Linked List: February 8, 2005

Tuesday, 8 February 2005

Google Maps Features ★: Aaron Swartz:

Search results from Google Local — To find a wifi hot spot in a local area, users may type [wifi hot spot] and their local zip code to see wifi locations on the map. They will see phone numbers for each location appearing on the right side of the page. When users click on locations on the map, they will also find address information.
Rafe Colburn on Google Maps ★: Today I heard that Google had launched a mapping service, and I thought to myself, how much better could Google Maps be than Yahoo Maps, or MapQuest, or any of the other mapping services out there? Well, it turns out that Google Maps is much, much better than any mapping service I’ve ever used.
Taste for the Web ★: Paul Graham parody regarding Google Maps. Extremely clever, but you won’t find it funny at all if you’re not familiar with Graham’s essays. (Again, via Andy Baio.)
Lather, Rinse, Reboot ★: Ditherati quotes Microsoft “spokesblogger” Robert Scoble:

I shut down my Tablet PC most evenings and start it up from a fresh boot. Why do I do that? Because I’ve been using computers for 20 years and have learned that’s the best way to work.
iPod at Microsoft Developer Conference ★: Ina Fried, reporting for CNet News:

One thing that many of the exhibitors had in common was the raffle prize item they used to lure people to their booths: Apple Computer’s iPod.
Working with Xcode 2.0 ★: Xcode 2.0 preview from Apple. It’s the version that’ll ship with Tiger. (Update: the articles on Apple’s developer site are never bylined, but it ends up this one was written by James Duncan Davidson.)
Mark Fletcher on the Bloglines Acquisition ★: Mark Fletcher, the guy behind the wildly popular Bloglines, writes about selling Bloglines to Ask Jeeves. (Via Andy Baio.)
Google Maps ★: In beta, and doesn’t work at all, yet, in Safari. But it’s very cool in Firefox — dragging the map around is intuitive, and their implementation is very fast.
Napster Ad Least Popular Super Bowl Commercial ★: According to USA Today’s focus groups, Napster’s ad finished dead last.
David Pogue: The Problem With Digital Versions of My Books ★: Rampant bootlegging has led Pogue not to release downloadable versions of his books.