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To: Ilaine who wrote (130611)	8/8/2005 11:17:10 AM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 793625

That might get Kholt's attention, she uses a laptop. Yes, had I had gone ahead with my cable upgrade I would definitely have used a wireless router. My distaste for wires is almost as great as my distaste for cable boxes. As a practical matter, though, I use my laptop with its power cord so having a phone wire also hanging off it is not an added burden. A cable, however, would be a problem.

To: Ilaine who wrote (130611)	8/8/2005 5:40:11 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793625

You can track development in your neighborhood, search its "layers" function to find anything from grocery stores, gas stations, web cams, pharmacies and even coffee shops. You can find parks anywhere and also use it to check out the location of schools, hospitals, city boundaries, crime statistics and population counts. I haven't used all of those functions, and they really represent a very few of the numerous capabilities of Google Earth. It is going to take me some time and energy to understand how the site works so that I instinctively glom on. The site sure does contain a whole lot more information than MapQuest. And is much more fun too. ;)