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Google Earth update.

#1 Post by Samray » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:37 pm

Well worth doing. It includes a load of new features including a brilliant hidden one as linked below.

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#2 Post by Gio » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:50 am

Do people really use Google maps? :smt017 :smt012

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#3 Post by D-Rider » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:17 am

Gio wrote:Do people really use Google maps? :smt017 :smt012
Yes

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#4 Post by Falcopops » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:51 pm

+1

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#5 Post by Gio » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:35 pm

How sad :smt012

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#6 Post by Samray » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:48 pm

I use em too, but hadn't answered cos I was still trying to work out wtf they had to do with this thread. :smt017 :smt003

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#7 Post by D-Rider » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:50 pm

Samray wrote:I use em too, but hadn't answered cos I was still trying to work out wtf they had to do with this thread. :smt017 :smt003
Good point - well made .... I'm too easily distracted :smt009

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#8 Post by Nooj » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:19 pm

Google maps are very handy, far easier than farting around with huge road atlases.
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#9 Post by back_marker » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:50 pm

Google earth is great for finding moto x tracks when it's the saturday night before a race meeting and you haven't got any decent directions how to get there on Sunday morning
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