http://blog.mappica.com Finding the Good Life Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:26:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In anticipation of our July 1 launch of Mappica 2.0, the Mappica user manual (here) and the Mappica User Forums (here) have been created. They won't be fully ready until July 1 but the groundwork has been laid. http://blog.mappica.com/2008/04/29/mappica-manual-and-mappica-forums-created/ Slickr is the best screensaver I've ever come across. It uses my (everyone's?) favorite photo sharing site, Flickr, for source material as a screensaver. Just pick which tags, groups, etc. and you're ready to rock and roll. http://cellardoorsw.com/?page_id=4 http://blog.mappica.com/2006/10/28/best-screen-saver-ever/ I now have over 5,500 photographs in my personal collection. Large, but not nearly as large as many other people, especially professional photographers. That said, I plan to agressively grow that number now that my new baby has arrived. Not a child, no, I'm talking about my Canon 20D which ... http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/25/managing-a-mountain-tools-for-managing-a-large-photo-collection/ We just posted information on the International Guide to River Classification System here: Learn more about white water and what the different classes mean - from Class I (Class 1) to Class VI (Class 6). We've got pictures for each class of rapid. Check it out! Image Courtesy of Photo Monkey http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/16/illustrated-guide-to-river-classification-system-rapids-whitewater/ My opinion is this: WordPress is fantastic. I'm not saying it's the best, or that it is WAY MORE AWESOME than "blog software X" , but as a newcomer to blogging, I've found it the most easy to use, attractive, and powerful. All I can say is that I STRONGLY prefer it ... http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/15/blog-software-for-what-its-worth/ Photo by Flickr Member: FrozenChipmunk That's right. Every ski resort in North America is now mapped into Google Earth through Mappica. To use, just load up our network link (visit Mappica.com for details) or use the web-based search tool to find the particular resort you're interested in. Zoom in to any part ... http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/15/every-ski-resort-in-north-america-now-in-google-earth/ We're working hard on generating some exciting content for Mappica. High on the priority list: Columbia Valley information (including Radium Hot Springs, Invermere, Windermere Lake, Panorama Mountain Village, and Fairmont Hot Springs). Kauai, Hawai'i Listings for all of the Western Canadian Hot Springs Listings for all of the major US Hot Springs Listings for all of ... http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/13/mappica-content-schedule/ Check back soon for information on exciting updates to Mappica. We're hard at work compiling listings for: All of the ski resorts and mountains in North America North American Hot Springs This should be a great update, so check back soon. http://blog.mappica.com/2006/07/11/check-back-soon/