Dayum, you might say. Those are some sweet updates.
What updates, you ask?
Well, the info bubbles now have tabs, so it should be easier to discover the street view and walk score than when they were on the bottom bar of links on those windows (I still get suggestions to add street view, more than a [...]
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New Info Bubble! Keyboard Controls!
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PadMapper Widgets
There are a few people that have asked about PadMapper widgets, so I should probably write something up about them.
First up, there’s a really simple, small version that’s just a badge and can be dropped in almost anywhere. If you’d like to show that you list on PadMapper, this would be perfectly fine. Just copy [...]
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One Million Apartment Hunters
PadMapper recently had it’s one millionth unique user come by and use the site.
That’s a pretty humbling thought, especially if you try to imagine a million PadMapperers standing in a field.
Many of you have come in the recent past, as the word seems to have spread pretty quickly. Others have been using the site for [...]
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San Francisco Crime Map/Overlay
If you’re looking for a cheap place to rent, chances are that you’ll have quite a few options in the shadier parts of town. If you’re moving to a new city, you might have no clue what the nice parts of town are vs. the shady parts of town.
For example, I recently moved to [...]
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Ultimate Guide to Avoiding Moving Scams
No matter how much stuff you own, moving that stuff into a new apartment scores about a 9.5 out of 10 on the crap-I-never-want-to-do-ever-again scale. Finding a moving company is a big part of the hassle. Not only is it hard to trust other people with your prized collection of Ikea furniture, there are a [...]
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See Amenities near Apartments for Rent
You can now see what Yelp-reviewed grocery stores, bars, fitness centers, and restaurants are near the apartments for rent that you’re looking at!
To see these, just move the map to the area you want to check, open up the Super Secret Advanced Features, and at the bottom you should see links for different categories. Click [...]
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Accounts! And notes!
You may have noticed a little box on the upper right of the map saying something about logging in or registering. That means accounts are here!
I resisted them for a long time, since I hate signing up for every single website I go to. As a result, PadMapper has been designed such that accounts aren’t [...]
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5 Things to Watch Out For When Searching for an Apartment on Craigslist
5 Things to Watch Out For When Searching for an Apartment on Craigslist
Craigslist can be a really great place to find an apartment to rent – in bigger cities it gets tons of listings, many of which never get posted anywhere else. <a href=”http://www.craigslist.org/about/best/sdo/1275894215.html”>Some are truly unique</a>. If you know where to look and are [...]
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Commute Time Overlay Now Includes Walking
Just set the pulldown menu to ‘Walk’, and you’re good to go!
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Driving Time Overlay
There’s a new feature on PadMapper today! It will tell you what area you can live in to have a morning commute of less than some number of minutes.
To try it, click open the new “Super Secret Advanced Features”, enter the amount of time you’re willing to spend commuting in the morning, enter your workplace [...]
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