Google Maps has been around for quite some time now, and one of its most useful features called Street View gives a virtual view of your home's own curb appeal making it feel like you are there in person up close. This is an especially great tool if you're going someplace new and want to familiarize yourself with the area and what the landscape looks like first. 

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However, did you know that you can go back in time and look at what a location looked like years ago? Google Maps has been storing every image taken of every location dating back to 2007, so you can even see what your own home looked like way back when. While some locations won't have updated photos every year, some can go back 10 to 15 years.

Here's how to access this feature. 

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Google Maps has tons of other useful features that you can use too. Here are some of my favorite ones. 

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When looking at a location, you can do a lot more than just look at Street View. Google Maps gives multiple different views based on your needs, including a traffic view, transit view, biking view, and more. Here's how to select a different view. 

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Google Maps will also give you tons of useful places located near the location you're searching for, including hotels, restaurants, things to do, and more. Here's how to locate those options. 

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If you need the map with you on the go, you can send the location from your computer to your phone as long as you have a Google account. 

Everyone is a bit nostalgic. So, you'll want to check out Google Maps cool feature that lets you explore images of locations dating back to 2007. Whether you're using a laptop or a phone, you can easily access this feature by searching for a location, selecting the picture of the location, and then choosing the "See more dates" option. It's a fascinating way to see how places have changed over time. And that's not all. Google Maps also offers other useful features like different views (traffic, transit, biking) and recommendations for nearby stores. 

Have you tried these tricks within Google Maps yet? Do you think you or Google should be in control of your home’s publicly stored street images? Let us know by writing us at CyberGuy.com/Contact 

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Former college swimmer Riley Gaines called out a pair of transgender athletes who qualified for the California high school preliminary finals race but ultimately chose not to attend the event.

During her time at the University of Kentucky, Gaines swam competitively against Lia Thomas. After winning the 2022 Division I women's national championship, Thomas quickly became a focal point of the debate over who should compete in women's sports.

Thomas was a member of the University of Pennsylvania's men's swimming team for three seasons before switching over to the women's team after a gap year when the Ivy League canceled the 2020-21 sports season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since then, Gaines has been outspoken about her position on competition in women's sports. On Friday, she took to twitter and questioned whether the high school runners discovered had that they "clearly possess an unfair advantage."

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Gaines, 12-time NCAA All-American swimmer, has consistently argued that transgender athletes' participation in school sports will discourage others from competing.

Athena Ryan finished in second-place in last week's 1,600m race in California. Ryan, who was born male and transitioned to female, competed on the boys team until 2021.

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Runner Adeline Johnson competed in the same race as Ryan and finished in fourth-place. Finishing outside the top three positions meant that the 18-year-old Johnson would not qualify for the state finals. During the post-race podium presentation, Johnson was seen giving a thumbs-down gesture. 

A second transgender athlete, Lorelei Barrett, also qualified for the state finals. Ryan and Barrett were both no-shows for the preliminary finals race.

"Both boys (Athena Ryan and Lorelei Barrett) who qualified for the girls high school track and field state championship in California did not compete in prelims today.

"Did they realize they clearly possess an unfair advantage? Or is that too optimistic?" Gaines wrote in a tweet.

Ryan went from a sixth place finished in a 1,600-meter race to the runner-up position in the most recent competition in the high school girl's category.

Ryan became a lighting rod for controversy after boasting about the improved running times.

"I wasn't expecting that. I dropped like 17 seconds on my season's best in the past two weeks," Ryan told MileSplit after the race. "After last weekend, I didn't think I could run low 5s again. I was just coming here trying to break five – just glad I finished it out."

Organized groups and protesters showed up to the track event to express their opposition. At least one of the protesters was eventually removed from the premises after they began yelling.

According to the California Interscholastic Federation's "Gender Identity Participation" policy, transgender students are permitted to compete in sports and activities that are "consistent with their gender identity."

A student-athlete's eligibility only has to be awarded once, and it does not have to be renewed on an annual basis.

The California Interscholastic Federation is the governing body of high school athletics in the state. The CIF's Twitter bio states that the organization promotes "equity, quality, character and academic development."

In March, World Athletics announced its decision to ban transgender athletes from competing in women's events at the international level. Meanwhile, the NCAA is set to soon introduce new rules, one of which would require transgender athletes to submit to routine testing.