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Google Static Maps API in Excel

The Google Static Maps API may be leveraged in Excel wherever you want local street maps of your area. Here I'll review some basic techniques for building links that let you display maps from Excel and VBA.

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One API to rule them all

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What's this, another URL shortener? This one comes with a twist — it's an API to an API.

See, you can access numerous other URL shorteners using this one API. Let's see what we can do with this one.

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Another URL shortener API

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I've posted code for several URL shorteners already:

Here's one more, using the API for omani.ac.

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Another way to hide your email

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Looking to post your email address on Twitter or on your website, but keep it away from the spammers? Here's one way using a neat API I found last week.

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The Ups and Downs of APIs

First let me apologize in advance for the following (rather long) rant. I don't like to complain in public, but being ignored or blown off tends to make me angry. Some people air their issues on Twitter or Facebook, I have this blog.

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