Comments on: Google’s “My Maps” : Hidden Trove of Useful Treasures http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Wed, 23 May 2012 12:55:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Anonymous http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-41176 Anonymous Fri, 22 Oct 2010 23:29:40 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-41176 They seem to have moved this feature to the Maps Lab location rather then being under My Maps now. They seem to have moved this feature to the Maps Lab location rather then being under My Maps now.

]]> By: Tom http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-35442 Tom Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:02:07 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-35442 I've wanted distances too on Google maps and I didn't see it. I need to go back and check it out. Thanks for the tip! I’ve wanted distances too on Google maps and I didn’t see it. I need to go back and check it out. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Bahi http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34053 Bahi Mon, 02 Feb 2009 02:58:36 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34053 I've never have looked inside "My Maps" and likely never would have, though I use Google Maps every day. Thanks for the tip. BTW, it still amuses me no end that "Type Jeffrey's first name" was apparently proving too tricky for some of us and had to be simplified. I'm guessing that this comes from having a truly international audience, rather than readers who struggled with basic comprehension but still… it cheers me up whenever I see it. :) The hardest thing to do is to see things the way your users will see them and it's always the unexpected things that catch out designers of apps and sites. Kudos for changing it. I’ve never have looked inside “My Maps” and likely never would have, though I use Google Maps every day. Thanks for the tip.

BTW, it still amuses me no end that “Type Jeffrey’s first name” was apparently proving too tricky for some of us and had to be simplified. I’m guessing that this comes from having a truly international audience, rather than readers who struggled with basic comprehension but still… it cheers me up whenever I see it. :) The hardest thing to do is to see things the way your users will see them and it’s always the unexpected things that catch out designers of apps and sites. Kudos for changing it.

]]> By: Zachawry http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34051 Zachawry Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:16:55 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34051 Notice that I didn't say he wasn't an idiot period, just that he wasn't for failing to find certain features on a poorly-designed web page. Notice that I didn’t say he wasn’t an idiot period, just that he wasn’t for failing to find certain features on a poorly-designed web page.

]]> By: Steve Friedl http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34049 Steve Friedl Sun, 01 Feb 2009 16:15:29 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34049 No, he's an idiot :-) No, he’s an idiot :-)

]]> By: Zachawry http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34046 Zachawry Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:29:42 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2009-02-01/1132#comment-34046 I don't think you're an idiot for not finding it; I think they're idiots for <strong>hiding it! I don’t think you’re an idiot for not finding it; I think they’re idiots for hiding it!

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