Catch-up links 1: Parallels to do 3D; Streetviewr
Catching up and posting here, more for my own sake:
- One of the reasons that I have not been reporting much on Windows-only 3D virtual globes is because even though I run a Mac that can run Windows natively, 3D graphics acceleration has still required a reboot, because Parallels Desktop didn't support that feature.
Until now. Parallels Desktop 3, out in a few weeks, will have support for 3D hardware acceleration, which means I will be able to run Virtual Earth 3D and NASA World Wind in a window on my Mac, properly, just like any other Windows application. (Via Ars Technica) - Boing Boing features a cat owner freaked out by the fact that her cat is visible in the window of her home on Google's new Street View feature. She later features in a New York Times article. Point quietly made: Taking photos from the street is not illegal, but you can in any case exempt yourself using by notifying Google using the map interface.
- It was a 100% certainty that a blog would spring up documenting interesting Google Street View images: Enter Streetviewr.
- AutoCAD 2008 expands its KML toolset, including support for timelines. AutoCADder has the details and further linkage.
- Ron Lake: KML and GML Working Together. Friends again!
- An in-joke, but a good one, from the always excellent xkcd.com:
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Yeah, Powers of Ten was a pretty cool movie; I remember watching it in school and being impressed. I wonder if this was part of my fascination with Keyhole...
Posted by: Jason Birch at 17:12 UTC, June 02, 2007
Same here! Watched it at school here in Italy as a kid, and the fact that it was done in Chicago made it even more attractive for a 10-years old.
When in 2001 I finally went in the Meigs Field area and walked close to the runway, beach and park, some 23 years later, I had a really weird feeling of deja-vu...
I am sure that watching that short movie actually steered my interests towards technology, I was so fascinated!
Ciao, Luca
Posted by: Luca Bertagnolio at 10:17 UTC, June 03, 2007
BTW, I've also started a site to capture cool pictures from Street View. :) You can search the pictures by category and vote on the best views... StreetReviewer.com
Cheers,
Walter
Posted by: Walter GR at 21:36 UTC, June 03, 2007
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