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| Geocoder! |
| March
14 , 2005 |
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| Geocoder
is a mozilla Firefox extension that allows you to find Latitude/Longitudes
from geocoder.us based on address or phone number. If you are
running Firefox 1.0 you can install this Extension by clicking
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Download
Geocoder
If
the download does not start automatically, do a right click,
click on save link as and save the file on the desktop.
Then go to Firefox file menu and click on Open File and
click on the file you just downloaded.
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| But
Why? |
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did we create this? Too much time. Plus MappingHacks
suggested it. |
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| Installation |
Note
to Firefox users:
When you click on the download link, you may receive a message
at the top of your browser content area. This message will
state, "To protect your computer, Firefox prevented this
site from installing software on your computer." Please
click on the "Edit Options..." button shown to the
right of the message.
Click
on the "Allow" button and then click on the "OK"
button. The Geocoder installation will start. This is due
to the fact that the our site is not listed in your whitelist.
You will then click on the install button.
Firefox
will ask you to restart the browser before you see the extension. |
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Once
installed you will see a menu item on the right click menu
as shown in the following pic.
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| Have
Fun |
Thats
it, now you are ready to rock and roll. Whenever you come
across a phone number or address highlight it and find the
latitude longitude
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After
you click on 'By Phone' you should see a page as follows
Screen shot showing address selection:
You
can enter/edit a address using the third option.
In
this case since there is no state, gecoder will not work.
However if you edit the address and add the state geocoder
will work fine.
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| Uninstall |
| Go
to the Tools menu and click on Extensions. High light the Geocoder
plugin and click on the uninstall button. Next time you start
Firefox it will disappear. |
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| Update |
| Go
to the Tools menu and click on Extensions. High light the Geocoder
plugin and do a right click. You will see a update menu item.
Click on it. If there are any updates you will get them. |
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| Faq |
| 1)
What if the phone number is not publicly listed? |
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will see a page saying Address Could not be found |
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