Interesting Read on Raster vs. Vector Images

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World Mapper

Guy Kawasaki brings this to our attention:

"Check out this web site of world maps that are cartograms (density-equalising maps). The one on the right depicts the level of toy imports. There are ninety-two different maps covering population, imports, exports, tourism--you name it."

I'm equally impressed.

Good info on online map sites

Short but interesting read on Tech Crunch 2.0 - looking at the inherent differances and similarities between the latest services.

USB Key won't show up

For those of you having a difficult time assigning a drive letter to a USB key on a computer connected to a larger network - try this work around.

Problem:

If C: and D: are assigned to HD or CD drive, and E: is a network folder, then the usb drive will not be assigned a letter.

This is the workaround.

Go to:

Start and Right click on My Computer,

In the options select Manage,

In the next screen you need to click Disk Management,

You will see in the same screen on the right hand side a visual representation of your computers hard drives and cd/dvd drives along with you 128mb Lexar usb key.

You need to right click on the Lexar drive and select Change Drive Letter and Paths.

In the next screen select Change and assign a new letter not associated with the LRRF network drives (avoid I:, G:, E:, H:.). A good letter would be K:.

If you encounter a warning at this point that leads you to believe that programs may become unstable just proceed. It is a non-issue.

Once a new drive letter is assigned you will then have full access to your USB key.

Hope this helps.

Can IT and End Users Get Along

Christopher Koch furthers the discussion on expectations set out by end users in a business environment. This is a pro-cursor from the Slash-Dot article a few weeks ago. Click

Splunk Base

"The San Francisco-based start-up on Monday is expected to launch a commercial version of a hosted service called Splunk Base, which aims to be the equivalent of an online encyclopedia like Wikipedia, but for technology administrators." - From news.cnet.com

In its infancy, this might be a tremendous resource for diagnosing and efficiently solving computer related problems. Give it a try.

www.splunk.com

Arcvantage Inc. has a blog.

I am excited to finally move into the final phase of startup for my new company. The incorporation has been created, name chosen and search completed, bank accounts opened, licenses approved and purchased, GST / HST accounts setup, marketing done and website formalized... Not all in that order however.

It nows moves me to create the user interface part of the startup. The interactive portion where I can add social commentary on the comings and goings of the north (in Alberta), the industry (forestry) and the climate (Albertan Politics).

I have been blogging for a few years now and have grown to appreciate the significant amount of time one has to direct inorder to create a chronic following to the aformentioned. I currently only provide administration and minor feedback to an independant media source in the Maritimes but want to get back into the scene be providing a meaningful resource to anyone interested. Although this blog will primarily focus on Mapping and GIS, technological solutions and data management, more will be discussed as we gain momentum.