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iOS 6 Maps
For better or worse, iOS 6 brings a new Maps app. The 3D button offers a cool three-dimensional view of nearby buildings. The feature is much more impressive when browsing around the City. The 3D effect is practically unnoticeable in burbs of Mountain View. I see two big changes in the new Maps app. First,…
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Chinese Google Maps
Today, I recognized the connection between literacy and computer literacy when I reset the default language on a MacBook Pro to 简体ä¸æ–‡. Within the Language & Text settings under System Preferences, a user can select a language for the computer. I had thought that selecting a language other than English would only alter the language…
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Happy Thanksgiving Google
A stuffing recipe that I am attempting calls for 8 ounces of cremini mushrooms. I don’t have a kitchen scale. However, I have three packages of mushrooms. One package lists the weight in pounds and the other two weight in pounds. Instead of grabbing pencil and paper, I grabbed the iPhone: .8 lb + 8…
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Michael Jackson: Google, Bing and WolframAlpha
24 hours after the sudden passing of Michael Jackson, I decided to take a look at how fresh the results were from various search engines. WolframAlpha shows a date of birth and a date of death for former President Ronald WIlson Reagan. For Michael Jackson, WolframAlpha only displays a date of birth. Next, I compared…
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Google Chrome Has Stopped Working
I’ve been using Chrome, Google’s opening act in the browser market. However, I haven’t abandoned my beloved Mac. Instead, I’m running Chrome inside of VMware Fusion and am loving it. The browser is surprisingly responsive, despite my less than optimal configuration. It hasn’t crashed on me yet, but a Google Chrome has stopped working window…
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More iPhone Tips
When EDGE takes way too long to deliver a web page, I turn to Google (again). The Cached link has come in handy on more than one occasion when I got tired of seeing the page loading icon. Click back to the search results page and view the Google cached version. The next best thing…
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The Best Thing About an Apple iPhone is Google
Honestly, I had my doubts about the Apple iPhone: slow data network speeds, no integrated GPS, and high cost. I tried to hold off until Apple released iPhone 2.0, presumably with a 3G chipset and other goodies, but I surrendered to frustration. And, I blame Google for it all. Without a doubt, Google revolutionized the…