Put a google map on your site.... no knowlage required
okay... so I've been messing around with maps for a while, building back-end systems that will take data in various formats then place that on a map in a way that allows the user to interact with it.... that's great when you're dealing with a 'data source' but what if you just want to make a map with a route and some photos on it maybe?
It's always been a pain... but I've just come across these guys
http://www.quikmaps.com/
who are making this very very easy - here's a map that took about 10 seconds to make and place in my site
http://www.thelondonbiker.com/blog/?p=108
Cracking tool for people who don't want to learn what XML means....
in similar news it appears google have got wise to this and will be launching a new piece of functionality that will also allow you to do this...
http://news.cnet.co.uk/software/0,39...9292218,00.htm
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