Archive for 2005
I just spent a few minutes factoring out my TTC subway map Javascript code so that it can be called to insert the TTC subway into any Google Map:
<div id=”map”> <script src=”http://crazedmonkey.com/ttcgooglemap/ttcgooglemaps.js” type=”text/javascript”></script> <script type=”text/javascript”> <!– var map = new GMap( document.getElementById( “map” ) ); map.addControl( new … Read more
To make stations on my TTC subway map easier to locate, I have added an alphabetical, clickable list of subway stations, colour-coded by subway line. Enjoy.
I spent a little time this weekend playing with the Google Maps API and creating an overlay of the TTC subway. Not surprisingly, creating the station markers and route lines was easy. The most difficult part, however, was obtaining a list of subway stations and their addresses in a text format for easy … Read more
The Toronto auditor general’s report on the failed eCOPS project reads like a list of what not to do with a large software project. To start, the project was handled in-house with no regard for the expertise of existing employees. Probably because of their lack of experience, requirements and use-cases were “inadequate, incomplete, … Read more
This morning I finished the Becel Ride for Heart for the third year in a row. After my first ride in 2003, I vowed to ride the 75km leg, but never followed through with that promise until this year, and only as a … Read more