I've told many of you this before, but I'll repeat it...the most wonderful technological advance is (IMHO) google street scenes, which can provide you with up-to-date "drive-bys" of streets all over the world. You can guide the camera truck up and down streets as you look forward, back, left and right. The resolution has been recently upgraded and is truly remarkable. Practice with your home address and then try *everywhere in the world* your ancestors or "cousins" live or lived. Yesterday I viewed "Wee-Waa, New South Wales, Australia," which makes me believe the trucks have truly photographed the whole world. Or at least a good part of it. Here's how it works for me with Windows XP and google. 1. Go to google 2. Click on maps 3. type in your address or city of interest 4. you might see an instant photo on the left, but anyway 5. look for the little yellow man in the upper left of the map 6. click on him and drag him onto the map 7. any street that turns blue has been photographed 8. wait for the upload and then you will see the street and by using the arrow keys you can look around 360 degrees. 9. Click further down the street to move the camera.