Comments on: Google-powered pedometer http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050901/google-powered-pedometer/ Information, opinions, ideas and rants from my family and friends in Sacramento, California, US. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:15:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Lauren http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050901/google-powered-pedometer/#comment-85 Lauren Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:41:17 +0000 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/?p=88#comment-85 <p>you are absolutely correct! thanks</p> you are absolutely correct! thanks

]]> By: jim http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050901/google-powered-pedometer/#comment-84 jim Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:12:18 +0000 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/?p=88#comment-84 <p>Hmmm. I just checked the pedometer's estimated distance from my house to the library, and it's extremely close to what my bike and car both report. (Yes, I <em>do</em> know exactly how far it is to the local library. ;) ) One thing that comes to mind, though--are you unknowingly measuring in kilometers instead of miles? (2 miles is about 3 km.) At the top left corner of the window, you'll see "Gmaps Pedometer", below that two buttons probably labeled "Recording" and "Undo last point", and below that an english/metric radio box. Make sure that "english" is selected. The "Total Distance" and "Last Leg" boxes should be labeled "miles".</p> <p>I hope your problem is this easily solved. Let me know one way or the other! Just leave another comment.</p> Hmmm. I just checked the pedometer’s estimated distance from my house to the library, and it’s extremely close to what my bike and car both report. (Yes, I do know exactly how far it is to the local library. ;) ) One thing that comes to mind, though–are you unknowingly measuring in kilometers instead of miles? (2 miles is about 3 km.) At the top left corner of the window, you’ll see “Gmaps Pedometer”, below that two buttons probably labeled “Recording” and “Undo last point”, and below that an english/metric radio box. Make sure that “english” is selected. The “Total Distance” and “Last Leg” boxes should be labeled “miles”.

I hope your problem is this easily solved. Let me know one way or the other! Just leave another comment.

]]> By: Lauren http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/20050901/google-powered-pedometer/#comment-80 Lauren Mon, 12 Sep 2005 18:53:41 +0000 http://sonicchicken.net/blog/wordpress/?p=88#comment-80 <p>I am not sure that Google's pedometer is 100% correct. It seems to give a longer distance than true distance. I have drawn around a distance I know to be 2 miles, and it reports it as 3. Have you noticed this at all? Is there another internet pedometer? thanks</p> I am not sure that Google’s pedometer is 100% correct. It seems to give a longer distance than true distance. I have drawn around a distance I know to be 2 miles, and it reports it as 3. Have you noticed this at all? Is there another internet pedometer? thanks

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