Author Archives: mfagan

random notes and UW web stuff

Posted on October 19, 2007 by mfagan

I ran into Terrill yesterday at a Waterloo UX group event and it occurred to me that I hadn’t read anything of his lately. So I check and it turns out I wasn’t subscribed to his blog. Whoops. There’s a … Continue reading →

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Inscribed in the living tile: Type in the Toronto subway (Joe Clark)

Posted on September 17, 2007 by mfagan

Inscribed in the living tile: Type in the Toronto subway (Joe Clark) – I read just about all of this, so I must be crazy. As much as I’d like the TTC to fix the signage problem (I wouldn’t mind … Continue reading →

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A full-time job?

Posted on August 22, 2007 by mfagan

Just writing this post tells me that I’m getting way too old… Anyhow, I graduate from the University of Waterloo around April/May, and had a vague idea that I should probably get a job sometime after that. Although I do … Continue reading →

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Kirix Strata: Access and Manipulate Data from the Web

Posted on August 15, 2007 by mfagan

Kirix Strata: Access and Manipulate Data from the Web – this is quite cool, and it’s great to see a lot of data/stats/visualization stuff coming to the web these days. For their specific app though, it seems like it would … Continue reading →

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DeWitt Clinton » Blog Archive » Yelp search API

Posted on August 3, 2007 by mfagan

DeWitt Clinton » Blog Archive » Yelp search API – yesterday I decided I didn’t have the time to read through the whole Yelp spec and make my suggestions on how they be using OpenSearch. So naturally, DeWitt (independently) did … Continue reading →

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Official Google Maps API Blog: Microformats in Google Maps

Posted on July 31, 2007 by mfagan

Official Google Maps API Blog: Microformats in Google Maps – they could do a lot more, but it’s a good start.

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Right to Dry

Posted on July 26, 2007 by mfagan

Right to Dry – looks like someone in (sorta) my area has taken up the cause

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Digg – Facebook Carpool: the First Useful Facebook Application

Posted on June 28, 2007 by mfagan

Digg – Facebook Carpool: the First Useful Facebook Application – so the Facebook application I’ve been working on made #1 on digg. not bad. By “working on,” I mostly mean giving my opinions and advice, as I don’t have the … Continue reading →

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High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » OpenSearch Geo and Time extensions

Posted on June 20, 2007 by mfagan

High Earth Orbit » Blog Archive » OpenSearch Geo and Time extensions – I was working on something like this back when I was working on OpenSearch, but the industry and formats weren’t at the right stage. It’s great that … Continue reading →

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A big OpenSearch roundup

Posted on June 7, 2007 by mfagan

A big OpenSearch roundup – it’s been a while since I posted an OpenSearch update, fortunately DeWitt has kept up with things better than I have. One thing seems clear: that OpenSearch is gaining adoption everywhere and moving into the … Continue reading →

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