Bing Maps API looks like fun

[jeffnz]

I started my course this week and I tried out the Bing Maps plugin for Visual Studio. Microsoft has a good video which explains what their engineers are working on. Personally I think that Bing Maps is terrible because when I search for a street name, it finds that street ... in America! Then I add [street name] Christchurch and it finds Christchurch in the UK. In the end I have to put "Christchurch New Zealand" on the end of each search. It seems that the Maps app in Windows 10 is the one you're supposed to use, not bing.com/maps

Microsoft is doing advanced things with maps but the most impressive project is Microsoft Cognitive Services.

Also, for no reason: go into File Explorer if you're using Windows 10, type "datemodified:" into File Explorer's search box and a calendar appears. You can hold shift to select multiple months (to search in). Another thing: you can restart Windows Shell by using the Task Manager - select the File Explorer process (it's always running) then "end task" changes to "restart" - this means restart the Windows Shell (if you click it). If you have trouble with your Windows desktop environment, you need to restart the shell

... random stuff I've learned this week.

Edited March 2, 2017 by jeffnz
I added a URL to the second sentence (video URL)