Steve points out an interesting little open source app for Windows that allows you open programs using the keyboard by typing in the name of your application of choice. This is a far cry from what I have been hoping for which is someone to replicate QuickSilver (currently Mac only) for Windows so that you
Loki becomes friendlier
In light of the poll results over at SlashGeo I will continue on with my day of Mac posts. So the folks building the Loki wifi positioning system rolled out a Mac version of their toolbar this week along with one for mobile devices. I enjoyed playing with it when I was running Windows and
3D Windows apps coming to Mac
For those of you who have been switching over to the Mac, but are tired of booting into Windows whenever you want to run anything graphics ‘heavy’ from Windows Live 3D to the latest first person shooter, a solution is on the horizon. Parallels, the virtualization software, has announced their 3.0 upgrade which may hit
MapInfo 9.0
If you head over to the MapInfo.com homepage you will be greeted by a splash screen stating that the MapInfo acquisition by Pitney Bowes is complete and that the new name will be PB MapInfo, and if you continue on, you can find info on the upcoming June release of MapInfo 9.0, which WILL be
WooHoo…time to play with code
Summer is here, grades are turned in, time to play with the toys. As some of you know we have been waiting anxiously for ArcGIS Engine 9.2 to upgrade some projects for the day jobs and try out some of the new bells and whistles. Since they pushed Engine into a new EDN package for
Thoughtex, map your mind
My recent return to the Mac after about a decade of using only Windows, thanks to work, was based on several reasons from quality of hardware (and the switch to intel) to moving back to an interface I am happy with. One of those reasons in the middle was the great set of specific tools
CrossOver Mac – run your Windows apps without Windows
The folks over at Codeweaver have announced a commercial version of WINE (WINE Is Not an Emulator) that allows you to run CERTAIN Windows software without booting into Windows or running a virtual machine, almost natively in Mac or Linux. A great idea, but the software list isn’t necessarily long. Yeah, this should go on
MacBreak revisits Google Sketchup
The MacBreak video podcast has another quick episode on Google Skethup, though not in relation to Google Earth this time. Pretty interesting as is anything SketchUp related. Head over and check it out. The TWiT Netcast Network with Leo Laporte
Autodesk Student Design Fest
Autodesk is doing something pretty cool for students. They have developed a community site that not only allows students to download quit a bit of their software, but also offers a social networking component with a Digg style ranking system for posts on the site. I signed up as a Gaming & Animation student since
Quick overview of Google Sketchup
Episode 32 of MacBreak gives a nice video overview of how to use Google Sketchup in conjunction with Google Earth. While they demo it on a Mac, it works the same on Windows. It is a great activity to for fun and work. Keep an eye on VSTV in January or February to see an
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