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I got my Google Wave invite… now what? Is anyone using it for anything cool yet?

I am working on a new top secret project and part of it involves a Google Gadget. I just spent 2 hours trying to work out why links get stuck in an iframe instead of the parent page. Here is the answer that took a while to find: External Links Gadgets that wish to direct…

Interesting, comparing sustainable architecture to software development. Long term impacts of IT spending. The cost of software failures get externalized as software profits. Another great presentation at Gov 2.0 summit

I just saw Aneesh talk at the Gov 2.0 summit. I really hope the smartness at the administration level starts trickling down to the agency level.

I went to the Gov 2.0 Summit today. It was a great experience. It was really great to see all these people coming to together for Gov. I am excited for the Summit tomorrow. It should bring together some real heavy hitters. They also announced the winners of Apps for America. Data Masher got the…

They have announced the winners for Apps for America 2. I submitted two apps which I had clobbered together. Unfortunately I didn’t make it as a finalist or win the visualization prize. The Apps that did win were written by teams of people who actually know what they are doing… I am just happy I…

I submitted two apps to the Apps for America 2 contest. They provide an interface to the USASpending.gov website, taking you current location and providing information on the federal money being spent locally. Local Spending – Provides you information on the federal money being spent in your current zip code, district or state. Local Recovery…