After a lot of practice and some failed efforts, I've finally managed to convert the
Colorado Avalanche season schedule from a standard calendar to web events. First of all, it saves a ton of real estate. The calendar is much less cluttered now. Second, it allows me to populate the events with dynamic data stored in a mysql database on my web server, making updates a snap. Also, it just looks cool to have the little Av's icon there instead of a big chunky block.
Yes, I know the season is almost over. Yes, I know the Av's have been nearly eliminated from post-season play, but imagine how nice this will be NEXT season!
Also, it goes without saying that this enhancement wouldn't have been possible without help. Early versions of web events for this calendar were published using
Michael Bolin's Web Content Wizard. Thanks for the head start, Michael!
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Labels: Colorado Avalanche, Google, Google Calendar, NHL
New Google Talk client available for
download!
New features:
File transfer,
voicemail and
music status.
Ok, file transfer will be cool once at least one other person in my contact list downloads the new version. And I don't mind showing off my musical tastes to all who care (read: no one, sparky. It's a vanity feature.), but does anyone actually use the voice features of Google Talk enough to warrant voicemail?
I've had Google Talk since it was about three days old, and the only time anyone has ever tried to start a voice conversation with me, it turned out to be an accident because they weren't sure what the little green phone by my name was for. I don't think I've ever had a real conversation with this thing.
Until they follow
skype and
gizmo's lead and make it possible to call landlines (free or not) I don't see this as being a huge step forward. The best part of Google Talk is the small footprint and
XMPP interoperability. I'm hoping these new features don't screw that all up.
Want to try the new one?
Download it here.
Labels: Google
