Daily Archives: March 11, 2011

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Google Releases Person Finder Tool for Japan Earthquake and Tsunami

Google has launched a version of its Person Finder tool for Web users looking for people in the region affected by the 8.9 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in Japan.

The tool is available in English and Japanese. Users can click on the “I’m looking for someone” link or the “I have information about someone” link and enter ant information they have.

Google say: All data entered will be available to the public and viewable and usable by anyone. Google does not review or verify the accuracy of this data.

Person finder website:

English: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=en

Japanese: http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?lang=ja

DraftSight for Linux Released

Solidworks have announced DraftSight for Linux is available in a Beta release.

DraftSight is a free 2D CAD AutoCAD clone product by Dassault Systemes for CAD professionals, students and educators, based on the ARES platform from Graebert, that allows them to create, edit and view DWG files.

This release completes the DraftSight trilogy for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Download at DraftSight.com