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In 1985, AppleMatters carried this story, If the Mac has ever had a bigger fanboy than Bill Gates it is unclear who it was. In the days before the release of the Mac, Microsoft had more people working on software for the Mac than Apple had employees.
Check this for the text of the memo – http://www.scripting.com/specials/gatesLetter/text.html
A new version of Google Earth is released and it contains 4x amount of data it had earlier. Googleblog announced this yesterday.
We got so excited around here about the first anniversary of GoogleEarth that we decided to celebrate a bit early. Beginning today, youcan download a brand new version,Google Earth 4. Running on OS X? Feel the love. Prefer Linux? Ditto.Yes, we’re releasing simultaneously for PC, Mac (universal binary forfull performance on both Intel and PowerPC based Macs) and for thefirst time ever, native support for popular Linux distributions. And weshould say “salut,” “ciao,” “hallo,” and “hola” to our French, Italian,German and Spanish users, because Google Earth is now fully localizedfor those languages in addition to English. This includes a UIlocalized to French, Italian, German, and Spanish, as well as localsearch, driving directions, geo-coding, and unique local informationlayers for those countries.
I remember my blogpost of February,2005 when Google bought Keyhole and started converting it to Google Earth, I was very excited and one of my friend Ankit pointed out that however good it maybe it cant be of any use to people outside US. Here is his comment.
iamGOD Says:
May 2nd, 2005 at 11:49 pmHey Man,
“Keyholeâ€, No use to us, because we are Indians.
Can you fly form Bombay to Kalol…….?
Well KEYHOLE cann’t fly over slums in india and those of kalol.
And BISAG is sleeping ……….. they works only for government….and thiswill take at least 5 (minimum, if they plan) years for government toput all bisag data on web.
5 years.hmmm. Well its done in 1 year and I am happy about that.I can even see my home in new google earth. Below is the image of that.
technorati tags:Google, Earth, Home, Technolgy, Keyhole, BISAG, Release
Few days back Firefox 1.5.0.4 was released and as always I upgraded to the current version expecting nothing new but some security updates making me more secure. But I was pleasantly surprised that this time some memory leaks were fixed. And suddenly even after the huge number of extensions I have installed the response and speed of Firefox has increased or is it just me?
Ubuntu, which has become one of the world’s most popular Linux distributions in recent years, launched its latest version on June 1 following months of intense testing. The new release is titled Ubuntu 6.06 LTS (Long Term Support), and has a specific emphasis on the needs of large organisations with both desktop and server versions.
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS introduces functionality that simplifies common Linux server deployment processes. For system administrators setting up large numbers of web, mail and related servers, Ubuntu 6.06 LTS offers the fastest and most consistent path to deployment, combined with the availability of global commercial support where needed. “Ubuntu has a reputation for working well out of the box on desktops, and we have worked to bring that same ease of deployment and configuration to the server marketplace” said Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project. “Based on our analysis of the ways people were already deploying Ubuntu on servers, we have aimed to streamline their experience while expanding the range of software available to people deploying Ubuntu in the data centre.”
The Ubuntu community is built on the ideas enshrined in the Ubuntu Philosophy: that software should be available free of charge, that software tools should be usable by people in their local language and despite any disabilities, and that people should have the freedom to customise and alter their software in whatever way they see fit.
Apple has activated its previously announced free computer take-back program, offering to recycle old computers for US customers when they buy a new Mac.
While it does not yet offer this service in its other global markets, in the US the company has begun offering a service in which the online and high-street Apple retail stores will recycle old PCs for new Mac buyers, regardless of the manufacturer.
Customers who use the scheme are sent an email with instructions and a label for free shipping and recycling. They just need to pack their kit up and attach the label provided. All equipment received by the program is recycled within the US, the company claims. No hazardous material is shipped overseas.
Apple also claimed its recycling programs have processed more than 21 million pounds of electronics worldwide since 1994. It also subsidises an iPod recycling program across its US retail stores, providing environmentally friendly disposal of any unwanted iPod and a 10 per cent discount on the purchase of a new iPod.
There’s also a free drop-off recycling service for consumers who live close enough to its Cupertino HQ to drop kit off.
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