Never get lost again!

I am distracted this week, for no particular reason, so I am experimenting with lots of fun stuff like Tokbox, as per my earlier post.

You may know that driving is my favorite stress-relieving activity, and the Tom Tom 910 GPS I got last year for my birthday was the best present ever, since it means I can go anywhere and enjoy the drive and the scenery because my friend "Simon" (the Aussie voice that sounds like Steve Irwin speaking to me from beyond the grave) tells me when to turn and what lane to be in.

So check it out!! Google have launched Google Maps with My Location (beta). All you have to do is text BLUEDOT to 33669 or go to www.google.com/gmm on your mobile phone to download google maps. YOU DO NOT NEED A GPS-enabled phone. (Note - this does not work on my ancient Blackberry, but I am checking it out on someone else's phone. I also have only 4 days before my T-mobile contract runs out and I can go get a new Blackberry Curve, which it will definitely work with). Then, once you're all d/l'ed, you just press "0" and you'll see a blue dot on your screen, which will show you where you are. Here's more on it all. It totally rocks!

What it means is that if I were to forget my GPS, or if I just wanted to wander around somewhere on foot (as people do, sometimes, apparently), I am still able to reach out to the god of wireless and ask him where in the blazes I am and where the closest coffee shop is. Awesome!