BrucieWeb » Google http://blog.elrick.net by Bruce Elrick, London Web Wonder. Blogging on current affairs, technology, tv, photography, music, film and London town. Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:09:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Car Chase on Google Maps http://blog.elrick.net/2010/04/car-chase-on-google-maps/ http://blog.elrick.net/2010/04/car-chase-on-google-maps/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:16:15 +0000 elricb http://blog.elrick.net/?p=3082 How cool is this?

Satellite Car Chase from Honest Directors on Vimeo.

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]]> http://blog.elrick.net/2010/01/bing-bong/feed/ 0 Now IE 6 has to die http://blog.elrick.net/2010/01/now-ie-6-has-to-die/ http://blog.elrick.net/2010/01/now-ie-6-has-to-die/#comments Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:11:29 +0000 elricb http://blog.elrick.net/?p=2859

Now that it has been revealed that an IE 6 vulnerability made the recent Chinese attack on Google and others possible. Can we now finally put this software to death, and quickly.

It is an abomination on a global scale and is simply not safe. A quick way to kill it off would be for Google to refuse requests from it, period.

Microsoft admits Explorer used in Google China hack

UPDATE: Germany and France agree too! And now Australia.

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These flowers are actually a mark of respect, not mourning Google.cn loss, as I presumed.

Chinese surprise at Google pull-out threat

China welcomes foreign IT firms ‘acting within law’

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Now Google would like to help you monitor your power consumption! I’d use it!

[Blog Post]

]]> http://blog.elrick.net/2009/02/google-powermeter/feed/ 0 Google Map Maker http://blog.elrick.net/2008/12/google-map-maker/ http://blog.elrick.net/2008/12/google-map-maker/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 13:34:45 +0000 elricb http://blog.elrick.net/?p=451 Google is soliciting contributions to Google Maps with their Map Maker service.

With Google Map Maker, you can become a citizen cartographer and help improve the quality of maps and local information in your region. You are invited to map the world with us!

They’ve posted several videos to YouTube that show timelapsed edits to maps; here’s Islamabad, Pakistan coming into existence:

(via o’reilly radar & Kottke)

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