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Google goes off-road

Google Maps more of the planet — by bike.

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Google Earth Layers rich information

I often go out and look at the stars. Sometimes I take a telescope or binoculars — astronomy’s a hobby. Every single time I spend more than a couple of minutes gazing at the night sky I see at least one satellite whizzing by: north to south, south to north, west to east, there’s always [...]

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ZoomIn maps

Let people know how to get to your offices or public event in New Zealand. [First published June 2006. Some details may be a bit dated. Update February 2008: these days I'd use Google Maps…] If you’re running an event, or just want people to be able to find your offices, you may like to [...]

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Paid software upgrade adds features to iPod touch

After watching the Macworld 2008 Keynote live blogging I found that Software Update wasn’t bringing up the goods so I downloaded and installed iTunes 7.6. That gave me the 1.1.3 update for my iPod touch, and offered me a paid software upgrade. After a bit of updating and unplugging I now have fancy new features [...]

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