Comments on: Use the computer AND your brain – they’re a good combination. http://www.peteconnolly.co.uk/blog/wordpress/2005/07/26/use-the-computer-and-your-brain-theyre-a-good-combination/ Pete's Pictures Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: loobyhttp://www.peteconnolly.co.uk/blog/wordpress/2005/07/26/use-the-computer-and-your-brain-theyre-a-good-combination/comment-page-1/#comment-177 looby Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.peteconnolly.co.uk/blog/wordpress/?p=114#comment-177 I can't remember what site it was now, but when I was researching a trip to Antwerp, the site didn't return the Antwerp that is a regional Belgium capital, one of the world centres of the diamond trade, a centre for art and architecture, and a major European tourist destination, but some tiny village in upstate New York. I can’t remember what site it was now, but when I was researching a trip to Antwerp, the site didn’t return the Antwerp that is a regional Belgium capital, one of the world centres of the diamond trade, a centre for art and architecture, and a major European tourist destination, but some tiny village in upstate New York.

]]> By: Petehttp://www.peteconnolly.co.uk/blog/wordpress/2005/07/26/use-the-computer-and-your-brain-theyre-a-good-combination/comment-page-1/#comment-178 Pete Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.peteconnolly.co.uk/blog/wordpress/?p=114#comment-178 I'm sure that the upstate NY village had a lot going for it, not that you or me are likely to give a toss. I'm sure search engines are going to get their act together on things like this. I noticed in the last few weeks that google.com diverts to google.co.uk automatically, assuming that I'm in the UK due to my IP address. Same on a customer site who has their HO in the Netherlands, I got the Google Netherlands site by default but with the option to switch to the .com version. Apply that to maps and so on and maybe we'd be getting somewhere. Apply that to address forms that pick out your country for you, without forcing you to choose from a pick list with "USA" as the first entry, followed by "Afghanistan", "Angola" yada yada, with us in the UK wondering if this form recognises "Great Britain", "United Kingdom" or "England". I’m sure that the upstate NY village had a lot going for it, not that you or me are likely to give a toss.

I’m sure search engines are going to get their act together on things like this. I noticed in the last few weeks that google.com diverts to google.co.uk automatically, assuming that I’m in the UK due to my IP address. Same on a customer site who has their HO in the Netherlands, I got the Google Netherlands site by default but with the option to switch to the .com version.

Apply that to maps and so on and maybe we’d be getting somewhere. Apply that to address forms that pick out your country for you, without forcing you to choose from a pick list with “USA” as the first entry, followed by “Afghanistan”, “Angola” yada yada, with us in the UK wondering if this form recognises “Great Britain”, “United Kingdom” or “England”.

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