Yes Harold, it is a cool feature isn't it?
I liked this piece about a programmer who used it to find old Roman
ruins http://www.nature.com/news/2005/050912/full/050912-6.html
Also have you tried using Google Calculator? Just type in a measurement,
say 1.5 pounds in kilograms, into the google search field to get this
answer: 1.5 pounds = 0.680388555 kilograms
See more here http://www.google.com/help/features.html#calculator
Peter Kaulback
Harold B. wrote:
Hello again
For your kind Windows Firewall vs ZoneAlarm responses, on and off the list
(thank you, Elaine), I'm sharing a fantastic program that Google came out
with. It's called Google Earth --- http://earth.google.com/
The following is the blurb. I forgot from where I copied it:
Quote --- Want to know more about a specific location? Dive right in -- Google
Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put
the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Google Earth puts a
planet's worth of imagery and other geographic information right on your
desktop. View exotic locales like Maui and Paris as well as points of interest
such as local restaurants, hospitals, schools, and more.
With Google Earth, you can fly from space to your neighborhood; type in an
address and zoom right in; search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels.
Get driving directions; tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and
buildings; and save and share your searches and favorites. You can even add
your own annotations --- End Quote
From the above link you can download the program. I entered all the addresses
I lived in and saw the house and the entire neighborhood around it. It's best
if you included the th, rd, or st when entering street numbers. You would type
in an entire addresses, commas and all, for example, "123 East 45th Street,
Anycity, NY 67890" (you would type in a real address, sans quotes), and the
program zooms you right into that neighborhood. Using my current address, I
even saw my car in the parking lot. It's a satellite picture probably taken a
few years ago. Once you accumulate a few addresses, you can travel from one
place to another. I'll always regret that I never bought Google stock ---
Harold.
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