Google Maps
Tried out the Get Directions feature. Was suitably impressed to find that the suggested route from home to my parents is the exact route I take. The timing on 21 minutes is about right for the 11.8 km journey.
Nifty to have all the directions to print out and can have a map with some of the street names on it.
Satellite with the suburbs and major road names on it is also nifty for computer viewing. Get an overview of the area.
Finding businesses in a new area you’ve moved to (or an existing area) also looked good. I tried my current area to see what they picked up for pizza – yep, looks about right, even picked up the seafood place that I get my pizza from, although it does pick up businesses from quite a wide geographic area – more than 2 suburbs away on some of them, so mapping the hits is a good double-check.
YouTube
I had a detour to youtube, to find out what all the fuss is about, forgetting that Google had bought it and that’s what you get under videos. I found “G-Force” dubbed into English. Such an 80’s classic and an after school must-see. Pity the quality of the video wasn’t so hot, but at least it’s there – something for me to go back to one day…..
Cocktail Builder http://www.cocktailbuilder.com
I loved the functionality of being able to add what I’ve got “in my bar” and see what cocktails you can make with it – and what other ingredients you need. Nicely set out and extremely user friendly – it would probably need to be after a cocktail or two… now I just have to actually have something "in my bar"!
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