[30 Jan 2009 | Comments Off | 339 views]
Google Maps Car Hits a Deer, Records Entire Ordeal on Google Maps

via Gizmodo:

Here’s a sad one: the Google Maps car took out a baby deer, and it recorded the entire process for all Google Maps users to see. For shame, Google Maps car!
As you follow the street view scene down Five Points Road in Rush, NY, you can see the deer run out in front of the car, get hit and then see it on the side of the road before the car pulls over. And that’s the end of the Street View data for Five Points Road.

My question is, they …

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Accidents, Google, Headline, Internet »

[30 Jan 2009 | Comments Off | 339 views]
Google Maps Car Hits a Deer, Records Entire Ordeal on Google Maps

via Gizmodo:

Here’s a sad one: the Google Maps car took out a baby deer, and it recorded the entire process for all Google Maps users to see. For shame, Google Maps car!
As you follow the street view scene down Five Points Road in Rush, NY, you can see the deer run out in front of the car, get hit and then see it on the side of the road before the car pulls over. And that’s the end of the Street View data for Five Points Road.

My question is, they …

Hacking, iPhone »

[16 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | 326 views]
iPhone 3G soft unlock completed

The folks over at the iphone-dev.org site are reporting they have a successful soft unlock for the iPhone 3G baseband. This means no physical modifications, no void warranties, and the freedom to choose whatever carrier you want.
They plan or releasing the unlock on New Year’s Eve (2008). I’ll wait and see how everyone else fairs with it before jumping in with both feet!
The unlock will require iPhone 3Gs that have 2.11.07 baseband or earlier and jailbroken.

Apple, Technology »

[11 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | 423 views]
Apple Firmware Updates for new MacBook and MacBook Pro (late 2008)

So, the grass is always greener. My new MacBook Pro has been having problems resuming from sleep on occasion. It is somehow less annoying then the Windows “Blue Screen of Death”, maybe because Apple is a little more stylish with their error message?

Apple, Technology, iPhone, iPod »

[3 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | 347 views]
New Apple In-Ear Headphones Now Shipping

It seems like Apple is contradicting itself a little more each day, in a good way mind you. I just noticed today on Apple’s home page that they are now shipping their new New Apple In-Ear Headphones for Gen 4 and up iPods (no iPhone). The new headphones feature two separate “high-performance” drivers; a woofer to handle bass and mid-range sounds and a tweeter for high-frequency audio, removable stainless steel mesh caps that protect the components from dust and debris, and probably the most important new soft, silicone ear tips.

Apple, Microsoft, Technology »

[3 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | 328 views]
Windows market share drops below 90%

Computer World has an article that illustrates the shift of clients moving away from the Microsoft Windows platform while Apple’s OS X has gained a considerable amount at %0.66 (8% total market share). And, ccoincidentally, I should be running OS X full-time before the end of today. Woohoo!