By dialing “DIR-ECT-IONS” (347-328-4667) and speaking in your location and destination, you can receive free map turn-by-turn text directions guide via SMS. The speak-in location/destination can be an address, intersection, store, or event. Dial DIR-ECT-IONS covers thousands of cities that are constantly expanding. An area based coverage map is here: [Metros Covered]. Basically, you speak your way through their voice menus and shortly after finishing and hanging up, an SMS text message will be send with the step-by-step turns and twists to your final destination. Note: you might be charged for the SMS based on your carrier plan.
Link: dialdirections.com [Dial DIR-ECT-IONS]
There are plenty of images out there offering beautiful pictures and images of the earth. However, non compares to the computer generated super HIGH QUALITY 3D FREE image maps at http://earth.imagico.de/ [Views of the Earth]. This website is a well organized compilation of intensely aesthetic pictures of some of the most popular and geographically important regions in the world. These panaromas were created and organized by Christoph Hormann. The quality that Chris adds to these artificial images are well beyond any other or perhaps even real pictures.
Examples:
The Tsangpo Gorge Quote: “The Tsangpo Gorge is the canyon where the Yarlung Tsangpo coming from the Tibetan Plateau cuts through the ridge of the Himalaya Mountains. The altitude difference from the bottom of the valley to the peaks of the adjacent mountains (the Namcha Barwa on the left) is more than 5000m at a distance of just about 20km.” Read the rest of this entry »
Besides guge.cn (Google China), Baidu.com is China and East Asia’s most powerful and supported search engine service. It features many of the same services Google offers, i.e. Maps, Dictionary, News, Image Search, Social Search, Book/Scholar Search, etc. However, one of Baidu’s most powerful search tools that Google completely lacks is its MP3 music search engine. Baidu’s music search engine (Baidu MP3) is able to find a variety of music types including .mp3, .wma, .rm, Real format, Quick format, etc. I can usually find the music I want by using the correct search terms and language. Read the rest of this entry »
