Listal is a great site that helps you keep track of your DVD movies, CDs, games, and books. It even interfaces with Amazon to get its info. I’ve been wanting something like this for a while. The site looks and performs great. Uses a bit of AJAX too. Sweet. I just put my list of books I want to read online and started on my Xbox game collection.
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I don’t know why I bother posting with the Technorati tags any more. Everything was fine at first and they were indexing my site, but for the past month or so, nothing. None of my posts show up in Technorati any more. I can’t figure out why. I even have an account with them and I have tried pinging them multiple different ways but nothing seems to work. I thought it was because my page wouldn’t validate, but I fixed that and still no love. Anyone have any ideas?
Found this on the Google Code Page. I haven’t seen it posted anywhere else yet and it was posted on Google on August 8 (maybe I missed it when it made the rounds already). From the Google API page:
“I traded some email with the Maps team and I saw something in a link they sent me that I wasn’t familiar with. To best explain this, first load this map from Berkeley to Google in a separate browser window. Note in the “End Address” section, the Google. Now load this map of Sydney and note the label inside the callout.
If you look at the urls, you’ll see a (text) argument appended to the url. This is a lightweight way of linking to Google maps without touching on the maps API. As you can see, you can arbitrary labels to your links like this chocolate shop or this restaurant. Have fun! ”
Cool – an easy way to add quick comments to a map. Here is my first quick attempt. My Alma Mater.
Why didn’t I think of this? A Google Map Hack to make it into a guestmap! If you are a regular or semi-regular reader of MyVogonPoetry, put yourself on my map (I’m the green alien in NC, USA). Simply single-click on the spot you want to put your mark.
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UPDATE: Frappr is a newer, better solution.
Here’s another super-handy site I can’t believe I haven’t mentioned yet – BackPack. It’s a free service that lets you make reminders, notes, lists, etc. I use it all the time. It’s nice to have a quick, easy place to make notes for myself that I have access to wherever I am. When I’m at work and I think of a blog topic, I hit my “MVP blog topics”page and add it to my list. When I get home, I check the list and blog. The interface is really slick too – it uses AJAX, which is all the rage nowadays.