Author Archives: Greg Palmer

I’m a news junkie, so I subscribe to a variety of RSS feeds to keep me up-to-the-minute with what’s going on here in Washington and around the world. Lately, Anderson Cooper 360’s feed has begun posting videos in their feed. Great idea – the show is highly visual, and bringing that to the internet isContinue reading “CNN’s Step Backwards in Online Video”

Google has begun releasing the new version of Analytics to customers. I got my first look yesterday and am very impressed. The new interface shows a lot more useful information at a glance and allows for a lot more data manipulation and visualization. I analyzed a few of my projects last night and quickly gotContinue reading “New Google Analytics”

Is anyone else tired of receiving three e-mails a day from The Note?

Coda, the new all-in-one web development application from Panic, promises a lot. So much, in fact, that I doubted it could deliver. Combining my text editor, file browser/organizer, terminal, SFTP, and reference all into one is a tall order. To their credit, Panic doesn’t claim to have the best of every individual function, only thatContinue reading “Coda Deserves Kudos”

I noticed this in a bunch of places, and really don’t have much to add except to confirm that the new AOL looks an awful lot like Yahoo. Explanations?

In relation to this post on cancelling Windows Onecare, I was finally able to cancel my account by calling Microsoft at 1-866-672-4551. I spoke with a man who sounded like a robot. (No, seriously). Within 5 minutes my account was cancelled, I received a confirmation e-mail and will get a refund to my Amex. WhyContinue reading “Successful Windows Onecare Cancellation”

Following up on the parking meters post: As expected, he has both caught grief and heard hosannas for his most contentious proposal: a charge of $8 for cars and $21 for commercial trucks that enter Manhattan below 86th Street during weekday business hours. It’s the vaporizer solution: a way to break up congestion, all thatContinue reading “Congestion Taxation”

…I was browsing around the internets and came across the Bank of England’s site, which nicely sums up its mission: The Bank sets interest rates to keep inflation low, issues banknotes and works to maintain a stable financial system. As opposed to the Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States,Continue reading “How to Describe Monetary Policy”

I’ve lately been annoyed by a bunch of folks who have been comparing the cost per gallon of gasoline to the cost per gallon of other items. While I respect the attempt at reducing consumption, especially around Earth Day, I think the comparison is more than vaguely misleading. Let’s be realistic here – the costContinue reading “The Gasoline vs. Evian Canard”

Several years ago, I had the good fortune to work at the Banana Factory, an incredibly cool art center in Bethlehem. While there, I had the even better fortune of meeting my friend Ann. Her work has always captured my interest and imagination, so I’ve always known that when I purchased my first piece ofContinue reading “Collect $200”