Does your net surfing involve heavy use of Google Maps? If so, you should check out MiniGoogleMaps. This is a handy Google Chrome extension that lets you access Google Maps from the browser toolbar without needing to leave your current page. To use MiniGoogleMaps, install the extension first on your Chrome browser. When installed, its [...]

Are you curious about outer space? Space is filled with everything. Learning about it can be a little overwhelming for the average person. But NASA is taking steps to share their knowledge through a “baby steps” approach. Their first baby step is Moon Zoo. Moon Zoo is an interactive, free to use website that lets [...]

Are you aspiring to be a paparazzi? Perhaps you just want to find out what the celebrities are up to? iPap is a maps mashup that lets you share celebrity sightings online. You can post when, where and what the celebrity is doing the moment you spot them, or discover where your favorite celebrities were [...]

If you want your website to have a map of some geographical locations pointed out, chances are you will head on over to Google Maps. You will find a map there for each location then go through the painstaking process of merging the individual maps. With BatchGeo, none of that needs to be done. BatchGeo [...]

When you are driving to several different locations, it is important to plan your route ahead to save time and gas. Thanks to advances in mapping and GPS technology, you can now use the internet to help you plan the most efficient and optimal driving route. Route Planner is an online planning tool that uses [...]

Online maps such as Google Maps and OpenStreetMaps are great for looking for directions, streets and addresses.  The best thing about these sites is that the maps are accessible from almost anywhere, as long as there is a data connection available. The last part about a data connection being available is the key. To access [...]

WorldWideTelescope does not give you access to a real-time telescope, however it gives you access to thousands of photos, aerial images and guided tours throughout the universe. You can choose to view the Earth, planets, the sky or a panorama. WorldWideTelescope is a part of Microsoft research and lets you explore lots of collections of [...]

Meeting out with your friends? Why not let your iPhone send the location of your meeting place to them? Assemble is an iPhone app that lets you easily map meeting point and  send it to your contacts with a personalized message. It sends a map to help your friends get to a particular location so [...]

Are you dead beat walking around looking for a wifi hotspot? Then you should check out Waifi. It is wifi hotspots locator that mapos all wifi hotspots in your area. You can view different hotspots and contribute to the website by adding other sources of wifi that you know. To search for a hotspot, enter [...]

Are you curious about the next country you are visiting or simply interested in trivial facts of other countries? If so, then you should bookmark Geognos. This educational website will tell you all the key facts on country’s around the world including the history, geography, people, government, economy, communications and transportation. You can navigate to [...]