README.rdoc in barometer-0.7.1 vs README.rdoc in barometer-0.7.2

@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 support the query directly. See the "Query" section for more information on
 this.
 
 == version
 
-Version 0.7.1 is the current release of this gem. The gem is available from
+Version 0.7.2 is the current release of this gem. The gem is available from
 gemcutter (barometer: http://gemcutter.org/gems/barometer).
 Older version are available through rubyforge (barometer) and github
 (attack-barometer).
 It is fully functional (for five weather service APIs).
 
@@ -32,29 +32,19 @@
 - even more weather service drivers (hamweather)
 - icon support
 
 = dependencies
 
-== Google API key
+== Google API key [UPDATED]
 
-In most cases you will need to have a free google geocode api key.
-Get one here: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html
-Then put it in the file '~/.barometer' by adding the lines:
+As stated on the Google Geocoding API website
+(http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/), Google no longer
+requires an API key.  Therefore Barometer no longer requires a Google API key.
 
-  google:
-    geocode: YOUR_KEY_HERE
-
-You will need this for:
-- using the Barometer gem (unless you use queries that are directly supported
-  by the weather source API, ie yahoo will take a zip code directly and doesn't
-  require any geocoding)
-- running the Barometer binary
-- running the Barometer Web Demo
-
 === other keys
 
-The same file can hold all your weather service API keys.
+The '~/.barometer' file can hold all your weather service API keys.
 
 eg. weather.com
 
   weather:
     partner: YOUR_PARTNER_KEY
@@ -129,16 +119,12 @@
 
 You can use barometer right out of the box, as it is configured to use one
 register-less (no API key required) international weather service
 (wunderground.com).
 
-For better results, signup for a google-map key and enhance your barometer
-with geo-coding.
-
   require 'barometer'
   
-  Barometer.google_geocode_key = "THE_GOOGLE_API_KEY"
   barometer = Barometer.new("Paris")
   weather = barometer.measure
   
   puts weather.current.temperature
   
@@ -147,12 +133,12 @@
 The available sources are:
 
   Wunderground.com (:wunderground) [default]
   Yahoo! Weather (:yahoo)
   Google Weather (:google)
-  Weather.com (:weather_dot_com)
-  WeatherBug.com (:weather_bug)
+  Weather.com (:weather_dot_com) [requires key]
+  WeatherBug.com (:weather_bug) [requires key]
   
 == source configuration
 
 Barometer can be configured to use multiple weather service APIs (either in
 a primary/failover config or in parallel).  Each weather service can also
@@ -177,10 +163,9 @@
   
 === multiple weather API, with hierarchy
 
   require 'barometer'
   
-  Barometer.google_geocode_key = "THE_GOOGLE_API_KEY"
   # use yahoo and google, if they both fail, use wunderground
   Barometer.config = { 1 => [:yahoo, :google], 2 => :wunderground }
 
   barometer = Barometer.new("Paris")
   weather = barometer.measure