Virtual NYC - Google Maps Mashup

Do you want to take a walk down a favourite route in New York City? This Google Maps mashup lets you take a walking tour with photos of the street-life and information on the buildings and establishments you pass.

Virtual NYC has about 12 different routes ranging from Wall Street to Columbus Circle and Central Park.

The Segway creator's next entrepreneurial spin

Dean Kamen is at it again. Business 2.0 has an article on the Segway creator's next project Segway creator's next entrepreneurial spin. This is another great example of what really needs to be done to improve life for a large portion of the world's population. Clean water can help reduce the distruction that preventable deseases have in many parts of the world.

Interview with Bill Gates

Channel9 has a geat interview with Bill Gates. Seventeen Minutes With Bill is a casual interview with Microsoft's blogger Dave Scoble.

Topics include what he does online, prioritization of time and using computing technology to help fight diseases in the third-world. He also talks about how important math is for students. Whether it is a plumber calculating the flow through a piping system or a rock climber calculating the weight and motion when using a set of ropes, math is used in everyday activities.

Sunshine in Vancouver

We are having some glorious weather. It had been cloudy and raining for so long. I can already see the spring bulbs coming out.

Wireless and sensors in our day to day life

ZDNet has a story on how wireless technologies are becoming part of our everyday lives. Wireless to organize, or even save lives talks about sensors that can help save your life.

Digital Photography Podcast

We bought our first mid-range digital camera a year ago and I've never been really happy with the image quality and ability to control how the image is being captured. I came across Tips from the Top Floor, a podcast and website that covers a multitude of topics in digital photography. It has been helpful for me as I transition from my Cannon SLR.

The podcast covers basic and advanced topics, has short tutorials on using Photoshop features and has regular interviews with photography professionals. The sound-seeing tours are also quite interesting. The website has a very active forum, with lots of memembers willing to help out. The weekly assignment is a big favourite.

Protopage - AJAX Homepage

Protopage is one of a number of AJAX home pages. Protopages are fully dynamic, with no fixed layout. You can have multiple pages, both private and public. This is a product under development with new widgets being added every couple of weeks.

Signup for free and try it out.