Here are some pictures I’ve taken around town with my phone, geotagged automatically and placed on a handy little Google Map:
You can also view these same pictures plotted on maps at my Picasa page and my Panoramio page, for a total of THREE Google-owned ways of viewing the same data! (Oh, and you can launch Google Earth from any of the three sites—making a true total of FOUR!)
Does anyone find this interesting? Should I try to do one of these methods for future pictures on the blog?
Since I lost my phone a while back, I finally bought a new one—a Nokia 5230, called the “Nuron” by T-Mobile in America. It has some goofy features that I’ve been playing with.
One program that runs on the phone is called Qik and it streams video directly from my phone’s camera. I’ve used it a couple times and the videos I’ve taken (all in Mombasa, despite the fact that Qik seems to think I’m in Ethiopia sometimes). Feel free to check on my page on the Qik website.
I also have been playing with the GPS, which is kind of fun. The other day I turned the tracking feature on, put the phone in my pocket, and went to lunch. You can see my journey on Google maps below, or you can check out my page on Nokia SportsTracker site to see all sorts of info, like the top speed of the matatu I took.
We’ll see if I continue using these features, but I thought I’d share what I’ve done so far. I do have a plan to perhaps make a map of matatu routes in Mombasa, since no such map exists and all I’d have to do is sit in matatus with my phone in my pocket. Anyway, enjoy!
The picture I took the other day didn’t do my new friend any justice, so here are some better ones.
Any ideas? The closest thing I found online is that it may be an “argiope,” but I haven’t seen any pictures exactly like it.
I AM THOROUGHLY CREEPED OUT BY THESE PHOTOS. You’re a braver man than I, Paul Blair.
What is the scale on this photo? How many inches wide is this spider?
I think this is a Golden Orb Weaver, genus Nephila. Not sure which species. Also known as banana spiders.
I feel all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about it 
Paul,
I found another picture of this beast on Google Images
when searching Kenya spider. One site said that Kenya
has no spiders as poisonous as the Black Widow, which
is nasty at best. I assume that if it looks poisonous it
is poisonous. Check this one out http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://savingparadise.wildlifedirect.org/files/2009/09/spider-hand.jpg&imgrefurl=http://savingparadise.wildlifedirect.org/category/sanctuary-at-roche-caiman/&usg=__hwuwxLA145nqIfkoRU4PizCLvKc=&h=489&w=567&sz=69&hl=en&start=22&itbs=1&tbnid=WiHDw_2VWuc_kM:&tbnh=116&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dkenya%2Bspiders%26start%3D20%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26sa%3DN%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D20%26tbs%3Disch:1
What a spider! our computer is giving us problems. We hope you are well and happy. Finally , spring is on it’s way.Grandpa and I think of you often. Love you much.Grandpa and Grandma
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