Easy Google Maps Integration

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Thursday, 18th November 2010

After working out the Google Maps JavaScript API (version 3!) I decided to make my life much easier by creating the simplest possible implementation as a jQuery Plugin.

Rather than having to set up lots of parameters and clever stuff, all you need to do is supply a post code and a description (or a search phrase and a description). So you can put in "Buckingham Palace, London" as the address and "Needs a lick of paint" as the description and you'll get a fully fledged map on the page with all of the zoom, aerial photo and drag capabilities that Google can bring to your page.

Check out the jQuery Simple Maps page to find out more.

Taming The Chaos With Kanban

Chaos is the dominant force in a great many workplaces. It can happen because a company has grown fast, or because things weren't originally done in the right way or any number of other reasons - but chaos is a common result.

You can normally judge the level of chaos by the number of heroes. The worse things get, the more knights in shining armour you need to save the day.

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