Find Maria 2
Why am I such a geek?
As I’ve been tweeting ad nauseam since yesterday, I got a Blackberry Storm to replace my aging Palm Treo 700p. The Storm is sleek, light, and powerful. It also has what might be the worse UI I’ve ever worked with.
But I’m still liking it. And here’s one reason why:
GPS tracking powered by InstaMapper.com
Yep. It’s a map showing my current location on planet Earth. I’ve got it set to update every 5 minutes, but it doesn’t update unless it has a good lock on my position. Still, I think it’s cool.
(And if you’re viewing this in the future and don’t see any map points, it’s likely because I got fed up with it and stopped using it. Either that, or I discovered that it really wasn’t included in my data plan. Let’s see how long I last.)
This is, of course, the second personal tracking system I have set up. The other is with Spot Messenger, which uses satellites for positioning. I only use Spot when I fly or do off-roading — when I can’t rely on cell phone signals to send my location. You can see where I’ve been lately with Spot enabled by going to http://tinyurl.com/FindMaria.
The link to the map you see here is at http://tinyurl.com/FindMaria2.
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