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Google Earth and SELinux

Having problems getting Google Earth to run under SELinux? Here’s how I got my Google Earth to work without disabling SELinux.

June 23rd, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Linux, Tech | no comments

Browsing the web can be a quiet experience. Except for the odd Flash based video, web pages are typically quiet and don’t have any sounds associated with them.
The new W3C HTML 5 specification introduced a new audio tag which finally allows web pages to play sounds natively without having to resort to plugins such Flash [...]

May 18th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Tech | no comments

Fredericton in 3D – Google Earth

Fredericton, New Brunswick has been featured as a Google Earth Cities in 3D success story.
In January 2010 over 100 3D representations of buildings were added to Google Earth. These models are photo-textured and have quite a bit of detail in them.

The City of Fredericton in collaboration with the nearby Canadian Forces Base Gagetown’s Army Learning [...]

April 16th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Fredericton, Mapping, Tech | no comments

Android Fragmentation : Can it be prevented?

The Android mobile platform has a lot going for it. It has a large mind share thanks in part to its huge backer, Google. Android also has something that Apple’s iPhone platform lacks: Diversity in devices and vendors.
The Open Handset Alliance which backs the Android platform consists of 65 members from various parts of the [...]

April 13th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Android, Tech | no comments

Research In Motion buys QNX

Research in Motion makers of the ever popular Blackberry has announced that it has purchased QNX Software Systems from Harman international.
QNX which is based in Ottawa, Ontario was formed in 1980 and is a leading provider of embedded systems. QNX has a very strong real-time operating system (RTOS) and has especially been a strong player [...]

April 12th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Business, Tech | no comments

Will Internet Explorer 9 provide some browser competition?

Will Internet Explorer 9 finally pose a challenge to the technically superior upstart web browsers from Google, Mozilla and Apple?
Microsoft recently revealed a platform preview of its upcoming Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) web browser at its MIX10 conference. The preview browser is far from complete with a lot of the user interface components such as [...]

March 26th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Tech | no comments

Canada finally get Android paid apps and the Nexus One

After a long wait, Canadian can fully get aboard the Google Android train. Google has announced that Canada will get paid apps and that the Nexus One is available on Rogers in Canada as well as also being available on AT&T’s network. The Nexus One is available in Canada for $529 USD from http://www.google.com/phone, As [...]

March 16th, 2010 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Android, Tech | no comments

Google Maps Labs – mapping experiments

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 Posted by Danny D'Amours | Mapping, Tech | no comments