Archive Jun 29, 2005
Random Mapping Links
These links come courtesy of the chat room at Where 2.0: GoogleMappingBOF – Kwiki Flickr- Photos tagged with where2005 API (gmaps) Demo Google Maps API Documentation del.icio.us-tag-where2.0 mapufacture — Where 2.0 collaborative map by mikel GPS fun on Mobile Phones SourceForge.net- Project Info – 93 Photo Street Road Sage Project gMapTrack – Your Locations, Trips [...]
Maps: Hacker Friendly?
[Observed at Where 2.0] Tim O'Reilly, in his presentation, keeps speaking to the term “hacker friendly” when referencing newer, less rigid applications: Users add value, Network effects by default, Small pices loosely joined, Software above the level of a single device, Data is the next 'Intel inside.' These bulletpoints have been pulled directly from one [...]
GPS + WiFi + Digicam = DUDE!
[Observed at Where 2.0] We have a few WiFi-capable digital cameras, right? We have EXIF information automatically recorded with JPEGs, right? Why couldn't we embed a simple GPS into the same device, tag the images with proper coordinates, instantly upload them to a Flickr-type Web service… and suddenly make the photoplanet a one-click reality? Are [...]
Maphack the Planet
[Observed at Where 2.0] Where are we this morning? Sitting next to ubergeek, pt, at Where 2.0 – and it looks to be the most visual conference of the year. Everything is about mapping, and there's plenty of maps to see – not just your regular Thomas Guide stuff, either. Without my in-car navigation system, [...]
iGotta Thank iTunes
I don't have iTunes installed on my computer, largely because I don't need yet another media manager at my fingertips. If it supported WMA natively, I'd be more inclined to give 'er a spin (due to my personal library containing thousands of WMA files not willing to be converted to another proprietary format). Since buying [...]
