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Google Earth 4 beta

The original Google Earth already served up breathtaking, fly-by views of the planet as well as driving directions and business listings. The changes to this beta update of this nifty, free app improve its navigation and provide even more customization features that you won't find elsewhere. Not only can you...

Tags: Google Earth, Google Inc., Google Earth 4 Beta, Google Earth 4

Product reviews 2006-06-13

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Google Chrome version 3 released

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Tags: Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Google Chrome, Chrome, Google Inc.

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Is IE8 really fat and slow?

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Discussion threads 2009-03-26

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Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Nokia Corp., Mobile, Google Earth, SugarCRM, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Smb/Sme, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing

Blog posts 2009-02-03

News to know: Ubuntu; Microhoo; IT scapegoats; XP; Google

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Tags: Ubuntu, Google Inc., Information Technology, Apple Inc., SOA, Microsoft Corp., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Phishing, Help Desk, Podcasts, Web Services, Microsoft Windows XP, Middleware, Call Centers, Enterprise Software, Software, Operating Systems, Security, Spam And Phishing, It Operations, Internet, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-04-28

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Tags: pragmatism, standards, Web browser

Discussion threads 2008-03-20

Apple updates Safari to 3.1; adds support for HTML 5

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Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Safari, HTML 5, Apple Inc., operating system, WebKit, Help System, kernel, Web browser, HTML

Discussion threads 2008-03-18

Vista scare stories distort the real picture

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Yes IE7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

Discussion threads 2007-08-06

Safari on Windows? The real reason behind the new release.

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Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Web browsers, Microsoft Windows, Apple QuickTime, Apple Safari, Apple iPhone, Mozilla Firefox

Discussion threads 2007-06-12

Review: Safari for Windows (what took so long?)

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Tags: Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Safari, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser

Discussion threads 2007-06-11

The gag is off: Samba's Allison talks turkey on Microsoft-Novell deal

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Tags: OPEN SOURCE, source world, MCS, Samba, Allison, GPL, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-12-30

Microsoft sends out final test version of Vista

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Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, final test version, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-10-06

Google SketchUp released for Mac OS X

When Google acquired @Last Software on 14 March 2006 I got excited about the prospect of having a tidy little application to design all the house projects that I have planned for the summer. Needless to say, I was a little bummed out when I found out that the company's...

Tags: Google Inc., Apple Macintosh, KML, SketchUp

Blog posts 2006-06-13

Google Earth zooms in

Google Earth zooms inSweet!Wow, I just installed the beta for Linux(it's native, thankfully), and it knocks the socks off that stodgy old TerraServer! Those aerial shots and animations are flippin' sweet! I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take a virtual tour of the world. Two thumbs up...

Tags: Linux, Broadband Internet, local.live.com, axe, Osama bin Laden, Google Inc., Google Earth

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

Google Earth beta 4 released

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Tags: Google Earth, Google Earth beta 4, Google Earth Beta, Terraserver, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-06-12

Google Earth beta 4 released

A new, sexier, sketchup integrated version of Google Earth was released today -- looks great! At first I was having trouble figuring out how to change the camera angle, but I eventually realized there are navigation tools in the upper right corner of the screen. To me, the...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Earth

Blog posts 2006-06-12

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Tags: E-mail providers, Groupware, Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-03-31

Google Earth for OS X in the wild

Leave it to the creative kids out there. If there's a new application floating around in a software publisher's R&D department, they'll find it and release it in no time. That appears to be what happened with the much aniticipated Mac OS X version of Google Earth. ...

Tags: Mac OS X version, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Macintosh, Google Earth

Blog posts 2005-12-13

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Tags: Microsoft Excel, Operating systems, Even Microsoft, computer, grid computing, supercomputer, Wintel, cluster, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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Still awaiting Microsoft's search entry

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Tags: Linux, SEARCH, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., MSN

Discussion threads 2004-11-10