Just sitting here munching on a very good Philly cheese steak pizza and checking out my blog at the same time…. ah, let the good times roll!  Kudos to Nite Courts for being one of the first in Armstrong County, PA, to offer free WIFI.

Neill Andritz of River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak is acting as my conscience today… says it has been a long time since I’ve posted to my blog.  He’s right!  Thanks, Neill… hope you and Evelyn get even more people on the river next year, it’s good for our economy.

http://m12.local4all.com – custom Local4All map for River’s Edge.

Sticky: Contrary to the views of many older citizens, the Internet CAN help families come together.  Among my 36 ‘FaceBook friends’ are 17 family members, many of them MUCH, MUCH younger than myself and, through Facebook, I’m learning more about them and they are learning about me.

Hayley thinks I’m NOT old and grumpy (haha, being online and using smileys help) and I’ve been able to chat online with my niece from NY state Kim – COOL!  (alt:  KEWL!).  Brian and Ben Fisher confirmed they are my relatives, but I already knew that.  Again, cool!

Stay tuned for my intermittent high tech ramblings and, if you know anything I don’t, please comment below.

My favs: My WordPress blog, LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Local4All maps
Dubious about: MySpace, Digg, and Microsoft (even though I’ve always been a PC user.

The starting line for the swim event is here, not hard to find at all if you have the right map.

Just standing here on Dave’s computer showing him the online maps that I’ve done recently to help some of our advertisers.  Montgomery Underground Winery is one and I just mentioned the one for Crooked Creek Park.  I wouldn’t have been Race Director without it and the online events page.  (Event  page updated annually since 2003:  http://e509.local4all.com, map page m18.local4all.com)

We made a map for Dave and then both forgot what the unique number is, so go to Shelocta’s list at 15774m.local4all.com and check it out… it goes from A-Z.  Dave’s business is D.R. Gentile Computing.

Gotta go for now… Dave has a business to run and I have placemats to deliver.  His neighbor Traci has a hair shop and tanning… who knows, we might see a map for her business next.

m262.local4all.com – This map enabled Habitat for Humanity volunteers to

Showcase Mobile Homes - generous donor

park a big rig truck only 200′ from an unmarked roll-up door when they arrived to pick up a generous donation from Showcase Mobile Homes, Shippenville, PA.

On the real map page (link below), top and bottom maps can be zoomed independently of each other.

Re verification of this map:  The first attempt at mapping this location based solely on their driving directions was off by approximately  three miles but one phone conversation helped us get it right.

Thank you again, Showcase Mobile Homes.

Map URL: m262.local4all.com

Re tags:

• Anything to do with Habitat for Humanity is good for kids – http://www.habitat.org/youthprograms/
• Online tools – this map was created with Local4All’s  ‘mapmaker’ form – mapmaker.local4all.com
• Verified map – I was one of the three volunteers to make the trip to Shippenville.  Yes, this is an accurate map.  m262.local4all.com

m317.local4all.com – if the red marker appears to be on bare ground (see map below), the only reason for that is that the satellite photo has not been updated yet. The map maker, Justin Nolder of Armstrong County’s Planning and Development Dept, assures us that the pointer is in the right place, that there is really

Map for Dynamic Manufacturing's Northpointe facility

a 14,000 sf manufacturing facility at the spot indicated. Another building that shows up on the map slightly to the northwest belongs to someone else.

Map URL:  m317.local4all.com

The Local4All Mapmaker Tool makes it easy to create and share maps that can be used for business, nonprofit activities, tourism, and just about anything else you can think of.  How to share?  Each has a unique URL that can be shared in email, text, or over the phone.

• m258.local4all.com – replaced a Yahoo map that
  

  Link to StrongLand Chamber of Commerce map

  consistently said the StrongLand Chamber of Commerce address could not be found.  The marker is approximately where Barb sits and works on her computer.

For more verified maps and a little bit about each one, click on the category “Verified Custom Online Maps”

• m262.local4all.com – Showcase Mobile Homes
• m317.local4all.com – Dynamic Manufacturing’s Northpointe facility
• m18.local4all.com – Crooked Creek Triathlon

Test drive the map maker if you want – it’s easy.

http://mapmaker.local4all.com