[clue-tech] Google Maps

[Roy J. Tellason]

On Saturday 30 April 2005 06:51 pm, Nate Duehr wrote:
> Nate Duehr wrote:
> > David A. Jenne wrote:
> >>>Maybe this is not quite an appropriate posting, but check out
> >>>maps.google.com.  Type in an address and then click on
> >>>Satellite in the upper right.  You can see houses in the
> >>>satellite view if you zoom in.
> >>
> >>Free--so not completely off topic (although I wonder what Google wants to
> >> do with the address you type in).  This could be great for finding bike
> >> routes!
> >>
> >>Go to http://pixxures.com (an Arvada company), click on Image Store and
> >> then enter an address--same source images as Google, but with a closer
> >> zoom capability.  I can see some of the windows in my house (but,
> >> fortunately, not through them).
> >>
> >>David J
> >
> > Does it work on Firefox under Linux, or is that spiffy page only happy
> > with MSIE or something?
> >
> > So far all I get is a blank pop-up that says "Best Matches for Address"
> > after entering a few test addresses on the Gentoo laptop here.
> >
> > Looks like they need to hire some clueful webmonkeys.
>
> Well, I spoke too soon.  Going more "generic" I just put in "Denver" and
> got a list of places.  So far I'm navigating from one of those "well
> known" places down to my street, since it can't seem to find my address
> (which has been here since 1968).
>
> Ah well, can't complain about free stuff, really.

I can't get anything to display in the image viewer here,  but other than that 
am not having any problems with the site...	:-0