iPhone Tobi on 02 Jan 2009
I was very excited that google street view was announced the same time I bought my iPhone, alas I could not figure out how to use it. Apple’s or Google’s websites offered no help, so it took some google searches to reveal how to do this (comment 3 here). Basically, you have to drop a [...]
Software and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 17 Oct 2008
When I looked at my iGoogle page today I found a short description under each item. Unfortunately that made the paper longer than one screen so I couln’t view all my items w/o scrolling — very inconvenient. Even worse, there was no immediately clear way to restore the original layout. I tried to click on [...]
MS-Windows Platform and Mac OS X Platform and Telecommunications Tobi on 10 Jun 2008
At first glance, Apple’s MobileMe, as previewed at the 2008 WWDC keynote presentation, sounds like an excellent way to stay in sync across multiple platforms. What concerns me is the $99/year fee. It is a much better deal than the .Mac of the past. You get calendar and contact syncing, IMAP e-mail and photo publishing, [...]
Mac OS X Platform and Software Development and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 16 May 2008
Macworld had an interesting article today about the Mac development efforts at Google. Probably most interesting was a link to a Google site dedicated just to Mac software development: Google Mac Developer Playground.
Tips & Tricks and Transportation Tobi on 20 Dec 2007
When computing driving direction all you need is right clicks, keyboard not required. Simply right click on the map and select “Directions to here” or “Directions from here”, then point to your destination/origin and repeat. That’s it.
Technology and Tips & Tricks Tobi on 20 Nov 2007
This just in from MacWorld: Now you can edit the location of your house, business, etc on Google Maps as long as you have an account with Google.