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Google AJAX Live Search

December 30th, 2007

Can I Use this Google tool to find related content on a collaboration website? For example as an author writes a post on a blog I send keywords from that post to Google and the AJAX Live Search automatically searches all other posts within the same domain and returns a list of related posts.
There is [...]

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Wordpress PodPress Recent Podcast Widget

December 29th, 2007

Here is a widget to display your most recent podcast from a particular category. Use it if you both post blogs and podcast together and you want to have a copy of your most recent podcast episode in your sidebar.
I created it primarily for video podcasts so there are options to set the width and [...]

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Tracking Packages, I Mean REALLY Tracking Packages

December 29th, 2007

So I have created PackMapr. Great, that was fun. But really, REALLY how useful is it? I think it is kind of neat and I know I will use it to track whatever is coming my way in the mail but here is what I REALLY want.
How about all shipping vehicles be equipped with GPS [...]

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From My iPhone

December 29th, 2007

It took me only 10 seconds to find this award winning plugin. Wphone. Pretty snazy!

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Post Idea Via iPhone

December 29th, 2007

I want a plugin that will allow me to easily post to my brand new idea book from my iPhone so that the secod I get an idea I can post to my blog. This plugin should have an AJAX interface designed for the iPhone. If this does not exist yet I might just create [...]

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API and Mashups - Google Maps, USPS, UPS and FedEx - and a hint of RSS

December 27th, 2007

I am in a pretty good mood today. Everything seems to be working pretty well with PackMapr, and I finished developing the RSS feeds for the USPS, UPS and FedEx APIs. The link in the top right corner becomes active after you search for a package and the system figures out the carrier and the [...]

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http://www.ajaxload.info/ GIF Generator

December 25th, 2007

AJAX Load is a great, fast and easy tool for creating animated GIFs to place on an AJAX page while it is loading. I have used it on packmapr.com. The site lets you set the foreground and background color of several different animated GIFs. Check it out!

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PackMapr Is Out For The World To See

December 21st, 2007

A functional version is out there in the world. You can play around with it. packmapr.com. Now it works with USPS, UPS and FedEx. I have set up the RSS feed for FedEx because it was the easiest. but will not talk more about that until i get the others working as well.
I have made [...]

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UPS Instead

December 19th, 2007

I have decided to focus on getting UPS to work before I start on the RSS feed. Well UPS is working. It only took tow days, and now I think I am going to get FedEx going. I am getting close.

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Packmapr.com

December 13th, 2007

I bought the domain, so it is coming together. Before I release I want to have RSS, Mulit-Track and a good design (I think I will be on my own for this one…).
The placeholder that is up right now doesn’t have much to do with the final design, I just needed to put something up [...]

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