When there is even slight potential that something in spreadsheet(-like) data can be generated or filled wrong – it usually will. Fixing up data to be useful usually involves spreadsheet editor, wasted time and a lot of evil thoughts radiated.
Google Refine looks loosely like yet another spreadsheet editor, but is built precisely for fixing and cleaning up data.
One of my quiet resolutions for this year have been to spend some time looking into data processing and visualization. It is a little hard to look into new topic with little idea where to start, so I’ve been putting to the side some bookmarks on topic.
In a while I had a topic and some tools to get this small personal project going – I took results of large WordPress survey that run last summer and tried to shape it into visual reflection of community that took survey.
I had recently put together new computer and one of the apps that needed replacement was Samurize as long unmaintained and not eager to play well with 64 bit Windows version. I was very fine with how Samurize worked for me (my own simple config to sit on top of screen) so I looked for something very similar and Rainmeter widget framework is commonly mentioned alternative.
Amazon S3 storage is quickly becoming staple for having some files in cloud. It’s reliable, affordable and big brand. I have to deal with it more often in context of WordPress backups and it is kinda inconvenient to just get file downloaded to your computer from S3.
S3 Browser is actively developed desktop client for managing files in S3 buckets.
One would think that 1280×800 screen calls for wallpaper of such dimensions. But apparently Google is set on shaking logic of wallpapers in Android, because it’s harder to figure out by version.
There is a lot of advice floating on trying to hammer wallpaper into tablet with various apps from market, but really it works great to use high resolution image and crop it to work without rescaling.
@davecoveney imagine if Apple was driving a car...
@Rarst having seen the way most people break speed limits I'm not sure ;o) but know what you mean...@davecoveney the larger the entity the less it feels that laws apply to itGoogle Maps on tablet rapidly switching my location between home, Luxor casino in Vegas and Copeland (Kansas one) outskirts... what the?