personal roles and assigning tasks to specific team members if necessary. You can track time and issues, create Gannt charts and calendars, create project wikis and forums, and...
Here’s one such proxy site that you can build for your friends in China or even for your personal use (say for accessing blocked sites from office). This is created using Google App Engine and, contrary to what you assume, the process is quite simple.
Step 1: Go to appengine.google.com and sign-in using your Google Account.
Step 2: Click the “Create an Application” button. Since this is your first time, Google will send a verification code via SMS to your mobile phone number. Type...
Looks like the potential for Amazon's mp3 store might have some at Apple's iTunes store a little worried. A new report claims that iTunes has been using its leverage to keep the record labels from making potentially high-profile deals with Amazon.
According to Billboard, iTunes weren't very happy when major artists started showing up in Amazon's deeply discounted "Daily Deal," which since its inception had grown from a bargain bin to, according to a source for the story, "something where the...
As we all know, skin is the biggest organ on our body. Despite of preventing us from various virus, what can our skin do? Here is a new answer – Skinput.
1. What's Skinput?
It’s an arm band developed by the developers from Microsoft Research Institute and Carnegie-Mellon University. Skinput can project the operation interface on user’s skin, and by touching the projection, user can operate the app.
2. Which aspects can Skinput are used?
Skinput can be used for music control,...
Dog and cat are no doubt the most popular pets. And nowadays, the pet owners are no more satisfied at giving their pet only food and necessary cleaning.
The dog in the below picture names Ice. Doubtlessly, he wants to be a superman, oh, no, superdog!
You can buy the dress online or if you find that it’s too hard to make a superman dress, the following may be a little bit easier.
(picture from...
In the morning of March 1st, about 5,200 naked people, male and female, are gathering in front of the landmarked building of Sydney – Sydney Opera House and having naked photo. It’s said that they want to publicize that the Australians believes in freedom and equality.
It's also said that the activity attracts double numbers of people than expected. Among all of the volunteers, there are many homosexual people and they attend this to welcome the homosexual people March which will be hold...
I mentioned about the huge Muppets in Chile, and it's sad to give the news about earthquake happened also in Chile here. Sometimes you find that human beings are so fragile when facing the nature. Till now, hundreds of people lost their life and numerous people become homeless. God blessing you, Chile!
Earthquakes happened recent years:
Time
Place
Earthquake magnitude
Death doll & damage
Jan 12, 2010
Haiti
7.3
150,000
May 12, 2008,
Wenchuan, ...
