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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • Thursday Threads: Google Maps is Good, DRM is Bad, and Two-factor Authentication can be Ugly

    Black and white photo of four men in suits examine a tabletop map in an office setting, with additional maps displayed on the wall behind them.

    Looking at maps, Eastern Carolina University Digital Collections.

    Three threads this week: how mapping technologies have come such a long way in the past few years, and why explaining digital rights management is bad for your sanity, a cautionary tale for those trying to be more conscious about security their …

     Posted on  December 18, 2014
     and last updated December 18, 2014
     ·  4 minutes reading time

  • Google Map of ALA Midwinter Hotels

    Here is a map of official conference hotels and a link to download the KML file into Google Earth.
    ALA Midwinter 2008 Hotel KML Location file

    I'm somewhat disappointed by the display of the KML file through the Google Maps API. The KML file contains

    tags, which in the Google …

     Posted on  January 07, 2008
     and last updated January 08, 2008