Some of you may have noticed that there are a few maps out there using webcam images. My favorite of these is I Wish I Was in Hawaii by Us3rname. This same person has also got a couple beach cam maps started, like this one of Florida.
So, how does Us3rname do it?
Some webcam owners do not take very kindly to having their images used elsewhere. You should send an email to the webcam owner before using it. If you don't get permission first, you might end up losing your picture. Remember to be polite and link back to the camera's home site.
You can only use old-fashioned webcams. Anything using java to stream or do fancy camera maneuvering is not going to work. If you get a glimpse of a little steaming coffee cup logo you know not to bother trying.
Let's take the webcam image on Mana kai Beach as an example. It comes from the Maui Mana Kai website.
1. Take your mouse pointer and hover over the webcam image.
2. Right click if you use a PC or apple click if you use a mac.
3. choose "copy image location."
4. Go to your Place description and type in 
That's it! It's one of these things that is so easy when you know how to do it, but figuring out how to do it... another thing all together.
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