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Friday, February 11, 2005
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More Google wizardry: "Google has a new Map service. [...] Now Joel Webber has dissected Google Maps. So, some of the same tricks again with real-time server communication, in part using a hidden iframe. And then there's the infinitely scrolling maps. The trick is in part to make them out of little tiles, and removing some at one end while adding new ones at the other end, in real time." [Ming the Mechanic]
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You There, at the Computer: Pay Attention: "But in the era of e-mail, instant messaging, Googling, e-commerce and iTunes, potential distractions while seated at a computer are not only ever-present but very enticing. [...] Today, there is a universe of diversions to buy, hear, watch and forward, which makes focusing on a task all the more challenging."
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