Bookmarks Tool – MapSherpa Tip of the Week

Posted by: dnazarenko | Oct 8, 2009

The Bookmark tool is almost hidden beside the Previous and Next arrows in the upper left corner of the map window tool bar. Clicking on the small arrow to the right of these tools opens a menu that allows you to name the current map view.   Say you are planning a multi-day backpacking trip.  The Bookmark tool allows you to create a regional view, bookmark it as "Entire Trip" ...

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Maps of the 100th Meridian – Topo Map of the Week

Posted by: Dave McIlhagga | Oct 5, 2009

Last week I was lucky enough to have scored great tickets to see the Tragically Hip at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. [caption id="attachment_858" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Gord Joins the Crowd"][/caption] As you can see from this photo, Gord Downey decided to join the crowd not too far from yours truly! No Hip concert would be complete without a performance of At the Hundredth Meridian which got me thinking -- hmmm, ...

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