Re: Trying to install Google Earth on Lenny. How on earth??????
On Monday 24 May 2010 17:31:50 Stephen Powell wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2010 12:03:41 -0400 (EDT), Lisi wrote:
> > How I fared:
> >
> > I could only persuade Yahoo maps to offer to get me from A to B, not show
> > me pictures of A.
> >
> > Mapquest zoomed in on it beautifully, but had no pictures. Two
> > different "maps", and I could turn the labels off under the aerial view,
> > but no pictures. I presume that they photographed the USA first.
> >
> > But thanks for the lateral thinking, Stephen. It might have worked!!
> >
> > I shall have to give up for the moment.
>
> Let's see. IIRC you live in the UK, correct? I had no trouble zooming in
> on London with aerial photos. You did click on aerial map, right?
> I just tried Google maps at Brad's suggestion. It's even better.
> Try again. I got this shot of Buckingham Palace:
>
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Buckingham+Pala
>ce,+London,+United+Kingdom&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.310476,114.169922&
>ie=UTF8&hq=Buckingham+Palace&hnear=Buckingham+Palace,+London,+UK&ll=51.50073
>2,-0.141862&spn=0.002384,0.006968&t=h&z=18
>
> Say hello to Her Majesty for me the next time you stop in for tea, will
> you? ;-)
:-)
There is obviously a problem with either me or my box or both. I am running
out of time to solve this particular problem, but I clearly need to solve the
general problem. :-(
But _after_ some food, a break, and perhaps a night's sleep.
Thanks all of you for your help.
Lisi
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