| The geographic information provided by CD-ROM | | | | your laptop computer you can first zoom onto |
| "map software" | | | | the major |
| such as Expedia Streets would make it prudent | | | | metropolitan area to familiarize yourself with the |
| for anyone who | | | | freeways |
| travels a lot to keep the disk in the laptop | | | | and major thoroughfares, or you can start by |
| computer's CD drive.Many vacationers and | | | | typing the |
| business travelers could use more | | | | address of your appointment into the dialog box |
| detailed driving directions than what can be | | | | where you will have the location pinpointed on a |
| obtained | | | | map covering |
| from those courtesy maps distributed at car | | | | a small number of city blocks. You can then |
| rental offices.A typical business traveler flying to | | | | zoom out until |
| an out of town meeting | | | | you see your location tying into the major |
| or conference in an unfamiliar location would want | | | | thoroughfares.If you do not have a notebook |
| a map showing | | | | computer, you can print |
| the "big picture" covering the greater metro area | | | | the maps you will need so that you will have the |
| between the | | | | necessary |
| airport and the location of the appointment | | | | directions to carry with you to your |
| venue showing | | | | destination.The Author, Francis Ardi, is developer |
| the freeways and major streets.There would | | | | of travelclickmap.com, |
| also be the need to zoom in on the exact | | | | a Java programmed, interactive web page map |
| address | | | | application for point and click flight reservations |
| of the location so that directions on where to | | | | across North America, including Alaska, Canada, |
| get off the freeway and drive to the building.With | | | | Hawaii and the Caribbean. |
| a whole set of "street atlases" tucked neatly into | | | | |