“Bad politicians are sent to Washington by good people who don't vote.” William E. Simon

I just got a timely question from a coworker asking me where she is supposed to vote. We tried to look it up on Providence’s website but it required her to know what ward she is in. There are many first time voters and voters finally coming back to vote in this election. A lot of people do not have a clue where to go. Thankfully Google does. Click this Google map link and type in your address. It will tell you exactly where you are voting and give you exact directions to get there. Also when you choose directions you can pick by car, public transit, or walking. So if you not sure where to head this November fourth give this one a try.

“I'm NOT lost, they just moved my street.” Piper Perabo

A while back I posted about a new Google mapping Feature called Google street view. However at that time it was only available in select cities. Well providence has just become a select city. They have added another eight major cities to the record. So it time to start traveling the streets you know so well and find your cars, buildings, and possibly selves. It seems to me that the pictures were taken in late August or early September. The reason I believe this is the old police station that was being demolished next to us can still be partly seen. To use this it is easy. Just click in the box that has the street view and drag till you are pointed in the direction you want to head. They have arrows on the street to progress from shot to shot. Now if you want to move quickly just type in an address and move the little guy on the map to a blue line. This is both a useful and ridiculously fun feature. Below is a snapshot of the old entrance of the library. I recommend you give it a try.

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