100th Anniversary of 1906 San Francisco Earthquake

Today is the 100th anniversary of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is hard to escape it, living here in the SF Bay Area, with the seemingly endless flood of news articles, radio tributes, tv shows, and then this morning, when all the sirens in the city blared at once, marking the exact time of the quake.

Still, as jaded as I am, there is a certain solemnity about the day. The city by the bay was destroyed, first by quake, then by a devastating fire. Thousands died. The city was changed forever.

• 1906 San Francisco Earthquake - Wikipedia
• Oh, it is all so dreadful - Marin IJ
• Forces of Nature - National Geographic
• 1906 San Francisco Quake - USGS
• The Great Shake - The Exploratorium

Last Day to File Your Taxes

I never cease to be amazed at the last minute rush to file taxes. Every year the irs.gov graph goes bonkers for 1 day.

Some handy links:

• IRS Form 4868 - File for an extension
• IRS
• IRS E-File
• State Links

Alexa Site Facelift

We just pushed out a few changes to the Alexa site and I'm pretty excited about them. Some of these have been in the hopper for a while.

Top Sites by Country. Now, in addition to Top Sites by Language and Top Sites by Subject, we are offering Top Sites by Country.

Recently Viewed. This new feature only works for users of the Alexa Toolbar. When you are looking at several sites in succession and go to an Alexa Site Info page, we will show you the last 5 sites you've visited so that you can quickly go to site info pages for each.

Traffic Graph Enhancements. Our enhancements may not be as cool as Alexaholic, but they are a significant improvement. We've extended the maximum time frame and fixed some minor annoyances. Example.

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