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#1 2005-02-08 10:36 am
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Google Maps
http://www.google.com/help/maps/tour/ Take a tour or dive in
http://maps.google.com/ Now a public beta.
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#2 2005-02-08 10:53 am
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Re: Google Maps
Sweet.
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#3 2005-02-08 10:58 am
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Re: Google Maps
Just a note: Doesn't work in Safari yet.
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#4 2005-02-08 11:36 am
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Re: Google Maps
Canada supported !
And an English language search like "Halifax, Canada to Chicago, Illinois" is supported, automatically showing the route and directions. try it
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#6 2005-02-08 12:17 pm
Re: Google Maps
Doesn't support Safari or IE for the Mac. Not cool.
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#8 2005-02-08 12:28 pm
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Re: Google Maps
Works for me
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#9 2005-02-08 12:35 pm
Re: Google Maps
Camino works awesomely. I guess. I can pan on the map which surprised me at first. Nice.
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#10 2005-02-08 12:58 pm
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Re: Google Maps
Now, not only can Bill Gates find pizza shops nearby, he can click on their pushpin and get a short description!
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#11 2005-02-08 1:53 pm
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Re: Google Maps
Stop the Robots wrote:
Works for me
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#12 2005-02-08 2:00 pm
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Re: Google Maps
damn, this thing is MUCH better then mapquest. I would love to know how they pulled off drawing resizable vector maps that update in real time.
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#13 2005-02-08 3:17 pm
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#14 2005-02-08 7:17 pm
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Re: Google Maps
It works for me in Safari.
http://maps.google.com/maps?fc=1
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#15 2005-02-08 7:37 pm
Re: Google Maps
there isnt an australian version yet???
Dang
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#16 2005-02-08 7:52 pm
Re: Google Maps
works fine for me in Safari (without it masquarading as IE). Anyone know how they did that?
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#17 2005-02-08 8:10 pm
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Re: Google Maps
maxintosh3 wrote:
works fine for me in Safari (without it masquarading as IE). Anyone know how they did that?
It sort of works, but there are some bugs and it's really slow. Try it in Firefox. It works a lot better.
Eventually Google will get around to supporting Safari. Apple is improving the JavaScript engine in version 1.3, so it should run fast too.
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#18 2005-02-08 11:46 pm
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Re: Google Maps
Will look forward to trying it sometime when it supports Safari. In the meantime, maps.msn.com is a good alternative to mapquest.
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#19 2005-02-10 10:20 pm
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Re: Google Maps
The New Guy wrote:
Just a note: Doesn't work in Safari yet.
That is Safari's fault. It doesn't have the XML support required for Google Maps at the moment. No doubt the version of Safari with Tiger will make things good again.
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#20 2005-02-10 10:22 pm
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Re: Google Maps
wally4000 wrote:
there isnt an australian version yet???
Dang
Given that it's only been out two days is that any huge surprise! Then again maybe it is given that it was developed in Australia.. I believe that the US maps were a lot easier to come by than the Ozzie maps.
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#21 2005-02-10 10:25 pm
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Re: Google Maps
Aqua OS X wrote:
damn, this thing is MUCH better then mapquest. I would love to know how they pulled off drawing resizable vector maps that update in real time.
I'm pretty sure it's not doing vector graphics. The graphics are already drawn in every size and are simply downloaded in squares based on what you can see and what you may want to scroll to. I think the graphics format is optimised somewhat to improve speed, but that's it.
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#22 2005-02-10 10:27 pm
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Re: Google Maps
dinkum wrote:
The New Guy wrote:
Just a note: Doesn't work in Safari yet.
That is Safari's fault. It doesn't have the XML support required for Google Maps at the moment. No doubt the version of Safari with Tiger will make things good again.
I hope us Panther users will get an updated Safari too.
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#23 2005-02-11 1:27 am
Re: Google Maps
Have any Safari users tried zooming in? I can only get it to zoom a couple of times and then everything goes blue (blank)....
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#24 2005-02-11 5:31 am
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Re: Google Maps
dinkum wrote:
The New Guy wrote:
Just a note: Doesn't work in Safari yet.
That is Safari's fault. It doesn't have the XML support required for Google Maps at the moment. No doubt the version of Safari with Tiger will make things good again.
So we're saying that Safari is XML deficient compared to Internet Explorer for Windows, not to mention Safari 
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