Read where the AIG bilout money went by Nicolas Rapp and Damiko Morris of Associated Press.
(Source: AIG Bailout: Where $173 billion Went.)
Archive for March, 2009
AIG Bailout: Where $173 billion Went | FlowingData
March 28th, 2009Free calendar maker
March 9th, 2009I don’t know about you, but I frequently find myself creating a calendar in Excel, spending more time than I should trying to get it to look nice. I found a new site, CalendarLabs.com, that lets you print or download calendars in Office, PDF or iCal format. Sounds like it might be worth a look…
Personalized font
March 4th, 2009Want to create your own font that looks just like your handwriting? Now you can, with “YourFonts” [http://www.yourfonts.com/print.html]. (Thanks to lifehacker for the link: http://lifehacker.com/5144665/yourfonts-turns-your-handwriting-into-a-personlized-font)
More goodies from FlowingData… The State of the World
March 4th, 2009Another fascinating piece from FlowingData: “Progress: A Graphical Report on the State of the World” [http://projects.flowingdata.com/state-of-the-world/index.html] shows, visually, massive amounts of data from the UN, all of which is freely available. Check out the rest of the FlowingData website (http://www.flowingdata.com/) for more treats!
Microsoft’s vision of the future
March 2nd, 2009Want to see how Microsoft envisions the future? Check out this video. A lot of attention to the visual aspect, to be sure, and a lot of isometric displays, glass-panels, and data transfers between different hardware elements. Is this a realistic vision? How close are we? [Source: istartedsomething.com]
