Archive for May, 2007

Next Your Interview: Andrea Mandel-Campbell

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007

The next Your Interview podcast:

Chats: Author Andrea Mandel-Campbell: Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson

CBC.ca welcomes journalist and author Andrea Mandel-Campbell on Thursday, May 24 to answer your questions about Canadian business and her new book Why Mexicans Don’t Drink Molson.

Canadian forest fire map test

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Another Google Docs/Google Maps test, using data from the Large Fire Database

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Afghanistan Google Map test

Monday, May 14th, 2007

A proof-of-concept, displaying geographical information stored in a Google Docs spreadsheet on a Google Map, as described here:

Official Google Maps API Blog: Creating Dynamic Client-side Maps Mashups with Google Spreadsheets

The current version, with a lot more information but without a database or spreadsheet back-end, is on the CBC site.

(Grrr… I gotta change my layout. Curse these narrow fixed-width columns.)

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Next Your Interview podcast

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

I’ve been producing a podcast for CBC News Online for a few weeks now and it’s going pretty well. Here’s the next episode:

Chats: Criminal defence lawyer Greg DelBigio on the government’s anti-crime bills

CBC.ca welcomes Greg DelBigio of the Canadian Bar Association on Friday, May 11, to answer your questions about two anti-crime bills the government is currently debating.