Random Connections – Page 173 – A collection of photography and exploration focusing on Upstate South Carolina and beyond.

On Location

June 5, 2008 Tom No Comments

It always surprises me how our perception of place is colored by movies. San Francisco is such an iconic city that it’s easily recognizable when on the big screen. However, sometimes the reality is altered a bit. The Monterrey Bay Aquarium figured prominently as “The Cetacean Institute” in Star Trek IV. However, their outdoor tide … Read More “On Location” »

Fish, Fish, Fish

June 5, 2008 Tom No Comments

Photography, Travel

No trip to this area would be complete without a trip to the Monterrey Peninsula and a visit to the Monterrey Bay Aquarium. We got an early start this morning and drove straight on down. Traffic was not too bad. The route took us over hills, through ancient eucalyptus groves, past farms, and finally past … Read More “Fish, Fish, Fish” »

Moorepark Hotel

June 5, 2008 Tom No Comments

Uncategorized

Just a word about where we’re staying. We picked the Moorepark Hotel because it was described as a “boutique hotel”, and was located near Laura’s family and had easy access to freeways. All of the places we wanted to visit were reachable. The hotel itself is not spectacular. The exterior could just as easily be … Read More “Moorepark Hotel” »

Bridges, Woods, Fog, and Wind

June 5, 2008 Tom 1 Comment

Travel, Uncategorized

We decided that today’s travels would take us north. Our plans were to explore the Golden Gate area, Muir Woods, and Point Reyes. After a breakfast at the hotel, we dropped the top on the convertible and headed north. As we approached San Francisco the fog increased, and soon it was so thick it was … Read More “Bridges, Woods, Fog, and Wind” »

Do You Know the Way to San Jose?

June 3, 2008 Tom No Comments

Travel

Apparently we do. Our flight left at a leisurely mid-morning, with a brief stop in Dallas. We said goodbye to the cats, loaded up my camera gear, and headed to GSP. The flight to Dallas was uneventful, just as we like. Hanging out in the Dallas airport we sat and watched the crowds, mostly consisting … Read More “Do You Know the Way to San Jose?” »

Cul-de-sac Party

June 3, 2008 Tom No Comments

Local

Now that the new cul-de-sac has been finished on our street, our neighbors decided to throw a party down there. About twenty adults and around ten children showed up to eat fried chicken and potluck side dishes. It was great seeing our neighbors. This neighborhood has been good to have regular get-togethers. Of course, there … Read More “Cul-de-sac Party” »

The Shrub Comes to Furman, Part Two

June 1, 2008 Tom No Comments

Local, Rants

Air Force One arrived at Greenville Spartanburg Airport Saturday evening and the presidential motorcade made its way through Greenville to Furman for commencement. Roads were blocked, and the citizens of our city came out to try to get a glimpse. Some waved flags. Some held signs of various types. One paragraph from the Greenville News … Read More “The Shrub Comes to Furman, Part Two” »

The Shrub Comes to Furman, Part One

May 31, 2008 Tom 4 Comments

Local, Rants, Uncategorized

Not since the separation from the Baptists has Furman found itself in such a maelstrom of controversy. As usual, the problems really started when the local media got involved, and got it wrong. From there, the community has gotten involved, voicing its opinion based on the erroneous information from the Greenville Cage Liner. First, the … Read More “The Shrub Comes to Furman, Part One” »

The Travels of JH, Junior

May 30, 2008 Tom 4 Comments

Geocaching and Maps

In the summer of 2006 we made a trip to London and visited the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. While there I picked up a fuzzy little souvenir I intended to use as a Travel Bug for geocaching. Thus was born “JH, Junior.” JH, Junior. was named for John Harrison (1693-1776). Harrison was an English clockmaker … Read More “The Travels of JH, Junior” »

Embeddable Google Earth

May 29, 2008 Tom No Comments

Geocaching and Maps

The functionality of Google Earth is showing up in more and more places outside of the actual Google Earth software. Much of what you could do in GE is now available in Google Maps. Maps has had the ability to read KML/KMZ files for awhile now, and for the most part the imagery is the same for both systems. Well the folks at Google have blurred the line even more with the recent release of the Google Earth COM API.

The new API allows developers to create interfaces to the Google Earth data. Probably one of the best examples of this has been done by the folks at TakItWithMe.com. They have created a version of Google Earth than can be embedded into blog posts, web pages, etc.

In order to take advantage of this three things have got to be in place:

Google Earth 4.x or higher must be installed on your computer.
You have to install the Google Earth 3D plugin for the browser you plan to use.
The KML/KMZ file you plan to use must be available online, either on hosted webspace or on the user’s My Maps folder in Google Maps.

If you have at least the first two of these already in place on your computer, you can click the link below to read more, and you’ll see a demonstration…

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