[AT] OT Google Earth Help

[Dick Day]

Ditto. I've been programming since 1987 and learned to never build anything
that relied on a Google app.  They have created some pretty neat tools over
the years, and it was tempting to incorporate them into projects.

On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 1:48 PM, Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com> wrote:

> You are discovering the hard way why the tech community is starting to get
> a bad impression of Google tools. They have a habit of making something
> useful and then taking it away after people get to depend on it.
>
> I don't know a good answer, but I wouldn't use Google tools since the only
> protest you have is to find someone who makes a tool and wants you to use
> it.
> --
>   Henry Miller
>   hank at millerfarm.com
>
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018, at 7:29 AM, Cecil Bearden wrote:
>
> I used Google Earth to estimate fence lines, earthwork, and locate dams
> and creeks.    A couple of nights ago we were having some internet problems
> and I tried to launch Google Earth 3 times but it would just give me the
> "circle" and then nothing.   I finally downloaded the Google earth Pro that
> only works with Google Chrome and found that I cannot leave a pin to locate
> a project, no measuring capabilities and no timeline for looking at the
> changes over time of the land or a building.   As an engineer, this has
> proved invaluable.   I cannot get anything to work as Google suggests, and
> reading the forums it appears that Google has just screwed us dedicated
> Windows users just to appease the Mac users, or just to push their Chrome
> agenda.   I have used Firefox for years and I am not good enough with
> computers now to solve the problems.   I use Windows 7 as I remember.
>
> I know there are a lot of you guys that know how to make this work or
> have searched this out...
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
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