Keys to the Kremlin

No, it’s not an election campaign.  It’s another game of Carmen Sandiego playable on top of Google Earth.

Like the previous games, it’s written and played like the original game from years gone by … just in or on Google Earth.

In a Candy Crush world, it’s wonderful to see a throwback to the screen resolution and fonts that we grew with in personal computers.

The game remains the same – follow the villain, oh so VILE,  around the world using the hints given by people that you run into.  They’re pretty cryptic but will get you thinking.  (I asked all the people I ran into just in case I jumped to the wrong conclusion.)

What I especially like was the integration with Google Earth.  You’ll be dropped into places that you might find yourself but the developers have done wonderful job of placing you at just the right angle to fully appreciate what you’re looking at.

Give it a play at the link above and marvel at how far we’ve come with graphics and how far more sophisticated technology enables games these days.

Just give honour to those early developers that started it all.

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OTR Links 06/20/2019

• The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily

  The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/8OD4T0fGY4 Stories via @edusaoSP @Laurier @andrewgodin #education #edtech

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 20, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best of Ontario-Educators 5 Daily

  The latest The Doug Peterson Daily! https://t.co/ac6nas6cJa Thanks to @chrisjcluff @ETFOeducators @MrsRChambers #kids #mentalillness

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best of Ontario-Educators Daily

  The best of ontario-educators daily is out! https://t.co/A5951lkGgb Stories via @ballantynedj @mcguirp @OSSTF9 #onted #onpoli

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best of Ontario-Educators 4 Daily

  The latest The Best of Ontario-Educators 4 Daily! https://t.co/yKXR5FIoLC Thanks to @jasontries @bill_torrens @emmoretti #autismdoesntendatford #pridemonth

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best of Ontario-Educators 2 daily

  The best of ontario-educators2 daily is out! is out! https://t.co/jGr4dlXtwR Stories via @DurhamDSB @dr_weston_PhD @TVDSB #ddsbsuccess #libraire

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best of Ontario-Educators 3 Daily

  The latest Best of Ontario-Educators3 Daily! https://t.co/JKR1WVHLsc Thanks to @Mr_H_Teacher @mmegalea @ZohrinM #bwdsb #summerreading

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Doug Peterson Community News

  The latest The Doug Peterson Community News! https://t.co/VIU1JsHlkp Thanks to @ryflinn @bryanjack @lindawharton #onpoli #onted

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Adobe’s next iPad drawing app is called Adobe Fresco – The Verge

  Adobe’s next iPad drawing app is called Adobe Fresco https://t.co/g7C1VMvqvk via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• 12 smartphone camera bumps, ranked

  Smartphone camera bumps, ranked https://t.co/faGPTLENfi via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• This is how rich you’d be if you bought Apple stock instead of its products

  This is how rich you’d be if you bought Apple stock instead of its products https://t.co/surw8XYE4X via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• PowerPoint will listen to rehearsals to help you stop swearing and stuttering – The Verge

  PowerPoint will listen to rehearsals to help you stop swearing and stuttering https://t.co/Iulmt5P7aB via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Here are some of the goofiest federal laws still on the books

  Here are some of the goofiest federal laws still on the books https://t.co/LTrUuXMfoQ via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Nerdy Jobs: Working as a librarian at the most magical library in the world

  Nerdy Jobs: Conjuring books at the most magical library in the world https://t.co/7jWrUuaxWp via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• A beginner’s guide to Linux permissions | Opensource.com

  A beginner’s guide to Linux permissions https://t.co/IVPOXgXuGj via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Infographic: Linux Mint Challenges Windows 10 In Small Business Productivity Speed Tests

  Infographic: Linux Mint Challenges Windows 10 In Small Business Productivity Speed Tests https://t.co/bSgZkgGlFh via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Google’s new Chrome extension makes it easy to report suspicious sites

  Google’s new Chrome extension makes it easy to report suspicious sites https://t.co/ZNNycuvVf7 via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Update your Firefox browser now, there’s an emergency patch you’ll want – The Verge

  Update your Firefox browser now, there’s an emergency patch you’ll want https://t.co/GwMulVb5Ly via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• This Gmail labels secret will change how you think about your inbox

  This Gmail pro tip will change how you think about your inbox https://t.co/IoFDmb3qEy via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• The Best Free Software of 2019 | PCMag.com

  The Best Free Software of 2019 https://t.co/9f58M1HI9s via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• ‘Mixed up’ U.S. professor was aiming for Ottawa, flew to Calgary instead | CTV News

  ‘Mixed up’ U.S. professor was aiming for Ottawa, flew to Calgary instead https://t.co/HNUnIxz36c via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Nice guys don’t riot: The struggle of the ‘good’ Canadian sports fan | Sport | The Guardian

  Nice guys don’t riot: The struggle of the ‘good’ Canadian sports fan https://t.co/CSGLeNCsxL via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Flipboard: Going to a Tech Conference? Make Sure to Focus on What Matters.

  Going to a Tech Conference? Make Sure to Focus on What Matters. https://t.co/Q2VfDEC0Cg via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Edtech Matchmaking: One Teacher’s Strategies for Choosing Better Technology – Digital Promise

  Edtech Matchmaking: One Teacher’s Strategies for Choosing Better Technology https://t.co/9uO1GFVd2D via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Government launches global EdTech hub to refine and expand digital learning | IT PRO

  Government launches global EdTech hub to refine and expand digital learning https://t.co/oFVb0glsRr via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• In Battle With Juul, San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban E-Cigarettes

  In Battle With Juul, San Francisco Becomes First City To Ban E-Cigarettes https://t.co/qZFP8gjysx via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Public school board’s balanced budget to cost jobs | Windsor Star

  Public school board’s balanced budget to cost jobs | Windsor Star https://t.co/TWsKxrQLnb

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• www.cbc.ca

  Why Trudeau’s Trans Mountain do-over might need Indigenous investment https://t.co/AFUYvoDKI8 via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Here’s What Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Libra Will Look Like And How You’ll Use It

  Here’s What Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Libra Will Look Like And How You’ll Use It https://t.co/HOD3ypCJeX via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Western University Apologizes For Convocation Speaker Stephan Moccio’s ‘Unacceptable’ Comments | HuffPost Canada

  Western University Apologizes For Convocation Speaker Stephan Moccio’s ‘Unacceptable’ Comments https://t.co/5niw4KHHIb via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Ontario considers raising driver, vehicle fees months after freezing them | CTV News

  Ontario considers raising driver, vehicle fees months after freezing them https://t.co/pTHW0goh6v via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• 6 Ways to Control Your Schedule At Work Without Resorting to ‘No’ | Inc.com

  6 Ways to Control Your Schedule At Work Without Resorting to ‘No’ https://t.co/grmupjQS2H via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• SIM swap horror story: I’ve lost decades of data and Google won’t lift a finger | ZDNet

  SIM swap horror story: I’ve lost decades of data and Google won’t lift a finger https://t.co/eDwJn6Ywfd via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Adam Sandler’s ‘Murder Mystery’ breaks Netflix viewing records

  Adam Sandler’s ‘Murder Mystery’ breaks Netflix viewing records https://t.co/9e83Mgz1ir via @flipboard

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• Dog park people – doug — off the record

  Dog park people https://t.co/x99OQeccES

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

• OTR Links 06/19/2019 – doug — off the record

  OTR Links 06/19/2019 https://t.co/Uf4ieuTwCF

  — Doug Peterson (@dougpete) June 19, 2019

  tags: IFTTT Twitter

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