Monthly Archives: February 2007

Google Maps Local for Mobile

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Administrator

I’ve been playing with Google Maps Mobile (also known as Google Local on Mobile) on my Blackberry 8700g – and it’s outrageously good. Crisp, clear maps just like the web, on which you can annotate locations of interest. Or switch … Continue reading →

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Road to Hana a highway to heaven

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Administrator

Weather’s been dreary in San Jose for the past week: rainy and cold. Quite British. So the CNN story on Hana, Maui certainly caught my eye. I’ve flown a small plane to Maui from Honolulu many times. A few times … Continue reading →

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My MacBook Pro 15″ Arrives

Posted on February 26, 2007 by Administrator

My MacBook Pro 15″ arrived. It’s the standard loaded configuration (2.33 Ghz Core 2 Duo, 2 GB memory, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 256MB graphics card, 120 MB hard drive.) Very pretty packaging, I’m sure there’s an unwrap video on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Flight Simulators and GPS Training

Posted on February 25, 2007 by Administrator

Reality XP’s Flight Line 530XP ($29.95) add-in for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 Microsoft Flight Simulator X Deluxe has GNS430 and G1000-like displays, according to the box. I haven’t tried these yet, but in past versions of MS FS, note that … Continue reading →

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MySQL Performance Tuning Links

Posted on February 24, 2007 by Administrator

YouTube: Jay Pipes, MySQL AB: Performance Tuning Best Practices for MySQL MySQL Proxy

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