You think Bing just copied all the features from Google and it’s now just trying to weasel itself in as a contender with silly ads? Think again!
I was trying to find a coordinate on a map, so I try it out on Google Earth. I get nothing, so maybe it’s time to RTFM. Yes, the sample coordinates work, but not “46 54 75.00 N, 122 57 92.00 W”!!!
Google earth fail:
Google maps fail:
Now here’s how Bing handles it:
Hey, that’s a win!
Back in March I got a ticket for second degree negligent driving. I hired an attorney, Heidi Hunt to contest it, and today they called me to give me the good news that it was thrown out. Sweet! I seriously thought this was going to stay, and insurance would be delighted to screw me of course.
So far, this is ticket #4 in the US. The first ticket I got was for doing 71 mph in a 35 mph zone just over a year ago was deferred. The second one for 79 in 60, on the highway, was dismissed, the third one was for not having proof of insurance was also dismissed (without a lawyer this time, just showed proof of insurance to the court). Total spent on lawyers: $1000. Total saved in fines: $1105. Fighting tickets does indeed pay for itself, but the feeling of beating the scammy system is priceless!
Bing is officially out tonight!
There was a special light show on the Space Needle to highlight the event. Here’s the view from the downtown Kirkland marina:
Among the features, the local search is great, with aggregated reviews, if only they could remove the fictional street going right through my condo on the maps, cashback (bing bling!), video search with previews and farecast! They even have a search provider for Firefox and it works great!
So check it out!
Saw this on the window of the Hallmark Realty offices in downtown Kirkland…
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