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Knowing the longitude and latitude coordinates of two cities you can calculate the distance between them. Use the code in https://www.daniweb.com/software-development/python/code/490561/postal-code-zips-and-location-python to find the coordinates.

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Using http://download.geonames.org/export/zip/ you can get postal information for most countries in the world. The raw data string can be transformed into a Python list of lists that can be searched for zip codes, locations, longitude and latitude coordinates.

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I have been using a Dell Vostro 1500 laptop for almost 4 years now. I purchased it to use in college and now that I am almost done my four year degree, I am wondering if it is time to move on and buy a new one. I know the …

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My Dell Latitude D630 power button stopped working after I had removed the keyboard to replace it. Turns out the one sent to me was incorrect, so I put the old keyboard back on to wait for a new one. I put the power button cover strip back on and …

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Hi Frendz, In my vehicle tracking system, I have got the latitude and longitude points of the vehicle for every 30 secs while the vehicle moving. Now i need to get the report of the vehicles when it crosses from one state to another state and one district to another …

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Does anybody know the most efficient way to attach a location to an object in the database? I would like to allow a search for people in a certain area (as in a certain radius) I was thinking about just letting people specify a city and state instead of sticking …

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The other day, I was exploring other Google tools for my blackberry. I noticed "Latitude" - it seems great but I dont want to release exact GPS location of me every moment of the day. Am I the only person concerned about this?

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As Im looking for mobile apps on Google, I found Latitude. The premise is that you can easily find where your friends are - like a GPS for friends. My only concern is that my contacts may actually be undercover stalkers or I just dont want them to know my …

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As stated in the title, my laptop, upon powering on, loads the bios and takes me to a screen saying: "No bootable devices--strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility--Press F5 to run onboard diagnostics." Naturally, I press F5. CPU Time Stamp Calibration Test Passes PM Timer 1 Passes …

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As my colleague [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3927.html"]Davey Winder pointed out earlier today[/URL], Google has launched yet another cool tool, [URL="http://www.google.com/latitude/intro.html"]Latitude[/URL]. For the most part, its usefulness doesn't extend much beyond social gadflies, but I can think of at least one practical implication for the workplace. Google Latitude is an opt-in location tracking service …

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