July 2011
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Snorklr: Discography Browser
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Snorklr is an elegant discography browser. why is this special?
it neatly organizes full-album listings by artist
the interface is sleek and unobtrusive (à la spotify)
music can be streamed 100% legally (via youtube)
what did I learn to do?
run Chron jobs & Task Queues in Google Appengine
search Youtube and embed video using Google API in javascript
query and...
May 2011
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NerdGrids: Nerd Surveillance
NerdGrids is an automated nerd surveillance system. why is this special?
it automagically streams your feeds from several social websites
it’s easy to customize colors and reorder the feed
what did I learn to do?
setup Yahoo pipes to route data
generate a color gradient from scratch in Javascript
use Datastore & User Services in Google AppEngine
load feeds from a variety...
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Zeitnot: Chess Tactics Trainer
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Zeitnot is a new kind of chess tactics trainer. why is this special?
it uses positions from real games played recently on the internet
the interface is minimal compare to alternatives
what did I learn to do?
add Drag & Drop functionality via jQuery
implement Fade-In/Out effect via jQuery
read/write cookies via jQuery
mod a C++ Chess engine (Crafty) to mine tactical...
December 2008
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Sleeves: Weather Forecast
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Sleeves is a simple local weather forecast.
why is this special?
all you need is a US zip code, a t-shirt, long-sleeves, and a tanktop
it’s more straight-forward than Al Roker
what did I learn to do?
position/size better for different screen resolutions
write basic Python code and host on Google AppEngine
query weather stats (XML) from Yahoo Dev API in Python
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