Author Archives: Gahlord Dewald

Google, Real Estate and Maps: A recorded conversation

Image via Wikipedia Yesterday Thoughtfaucet hosted a call about Google’s recent decision to drop GoogleBase and, in the process, remove real estate listings from Google Maps. There was a large and eager audience for this event which was put together in less than 24 hours. On the call were: Dustin Luther of 4Realz.net Rich Bailey […]

Live Webinar Thursday Jan 27th re: Google removing real estate from the map.

Image by Getty Images via @daylife The “Google removing Real Estate from the Map” has already happened. The audio and a written transcript is posted at Google Maps and Real Estate. Today Google announced that they’ll be pulling real estate off of the Google Map. A number of things all sort of start to coincide […]

Thoughtfaucet seeking apprentice

Thoughtfaucet is currently accepting applications to become an apprentice. I’m using the word “apprentice” more in the beginner-craftsman sense than in the TV show sense. Here’s a bullet-list of details. Application information is below. You will be doing meaningful work on behalf of Thoughtfaucet and other organizations. I hope to get a wide variety of […]

How to delete tags in Gist (some of the time)

I’m making this tutorial because I’m in the process of removing everything from my Gist account. Not because I’m leaving Gist–not by a long shot. But because I had tried to make Gist do a lot more than it was good at. Since Gist doesn’t have a category feature, I tried to make the tagging […]

Some thoughts I had for Burlington Tech’s Careers in Design and Illustration students

Image by Getty Images via @daylife I’m on the advisory board of the local high school’s vocational design program: Burlington Tech Careers in Design and Illustration. I’ve been on this board for years and it’s always fun. I get to see some great work by high school juniors and seniors during their portfolio reviews. Over […]