… but what are all those cars doing on it? According to Google Maps ‘blue outlined streets’ have Street View, so I was surprised to see that they must have left the car behind one day and hopped on a bicycle, because the Moonee Ponds Creek bicycle trail was outlined in blue just near my …
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Street view invades Australia
I can’t wait for the conspiracy theorists to get going on this one – Google have released Street View on their maps in Australia. Unlike earlier releases, this is a massive and dense coverage… amazing detail. The face blurring technology is in full swing, and not very discriminate – blurring both the wheels on my …
Apple’s iTunes rip-off
I remember waiting with huge anticipation for Apple to launch iTunes in Australia – the rumours got thicker and faster until it finally arrived. The store finally launched with tracks selling at $1.69 each. At the time, as I recall, the aussie dollar was about $us0.65ยข so we were effectively paying about $us1.10 while the …