Google Maps Revisited

I finally got around to fixing my Google Maps hack to work with the API:

www.dynamite.co.uk/local

Put simply, this hack allows just about any geocoded data source to be overlayed on a Google Map. I’ve currently got BBC travel news, Weatherpixies, Flickr photos, UK points of interest, London web cams, GeoURL local web sites and UK Gatso speed cameras on there. Just select a data set from the drop down menu, and everything will automatically update.

Possible future improvements may include:

  • More data sets
  • Automatically remember your last map / location
  • Link to any given map / location
  • Use KML internally so my data can be used within Google Earth.

I’m sure there’s lots more I could do too. Suggestions welcome. 🙂

Late Christmas

Google USB Gift

My Christmas present from Google arrived today. Yay!

It’s a nice leather case containing

Wireless mini-USB optical mouse
128Mb USB memory stick
USB laptop light
Mini USB hub (not shown in photo as I’m using it already!)
Headset with microphone

That’s $43.16 of USB goodness.

This is actually the best present I received this year (last year!). I’m wondering why it arrived so late though.. I don’t think I can blame the Post Office this time.