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Just a load of random thoughts and stuff i've been up to, probably not worth reading...Monday, May 29, 2006
Windows Live Local
Someone sent me this the other day http://local.live.com/
First I'd heard about it, but it's pretty cool. Obviously a total and utter rip off of Google Earth, but as often happens with Microsoft stuff they might not be first but they end up taking other people's ideas and improving on them!
Best thing about it is the fact a lot of places, Nottingham being one of them, have very detailed birds eye photos as well as the google earth-style aerial /satellite ones. More up-to-date in a lot of areas to it seems. Very nice interface too with drop down menus and stuff, totally online, but uses passport accounts to store your points of interest.
As you can see i've had a very boring weekend, when my highlight is a map...
And i've been working most of it :-|
First I'd heard about it, but it's pretty cool. Obviously a total and utter rip off of Google Earth, but as often happens with Microsoft stuff they might not be first but they end up taking other people's ideas and improving on them!
Best thing about it is the fact a lot of places, Nottingham being one of them, have very detailed birds eye photos as well as the google earth-style aerial /satellite ones. More up-to-date in a lot of areas to it seems. Very nice interface too with drop down menus and stuff, totally online, but uses passport accounts to store your points of interest.
As you can see i've had a very boring weekend, when my highlight is a map...
And i've been working most of it :-|
posted by Adam @ 6:05 PM 
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