Archive for May 29th, 2007

Here is an incredible twist on geotagging.  Google maps have gone beyond virtual reality to actual reality.

Above is one of my photos from San Francisco. Follow this link to see the same picture along with active map components. Use your mouse to move the picture left and right. Your scroll wheel will zoom in and out. The opposite corner is home to a Starbucks where the wife and I had a cup of coffee.  If you follow Grant a couple of blocks south, the Weinstein Gallery has a couple of Picasso’s for sale in the front window.  The resolution is quite good considering Google took a picture of ever nook and cranny of the entire city.

The demo is limited to a few cities, but the database will certainly expand. Maybe they will have a DIY kit for those of us that live off the beaten path.

My computer gets rebooted the second Tuesday of each month.  That is the day Microsoft sends out updates and patches.  Installation of those files usually requires a reboot.  Other than that, I don’t turn my computer off.

There has been a long debate concerning leaving a computer on versus turn it off when not in use. Leaving the computer on uses electricity and keeps the machine hot (heat is not good for electronics). Turning the machine on creates a surge of electricity that is not good for the electronic components. Quickly turn your computer off and on fifty times to see what I mean.

If you followed the instructions in that last sentence, you are probably reading the rest of this post from another computer.

I have not turned off my computers (in general) for more than ten years. I don’t know if it has increased the life expectancy or not. My computers last as long as anyone else that I know. I do know that every time I do a reboot it takes five solid minutes to get to a point where I can use the computer. That alone is reason enough not to shutdown when I walk away from the computer.

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