Nimble Books LLC » Google Maps http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress Timely, colorful, thought-provoking and concise Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:56:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en Score one for cheapskates via Google Maps http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/score-one-for-cheapskates-via-google-maps/ http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/score-one-for-cheapskates-via-google-maps/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:28:29 +0000 admin http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/?p=171705 What a public service.

Google LatLong: Avoiding tolls
This week we’ve added an ‘Avoid tolls’ option to Google Maps driving directions.

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Sometimes you really just need a good old-fashioned hard copy,

Google LatLong: Power to the print

]]> http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/google-rediscovers-the-printed-map/feed/ Google Takes One Giant Step for Man http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/google-takes-one-giant-step-for-man/ http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/google-takes-one-giant-step-for-man/#comments Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:56:13 +0000 admin http://www.nimblebooks.com/wordpress/2008/07/22/google-takes-one-giant-step-for-man/ Right on! One of my favorite things to do in a new city is to go for a long morning walk of exploration.

Google LatLong: Pound the pavement

Starting today, you can tell Google Maps that you want walking directions, and we’ll try to find you a route that’s direct, flat, and uses pedestrian pathways when we know about them. Just get directions as you normally would. If you’re going 10 km or less (some call this 6.2 miles), we’ll show you a link that you can click to get “Walking” directions:

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