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So the gauntlet has been throw down. In one moment the whole hand held computing industry has been redefined.

Fans of The Stig will be amused to discover that the mysterious chap was hanging out looking for Nessie whilst the Google Street View car passed. Click here to see for yourself!

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For years the US Government has exposed data sets which they manage such as crime, health and education. The information has been used by developers to create "Mashups" which combine data to provide valuable data visualistions.

I spend a lot of time researching Twitter applications and web based tools. Believe me, there are hundreds of them. Twittereye has information about 600+ tools featuring a chart of the most popular ones. This site will help you quickly identify the killer apps.

Twittereye web site

If you have ever wanted to unfollow lots of people who are not following you all in one go, or follow users based on a keyword then this site may be the solution.

I rely on Twitter to generate traffic to quite a number of my web interests. Managing Twitter accounts even with the best clients can be a time consuming process. For a while I have been looking for a good tool to manage certain aspects of Twittering and I have been pleased with what http://www.gotwitr.com has to offer.

East Cheshire Council have requested that residents report potholes by visiting their website or calling 0300 123 5500.

After the cold spell since late last year many roads have been damaged and require urgent attention. This is your chance to get some action.

East Cheshire Road Defects reporting web site

Being a parent can be an expensive game, you can also accumilate a mountain of valuable toys and equipment which you have no idea what to do with.

If you live in east Cheshire there is a solution. Kids Car Boot & Swap Shop is a great set of events held in several venues where stalls can be hired to sell toys etc to ther parents.

The interest is huge.

Google have updated their satellite imagery to display the devastating aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. You need to install the Google Earth viewer on your browser. The imagery is availbe here

The Macclesfield to Buxton road "The Cat & Fiddle" has been coned off and closed for a couple of weeks now.

"A colleague of mine lives at the Peak View Tea Room so I’m getting regular updates from him.  The snow ploughs couldn’t get through so they are currently using a snow blower to open the road.  They got as far as his tea room yesterday (1 lane only) but he still can’t get to Macc with his 4x4" - Paul Smith