Google has recently introduced a new and interesting Labs feature for its popular Google Maps service. In the same fashion as its Google Labs offering, Google Maps Labs allows users to opt-in to beta versions of features currently in development or testing.
By clicking on the little green beaker in the top right hand corner (currently [...]
March 6th, 2010
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Danny D'Amours |
Mapping, Tech |
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Mobile review provided a sneak peak at the soon to be released Nokia RX-51 aka Nokia N900. This new internet tablet / phone which has also been referred to as Rover, is a follow on to their N810 internet tablet which received critical acclaim but remained more of a niche product with out the [...]
August 20th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Nokia N900/N810/N800/770, Tech |
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The Obama administration is making a huge effort to open up gov’t information online. Will Canada follow?
July 15th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Tech |
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I love this YouTube video. Very powerful and well done. It has been online since 2007 but the video gives a great view of why the computers and the web are so powerful. You also can’t help but wonder how much more untapped potential there is to be found.
July 15th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Tech |
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Redhat appears to have killed off its once promising social networking site Mugshot.
May 29th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Linux, Tech |
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Not content to have the dominant position in the data center virtualization market with its VMware Infrastructure products including the widely used ESX, VMWare strikes out on another platform : mobile devices.
Virtualizing mobile devices
VMware MVP(Mobile Virtualization Platform) is a product which allow mobile operating systems to be virtualized. A small piece of code (about 20k) [...]
May 27th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Android, Nokia N900/N810/N800/770, Tech |
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Has the Sun set on MySQL?
Has the sun set on MySQL? I don’t think so. Even after the buyout from Oracle, Sun’s MySQL is still looking up. With a new release coming down the pipes, there is little reason to shy away from MySQL.
After a controversial release of version 5.1 in December 2008, [...]
April 30th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Tech |
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It appears that the effects of the recession are starting to show in the habits of computer buyers.
HP has missed its revenue targets by $3 billion (but hits profit targets).
Apple sales have gone from 50% year over year increases to – 6%
I guess after laying off a lot of staff, companies have a bunch of [...]
February 19th, 2009
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Danny D'Amours |
Business, Tech |
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