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+Last night Google launched [My Maps][1], a new Google Map service that makes it easy for anyone to create mashups for Google Maps and Google Earth. My Maps adds the ability to create and share maps within the Google Maps interface. The new tools are under a tab on the left side of the map interface and allow even non-technical users to easily annotate and share maps.
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+Google says that My Maps is aimed at providing non-technical users with the mashup capabilities that have long been available to developers via the application programming interface (API). Unlike the APIs though, My Maps is a drag and drop interface that that lets users easily create a map, add markers, notes, photos, audio and videos as well as draw lines and shapes (screenshots after the jump). 
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+To get started you'll need to login to a Google Account and then head to the new My Maps tab in the Google Maps interface. From there you can drag-and-drop placeholders onto your map. Each time you add a marker, Google Maps will bring up an editing interface for adding titles, notes, photos, links and more.
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+Once your maps is looking the way you want, you'll have the option to make it public or private. In the case of public maps, Google will index the information and include the results in the Local Search feature. Private maps, which are tagged "unlisted," are only available to people you choose to share them with. Sharing is done via email or a generated link.
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+My Maps is dead simple to use and should help Google increase the amount of data available for its mapping service. Eventually the user-generated content could give Google Maps the edge over longtime rivals like Map Quest.
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+As examples of what you can do with Google Maps, Google has some featured maps on the start page which were apparently put together by Google employees. The top result when I logged in was a nice map recounting a cross-country journey on Route 66. 
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+I haven't been able to confirm it, but if the My Maps features can be embedded along with the rest of Google Maps on, say, a popular travel site, this would be a great way for travelers to show where they've been.
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+Even if the tools can't be embedded outside of Google Maps, each map will have a unique url on the maps.google.com domain, so it would be easy to link to your map from your blog.
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+In addition to My Maps, Google also announced that it has added millions of KML files to the Maps search engine, including geo-indexed web pages. Web pages are geo indexed using Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files and Google says the additional data will help users in areas that do not currently have a Local Search option.
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+With over 800,000 KML files on the web, Google has added a significant chunk of new data to Google Maps. The geo-indexed results are displayed below the Yellow Pages data in Local Search and should drive developers to start taking more seriously.
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+[1]: http://maps.google.com/ "Google Maps"
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+Popular torrent client µTorrent [released a new public beta][1] earlier today. The beta is an early build of µTorrent version 1.7 and the most significant new feature is full support of Windows Vista. 
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+Having used the previous version µTorrent on Vista, I can vouch for its bugginess, but with the new beta most of the issues I had seem to have disappeared. In particular I the app no longer hangs and crashes on quitting.
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+While the main news with the beta release is the Vista support, there are some other new features along with an extensive list of bug fixes. For a full list of beta features and bug fixes check out the µTorrent forum post.
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+Among the significant new features are Auto uplink throttling, which adds traffic shaping capabilities -- µTorrent periodically checks upload speeds and automatically adjust your upload rate limit. 
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+Other noteworthy items include secondary column sorting in all list views, listing the number of downloaded piece in the general tab, and a fix for a bug where stopped or paused torrents would cause they auto shutdown to hang.
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+This is a beta so naturally the usual warnings apply. I should also note that some users in the forum have report problems with µTorrent, Vista and Linksys routers not working properly together.
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+[1]: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=21979 "µTorrent 1.7 beta 1065"
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