Comments on: Google can see my house! http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/ just a lowly edtech geek, mumble mumble university of calgary Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:36:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alan http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79772 Alan Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79772 Your hedges need trimming and the hinge on the mailbox is missing a screw ;-) Your hedges need trimming and the hinge on the mailbox is missing a screw ;-)

]]> By: Tim Wang http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79773 Tim Wang Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79773 You live in a maze! No wonder I couldn't find your house! You live in a maze! No wonder I couldn’t find your house!

]]> By: King Chung Huang http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79774 King Chung Huang Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79774 These new neighbourhoods always look interesting from the air, but make absolutely no sense on the ground. I once spent 15 minutes in D'Arcy's neighbourhood looking for someone's house because I knew the general direction of the street I was looking for but couldn't figure out the right combination of streets to get me there. Maybe it'll make more sense one day when we're all driving flying cars! These new neighbourhoods always look interesting from the air, but make absolutely no sense on the ground. I once spent 15 minutes in D’Arcy’s neighbourhood looking for someone’s house because I knew the general direction of the street I was looking for but couldn’t figure out the right combination of streets to get me there. Maybe it’ll make more sense one day when we’re all driving flying cars!

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79775 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79775 Yeah... Apparently the community (Tuscany) was modelled after some Italian community, with the circular ring road with spokes and all... Looks great on a map (or from the air), but can make navigation on the ground frustrating to say the least. I once had a cab driver take an extra 20 minutes to find my house (to pick me up early one day to head to the airport) - he was on the radio with 2 dispatchers trying to guide him to me using their maps. No joy. I finally spotted him and flagged him down :-) Yeah… Apparently the community (Tuscany) was modelled after some Italian community, with the circular ring road with spokes and all… Looks great on a map (or from the air), but can make navigation on the ground frustrating to say the least.

I once had a cab driver take an extra 20 minutes to find my house (to pick me up early one day to head to the airport) – he was on the radio with 2 dispatchers trying to guide him to me using their maps. No joy. I finally spotted him and flagged him down :-)

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79776 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79776 But really, my place is extremely easy to get to once you know the general layout of the community. But really, my place is extremely easy to get to once you know the general layout of the community.

]]> By: Tim Wang http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79777 Tim Wang Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79777 It's perfect to trap thieves. Not if they drive flying cars. :) It’s perfect to trap thieves. Not if they drive flying cars. :)

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79778 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79778 Seriously, that's why my community has one of the lowest crime rates in the city - until recently there was only one road in and out of the community as well, making it really easy to trap thieves. Of course... I know the layout pretty well... (evil laugh) Seriously, that’s why my community has one of the lowest crime rates in the city – until recently there was only one road in and out of the community as well, making it really easy to trap thieves.

Of course… I know the layout pretty well… (evil laugh)

]]> By: D'Arcy http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79779 D'Arcy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79779 Stacey, all I can suggest is that you check the requirements for Google Earth. Is your computer capable of running it? Also, it downloads a LOT of data/imagery on the fly, so it will be quite slow over dialup or non-broadband connections. It does cache whatever it downloads, so it <em>should</em> be faster after awhile... Stacey, all I can suggest is that you check the requirements for Google Earth. Is your computer capable of running it? Also, it downloads a LOT of data/imagery on the fly, so it will be quite slow over dialup or non-broadband connections. It does cache whatever it downloads, so it should be faster after awhile…

]]> By: Stacey Tilburg http://www.darcynorman.net/2005/04/04/google-can-see-my-house/#comment-79780 Stacey Tilburg Wed, 31 Dec 1969 17:00:00 +0000 #comment-79780 Google earth does not work properly on my computer. I am very disapointed at this! please e-mail me back about wut i should do to fix it so that it will work! please and thank you very much hope that you have a very good day. Stacey Ps; I have wanted to do this for the longest time then onc e i got it it didnt work! aahhh Google earth does not work properly on my computer. I am very disapointed at this! please e-mail me back about wut i should do to fix it so that it will work! please and thank you very much hope that you have a very good day.

Stacey

Ps; I have wanted to do this for the longest time then onc e i got it it didnt work! aahhh

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