Review
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Google Transit: Me Want for Chicago
Google just launched Transit, which is a public transportation trip planner. Currently only works for the city of Portland, so that’s not a real lot of use for us here in Chicago. On the issue of expansion, they say this in their FAQ: 2. What cities are included in the Google Transit Trip Planner? Currently,…
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Preview
Today we went to see a preview of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Dee got us all free tickets because she works at a school and the Nielsen people were recruiting there. Uphots: Definitely not better than the original, but not a bad new take on it. Some lost opportunity (Wonka) and some good new…
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Encyclopedia of Chicago
A complete online version of the Encyclopedia of Chicago has just been launched and it is immense. It’s simple and well-organized, with a nifty little A-Z index feature to navigate through the articles. They have tons of ancient, detailed maps in high resolution with good zoom/ crop tools (see "Bird’s Eye View of Elevated Railroads,…