The Crowley Chronicles

The Crowleys in Dresden

Gmaps Pedometer

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

From Drop Box Maybe because I didn’t know what else to do with this blog, I wanted to start sharing some website that I find useful.  That way, they get incoming links, and I get to talk to you all. The first is a site called Gmaps Pedometer, which explains itself with it’s name.  No, [...]

Spooky

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

In a classic case of “just how much do modern conveniences really simplify our lives,” I got back from work today and thought I’d check my email before starting in on my part of Graum’s story.  Only I couldn’t check my email. The internet worked fine–that’s normally my only email problem–but Google wouldn’t let me [...]

The Internet Needs a New ‘Layer’

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

I’m not a hundred percent sure that I’m using the word ‘layer’ correctly, but here’s how I remember it: the idea is that there is the nuts-and-bolts of a system, and then ‘over,’ them there is a ‘layer’ of ‘interface’ that beautifies everything.  I think it’s an older computing term, but, like I said, I [...]