For a recent project, I was making series of AJAX based blog widgets (blogparts). There wasn’t much of a problem except client server didn’t provide JSON-based API. Instead of messing with their web-server, I’ve decided to use their RSS feed and Google’s Feed API.
Google street view of Taiwan is now available. Too bad still limited to Taipei city. I believe I found my ex-roommate’s ice shop. I can tell him by his silhouette 
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Would like to see Keelung google. Keep up the work!
Thanks to Dean Edwards for releasing such a neat program. I’ve added a little option to convert script into bookmarklet. Basically, its just wrapping the compressed script with Bookmarklet script header
Well there was a single problem I’ve faced in IE6. Not sure why but version specific jQuery v1.3.2 on Google may not be compatible with IE6.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | <!-- <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js"></script> --> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3/jquery.min.js"> <script type="text/javascript"> (function($){ //code here })(jQuery); </script> |
For some reason it says “jQuery not defined”. Using 1.3.1 on Google solved the problem.
You can check out the packer here.
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There seems to be a problem with http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3.2/jquery.min.js with IE. Instead, consider using http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.3/jquery.min.js.
It seems Google Charts API supported QR Code generation for quite a while, which I didn’t know up until yesterday…oh boy. Anyway, since its so easy to generate QR Code with Google API, tested a quick sample.
Streetview has been controversy since its release in Japan. There seemed to be strong protest against the service thus Google is now re-shooting the streetview in Tokyo. However this time, camera height are lowered 40cm.
I believe streetview is a cool service but I don’t think it suits the culture here. People don’t like their properties shot without permission even though it’s legally okay. In any case, it’s always better to live above 2nd floor ain’t it!?