EveryTrail

"EveryTrail is a global web2.0 platform for geotagged user-generated travel content ... . EveryTrail makes it easy to share travel experiences [and plan trips], through interactive maps that include photos plotted along your trip route. The ... EveryTrail community is a great place to connect with others who share similar interests in travel and outdoor activities." Credit: About EveryTrail.

In order to test the EveryTrail iPhone app, I went for a short walk in the communities of Milway Meadows and Hollin Hills (located in Fairfax County, VA). Along the way, I took a few photographs using my iPhone 3G's built-in camera. The photos were geotagged automatically by the iPhone's GPS receiver. An interactive map and slideshow of my trip is shown below. (Adobe Flash Player required.)

Test Track No. 1

Map your trip with EveryTrail

On a five-point Likert scale from "very dissatisfied" to "very satisfied," I'd rate my satisfaction with the performance of EveryTrail as "very satisfied" (5 out of 5). More later in a follow-up post.

Tech Tips: Download a KMZ file to view "Test Track No. 1" in 3D Google Earth. EveryTrail Mobile Apps are available for Android-, Blackberry-, iPhone-, and Windows Mobile phones

Camera or cameraphone?

Rob Pegoraro, Personal Technology Columnist for The Washington Post newspaper, poses the question, "Camera or cameraphone?" (in a column by the same name). In a follow-on column, Pegoraro reviews two GPS-enabled point-and-shoot digital cameras: the Panasonic DMC-ZS7; and the Samsung HZ35W.

Pegoraro clearly prefers dedicated digital cameras to the relatively low-end digital cameras featured in smartphones, while correctly conceding the superior performance of smartphone GPSRs for geotagging photos; he also seems to favor the Panasonic camera over the Samsung. As an owner of both an Apple iPhone 3G and the Panasonic DMC-ZS7, I tend to agree with the comment posted by WorstSeat: "Your best camera is the one you have." -- an idea underscored by professional photographer Chase Jarvis in his book of iPhone photography, The Best Camera Is The One That's With You.

Embedded Voicemail Message from Google Voice

This is a demonstration of how to embed a voicemail message in a blog post. My friend DJ left the following message on Google Voice:



Login to Google Voice; go to "Inbox." For any voicemail message, click on the hyperlink to "more v"; select "Embed." Add a caption (optional) and cut & paste HTML in a blog post. For more information, visit the following Web page: "Post voice messages to your blog using GrandCentral."

Tech Tips: "GrandCentral" is now called "Google Voice." Google Voice is currently available by invite only. Request an invite.