Yeah, it has been a while since I’ve had time to work on it. You aren’t the only one who has requested this though, so I do plan on adding this feature when I get a chance.

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Yes, your first comment did go through. It was just added to my moderation queue, since you were a first-time commenter. (Now that I have marked you as not a spammer, your comments should be automatically approved.)

You are right about not being able to edit saved maps. This was a decision I made early on, since I didn’t want to force users to sign up for the service, and create a password (which they might forget, and then I would need to create a way for them to recover the password, etc). So, once you create a map, it is final. You are certainly welcome to create a new map, but your old one will remain. If you have frequently changing data, I suggest creating a naming scheme, like ‘AnasNonProfitFeb2010′. Next month, you can create the new version, ‘AnasNonProfitMarch2010′.

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Yes, you are right about not being able to edit saved maps. This was a decision I made early on, since I didn’t want to force users to sign up for the service, and create a password (which they might forget, and then I would need to create a way for them to recover the password, etc). So, once you create a map, it is final. You are certainly welcome to create a new map, but your old one will remain. If you have frequently changing data, I suggest creating a naming scheme, like ‘AnasNonProfitFeb2010′. Next month, you can create the new version, ‘AnasNonProfitMarch2010′.

Also, as for the large maps question, there should be no problem with that. The updates described in this post actually were designed in part to better support large maps, and help ensure that they will load as quickly as possible after they are created. You might notice a delay when the map is created, but after that, it should be pretty quick.

Of course, if you are experiencing problems with large maps, please let me know using the contact link at the top of this page. It would be helpful if you could include the full list of addresses so that I can try to figure out the cause of the problem.

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What is happening here is a result of how I am handling the input ‘addresses’. I am passing the location (minus the description in curly-braces) to the Google geocoding service, which is designed to translate between street addresses and latitude/longitude coordinates. A side effect of this is that if you input coordinates, Google assumes that you want to find the closest street address to those coordinates. Thus, you have the locations you plotted following Rte 23. You can see the address it is using by clicking on the markers on the map. You will see something like “8901-9499 Minnesota 23 Trunk, Foley, MN 56329, USA”

So, in order to allow users to plot coordinates (and not force these locations into street addresses), I would need to run a check to see if the ‘address’ appears to be coordinates, before sending the it off to Google for geocoding. This is certainly doable, and I will add it to my list of enhancements that I will add when/if I have the time, but I think it would probably benefit very few users (as most people are entering street addresses in the first place).

I hope that answers your question.

The volcanic rock photo on the right (and in the title bar) are from my trip to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park this past January. It was a lot of fun; we saw some amazing landscapes!

Whist there were no boats involved, the following video tells the story of how a group of programmers (from Cambridge, UK) were taken out of their office and spent a week living by the seaside to work on a product idea. With amazing results. By escaping their daily moulds they were able to create a product called SQL Search for use searching SQL Server databases. Unlike many other product videos which focus purely on features this one reflects the human side of the people actually working on the project. The multiple voices on the narration and background images convey their quirky personalities, their enjoyment for the work and accompanying images show the bleak British coastal setting they were working in.

Here is the link – just need to click on the guys face to view the video:

[Ed. note: I changed the URL to go directly to the video page, so you don't need to click on the face]
http://www.red-gate.com/products/SQL_Search/SQL-Search-coding-by-the-sea/video.htm

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Anthony

I just put the herbs in dry. It’s true that this could introduce infection, but I think the risk is lessened, since at this point, most of the sugars have been converted to alcohol, so it would make for a pretty inhospitable environment for the nasty buggers.

Also, if you boil the herbs first (or even just steep them in hot water) you will be extracting different flavors, since some things won’t be extracted at lower temperatures. This is especially true when dry-hopping, since some of the alpha acids may get isomerized and add bitterness. Thus, the result is more like added late hops in the boil than dry-hopping. (This is all just conjecture on my part; I haven’t done any experiments.)

If I remember correctly, I think the beer spent about 2 weeks in the primary, and 3 weeks in secondary. (And about 1 week in bottles before the wedding when it was debuted; almost a year in bottles for the few I have left. It seems to have aged pretty well, though I think a year is about the end of its shelf life)

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Perhaps I will spend some more time improving my implementation.

I am particularly interested in unhopped beers and I will certainly try your recipe. I will let you know how I get on.

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Tony Keates

That is a hard question. I found my recipe to be very pleasing, as did a lot of other people, most of whom were not necessarily craft beer geeks, but weren’t your average football beer types either.

This recipe does come through with a strong rosemary flavor (from the labrador tea), which you may want to tone down.

Other gruits that I’ve tasted have used a good amount of anise, though I personally don’t care for that flavor, so I opted to go a different direction.

So, to answer your question, I’d say brew a batch using your best guess, and tweak it from there. Maybe you can even do a small batch, like 2 gallons, while you are dialing it in.

Good luck!