Google mislead me in Vienna, almost missed my bus. Had to ask a young couple who fortunately understood English, had to ask a silly question which made me look stupid, (I will explain if anyone wants to know the details) had to run back to the subway and head to the exit that I originally decided upon without Google's help, and then frantically search for my bus. It was only because the driver was patient,compassionate and or conscientious, that I was able to finally board the bus late in the evening and make it back to my destination and much needed rest. (... and all this with my heart condition)
On Oct 16, 2018, at 05:19 AM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: Lee, As far as maps, I know I must be missing something but for my needs Apple’s Maps have not failed…maybe no street view, but what I’ve needed is to get from point A to point B…if you remember, it was 60 minutes, 20/20 or one of the other news stations that featured Google maps in a long story about this young girl that followed Google Maps to end up lost in the desert, out of gas. For days air rescue and ground teams searched for her….FINALLY, she was found…Google refused to comment… I did a test a few years ago using a Garmin Satellite GPS, Apple Maps and Google Maps. I was in Charlestown Indiana doing inspections on residences… I wrote a long report, at that time the Garmin did well, Apple did well but Google had me out with a bunch of cows…I was determined to follow the directions no matter where each of the systems led me, Google had me turning on roads that didn’t exist, it ran me in circles and never did get me where I needed while the other two did. Google Earth is another animal, that is a great piece of software, but their Maps I can live without. John On Oct 15, 2018, at 10:59 PM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: On Oct 15, 2018, at 10:40 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: I would love to get away from Google, they are way too intrusive into our lives but I didn’t like Bling so I’ve stuck with the dark side.. I’ve been using Duck Duck Go instead of Google for years and have been quite satisfied. The one place where Google beats them hands down is with maps. L^2 --- Lee Larson [email protected] If all the world's economists were laid end to end, we wouldn't reach a conclusion. — George Bernard Shaw Saturday Review of Literature, 1933 _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=7RNpcT0I2O-OQxMzu92BUpWO1slU-TV01czmpmT3IEA&s=ncr59VR0E57__zkQjRDkYJ9OQCsJFHS1uZXcgwG2Y8Y&e=> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.mail-2Darchive.com_macgroup-40erdos.math.louisville.edu_&d=DwIFaQ&c=OAG1LQNACBDguGvBeNj18Swhr9TMTjS-x4O_KuapPgY&r=F2GFXrjLFqVo3VwvIlo_XYeEiRRjHv15rxcenz7A21woG2aFGcrzndoSsskxfmOs&m=7RNpcT0I2O-OQxMzu92BUpWO1slU-TV01czmpmT3IEA&s=ncr59VR0E57__zkQjRDkYJ9OQCsJFHS1uZXcgwG2Y8Y&e=> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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