If you have ever tried to export a bunch of emails from Gmail, the process is not quite as straightforward as you’d like. There’s no single “export email” button that puts the raw email file onto your local drive. For this mini-tutorial, I’m going to walk you through exporting files…

Thanks to NYC Open Data, it has never been easier to make a request to city agencies for documents or information. I recently completed a project that examined the potential correlations between at NYC Public School ratings, attendance, and SAT Scores. AT first blush, it looked like our project had…

What the heck is a .gitignore file? This is a file that contains every file (or file type, or directory) that will remain untracked by Git and not be included in your repository. A .gitignore file is dead simple to implement and will make your repository cleaner and more secure…

The NYC Open Data initiative currently hosts over 2,200 datasets from 98 different city agencies. That’s a lot of information and more are being added all the time. It’s a great playground for data newbies and veterans alike with a huge range of data sets. NYC Open Data Mission Statement…