march 15, 2007
i ♥ google maps (maps.google.com)
i've been having to do a lot of driving from orange county up to los angeles for piso mojado rehearsals lately. that whole stereotype about los angeles having really horrible traffic can be true, depending on what time of day you're driving and which route you're taking.
the other day i figured i would be forward thinking and check out the los angeles sigalert website to see what conditions were like. it's not a bad website, giving pretty detailed information about congestion and traffic accidents along the major freeways. but the interface is clunky and i found myself thinking, man wouldn't it be great if google maps could show you traffic conditions. google maps is only like the best mapping website out there, easy to use and easy to read. (die mapquest!)
lo and behold, just yesterday i noticed there was a traffic tab in the google maps interface (upper right hand corner). clicking on it, i discovered that my wishes had been thoroughly answered. is google amazing or what? man, i gotta buy some google stock before it gets to be ridiculously expensive. probably too late.
the other day i figured i would be forward thinking and check out the los angeles sigalert website to see what conditions were like. it's not a bad website, giving pretty detailed information about congestion and traffic accidents along the major freeways. but the interface is clunky and i found myself thinking, man wouldn't it be great if google maps could show you traffic conditions. google maps is only like the best mapping website out there, easy to use and easy to read. (die mapquest!)
lo and behold, just yesterday i noticed there was a traffic tab in the google maps interface (upper right hand corner). clicking on it, i discovered that my wishes had been thoroughly answered. is google amazing or what? man, i gotta buy some google stock before it gets to be ridiculously expensive. probably too late.