Author: Aaron Zollo

Google Earth Comes To iPhone an iPod Touch

Oct 27, 2008 | |

 

  Now you can have the world in your pocket.  Google has just released Google Earth for the iPhone and iPod touch.  All the goodness of the full version is available on the app store and with the iPhone and iPod touch you can tilt it to adjust your view.  You can browse geo-tagged photos and grab locations from wikipedia articles.  It’s a nice little tool for all of us to find locations and look about the world when we have nothing else to do or are curious about what the world has to offer.

 

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Apple Not Quite Fully Green Yet With iPhone USB Adapter

Oct 26, 2008 | |

 

  Apple has been on a "Green" initiative lately and has been doing a decent job.  It appears one area they could use some help in, is with whoever is shipping the replacement USB adapters back to customers who replaced them via the mail.  The recent recall of the iPhone’s power adapter could be replaced in-store or via mail, but those who used snail mail have been receiving boxes that are many, many times larger than what they need to be.  There seems to be a little disconnect going on between parts of the company, but chances are, Apple is not even shipping the replacements themselves. 

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Get Chinese Censored Internet In The US or Abroad Via Plugin

Oct 26, 2008 | |

 

  If you want to experience what living under a communist regime who controls everything is like, then this plugin is for you.  The China Channel Firefox Add-On is there to raise awareness of what China censors from its occupants.  The add-on, once enabled gives you the censorship of the Chinese internet experience provided by Chinese Ministry of Information Industry.  Hopefully this makes you understand why communism is not a good thing and also makes you appreciate your freedom here in the United States or abroad.  

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Netflix Streaming Finally Comes To Mac

Oct 26, 2008 | |

 

  Netflix has long allowed its PC users to stream their online selection via Windows and soon the Xbox 360.  The same has not held true for the Mac as we thought Netflix would eternally neglect the ability.  Now you can finally watch the streaming video on your Mac, but that comes with an ironic catch.  Netflix has decided to stream via Microsoft’s competitor to flash, Silverlight.  Silverlight is a very capable platform and was used by NBC during the Bejing Olympics.  Since then, NBC has dumped Silverlight in favor of its traditional flavor of Flash. 

 

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