Archive | September, 2009

B.iCycle – a fun iPhone app for the casual biker

There are a number of apps in the itunes store for tracking miles while riding your bike, but I choose B.icycle. Dispite its funny name and sometimes akward interface, I’d say I’m a fan.  I especially love the option to e-mail yourself the results after the trip (see below.) There’s also a link to interface [...]

Visualization of bank closures 2000-2009

After many an error message, I’ve finally got a working chart representing bank failures in the United States, by state, by year through September 4, 2009 (if it loads it is pretty dramatic). The Google Visualization tool sometimes takes awhile to load. Sate Year Number of Bank Closures State – Year – Number 2000 HI [...]

Ohio’s Oldest Pharmacy – Hillsboro, Ohio

Between a bakery and a bank, this sign marks the spot of Ohio’s oldest pharmacy in Hillsboro, Ohio. The location is now an antique offering advertising signs and pharmacy collectibles. Looking through the windows, it looks like the last pharmacist just turned off the lights back in 1964 leaving more then 100 years of store [...]