Doubletalk

Interesting feature of Google Talk: you can be logged in from two machines simutaneously. If someone sends a message, you'll get it on both machines. Not sure how useful this is, but it's interesting, perhaps a feature of the Jabber protocol it uses.

Google fixed the bridge!

Apparently, Google Maps and Google Earth are using separate satellite databases.

The new Mill Avenue (Tempe, AZ) bridge (according to Google Earth):




The "old" bridge (according to Google Maps):


Speaking of Google Earth, the firm has posted some overlay imports showing Hurricane Katrina damage. Maybe this will get somebody in Washington off his butt.

How cool is this?

Skype now forwards incoming Intenret calls to a regular phone. You have to pay SkypeOut rates for the forwarded calls, but still -- very cool.