Google Earth!

[linuxn00b2004]

Hey all,

I don't know if you all have seen this yet, but it's really, really cool! It allows you to view satillite photos of any location on Earth! As a bonus, it also acts as a quasy-mapquest and tells you about what is in the area of where you want to go.

However, the best part is finding your house!

http://earth.google.com/downloads.html

- Greg

 

[Martin C]

Grrr - I was going to post on this in General Chat a few days ago and forgot.

It's such a cool concept - anyone who hasn't already got this on their PC should do so immediately. It's as addictive as searching for stuff on the net - you go looking for landmarks. You can take snapshots too - check my attachments

Not all areas are populated at the moment, but what is populated is nothing short of stunning.

Martin

 

[Ganksta187]

i was actually able to get it to show my house and pool on there.
AWESOME>>>
I love it.
this would be good to be able to DL the entire map to your pc for navigations purposes. What do you think?

 

[Ganksta187]

Martin, I wanted to ask you if I was the only one having problems working with your links...
I always get the message

GOTO OUR NEW SERVER (TEMP URL) http://teamxecuter.entryhost.com/forums/

 

[da_supa_fish]

ya i've been playin around with that google feature also. it's amazing all the stuff google keeps coming out with.

 

[Catalyst]

Awsome... this makes it so much easier to stalk all my girlfriends now!

 

[Ganksta187]

Catalyst, can you help me with the Q I asked Martin C ???
About the links...

 

[Catalyst]

Catalyst, can you help me with the Q I asked Martin C ???
About the links...

Sure. The old server address was teamxecuter.com/forum

That one died and the new one is teamxecuter.entryhost.com/forum

If you click on Martin's link and then type entryhost in it...

like this

http://www.teamxecuter.entryhost.com/forums/showthread.php?p=137518#post137518

It'll work.

Martin just has to fix the links in his sig.

I do too, now that I think about it!

 

[Xentath]

I tried to use this, but I could find Area 51...IT'S FLAWED!

 

[da_supa_fish]

lol i actually tried searchin area 51 also.

 

[Rookio]

Unbelievable! I actually managed to find my car, while parked at work!

LOL

 

[Martin C]

Unbelievable! I actually managed to find my car, while parked at work!

LOL

heh- and you thought the boss wasn't watching.....

Sig fixed now- thanks for the heads-up (didn't even think about it!).

Martin

 

[Catalyst]

Unbelievable! I actually managed to find my car, while parked at work!

LOL

So where do you work Rookio?

Looks like you have a huge Air Conditioner and a big Incinerator...

Is it a Crystal Meth lab?

 

[threeballspin]

Doesn't look like these pics are very up to date. There was a highway extension added about a year ago near my house, and it isn't pictured when I look for it.

 

[linuxn00b2004]

No, you are right. It's not completely up to date: I guess it takes awhile to scan the entire planet at insane resolution... I know in the picture of my house, there should be a shed. We put it up, like, 3 years ago, so it should be there, but all that there is is a dirt patch. But hey, it's still cool, eh?

- Greg

 

[threeballspin]

Oh yeah. Def. cool. Don't get me wrong. I wasn't trying to dog on it or anything. Just pointing it out.

 

[Rookio]

So where do you work Rookio?

Looks like you have a huge Air Conditioner and a big Incinerator...

Is it a Crystal Meth lab?

Maybe it is, maybe it isn't... what this information worth to you?

LOL what you can see is actually part of the Kodak Manufacturing plant here in Australia. It was recently closed, but the offices and service deptartments are still on site. For a little while anyway

 

[Catalyst]

OMG!!! Kodak makes Crystal Meth?!?!?

Those Aussie bastards! Think about the childrens....

I believe that children are our future...

 

[Rookio]

My how your kid has grown lately... what's in the water over there mate?

 

[Catalyst]

My how your kid has grown lately... what's in the water over there mate?

Fat.

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