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delliottg
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Initially Posted - 12/07/2009 :  23:21:25  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I've started using Google Latitude on my new phone, which allows you to see the location of friends. It seems like it'll be a fun thing (we used it on Sunday to locate friends going to the Seahawks game), and I've added a couple of folks from the forum already, so we can see where each other goes when we're out on the water or wherever. It also seems to have some safety aspects in that folks can find where you are (or at least your phone) if you're overdue. You can set proximity alerts so that if you're close to each other, your phone can let you know. There are other aspects I haven't explored yet, but I'm looking forward to it.

So, if you're interested, here is a list of compatible phones from the Google Latitude site:

Google Latitude is a feature of Google Maps for mobile on these phones:

* Android-powered devices, such as the T-Mobile G1
* iPhone and iPod touch devices
* most color BlackBerry devices
* most Windows Mobile 5.0+ devices
* most Symbian S60 devices (Nokia smartphones)

Here is more information including how to download it.
http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html

If you don't have a compatible phone, you can still use it on your PC.

There are privacy settings, so you have control over who can see you, how accurate the locations are, and the ability to completely hide your location.

I think it'd be fun to see where folks from the association are, if you're interested, we can come up with a way to get each other's email addresses for the application to use without exposing them to spambots. I can aggregate a list of folks if you'd like to send me your address using the forum email function.
David
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britinusa
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  05:59:23  Show Profile  Visit britinusa's Homepage
The admiral has me on my teather! When at her PC she can see where my phone is at
(Love my phone! Android powered G1 on T-Mobile.)

Paul
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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  06:49:37  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
David, I will download on my phone so you can add me.
Steve A
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  08:11:18  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Done!
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Stu Jackson C34
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  11:56:31  Show Profile
Guess I'm an old traditionalist. Too much information, much of it overload, and perhaps too invasive of privacy, even with the cutoffs.

Last time I needed to find a friend on the water, I used the VHF.

Harumph, arrrgh, and a few grunts, too.
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islander
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  15:00:33  Show Profile
1984....
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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  15:06:47  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
Better check, its 2009! but not for much longer!
Steve A
PS David, I see you are not out sailing today!
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  15:20:31  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Tough to do with a fouled bottom sitting on a trailer 20 miles from navigable water.
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piseas
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Response Posted - 12/08/2009 :  15:58:50  Show Profile  Visit piseas's Homepage
That explains why is can see you on Google Latitude at home!
Steve A
PS sorry about your bottom.
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