Microsoft’s Live Local Plugin for Outlook (Beta)
This is interesting - a plug in for Outlook that allows you to get driving directions and meeting locations right from Microsoft Outlook.
The plugin installs fairly easily, and adds a “Location” tab to your appointment dialog:
Use of the new tab is pretty straightforward as well - use a From [...]
Tags: Everyday Maps · GIS
In my quest for a good, free, easy to use package for OS X that can allow the average user to create maps for printing, I’ve found a few candidates. I’ve already done a brief comparision of ESRI’s ArcExplorer Java Edition and QGIS. To be more consistant, I’ve come up with a simple set [...]
Tags: Everyday Maps
So I downloaded QGIS 0.7.4 for OS X and put it through some simple comparisions with ArcExplorer Java Edition. The comparisions were primarily relating to cartography, not analysis. Why do this? Well people ask me for a simple, cheap (or free) way to create maps, maybe a neighborhood street map for instance, or a [...]
Tags: GIS
