Category Archives: Brains

First up in this week’s Make Smarter comes via Download Squad and is a free, interactive book called Eloquent JavaScript. It’s targeted at the beginning programmer, but there’s enough in there to keep most folks entertained. The unique thing about … Continue reading →

I use Google Maps often. I’ve created a handful of mashups with it. And I’m a certified GIS Savant © for pete’s sake*. But I didn’t know about a number of things in Lifehacker’s Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know … Continue reading →

This month’s make smarter is so chock-full of goodies, it’s a wonder I’m not significantly smarter than I is am. First up is a 5 part series on JavaScript by Doug Crockford, who may know more about JavaScript than anyone … Continue reading →

First up in this month’s make smarter comes via SlashGeo and is maptogether’s Illustrated Guide to Nonprofit GIS and Online Mapping. This well written and illustrated document covers the basics of GIS, some examples of nonprofits doing work with GIS, … Continue reading →

Tim Berners-Lee (yes, that Tim Berners-Lee) gave a great TED Talk called The Year Open Data Went Worldwide. And it’s all about maps. OpenStreetMap gets a special mention.