>AT&T and RIM caught the smartphone industry somewhat off-guard today. Three important announcements bellowed from the smartphone giant, RIM, today as the new Blackberry 9800, the Torch, was carried forth unto the world. RIM also released Blackberry 6 and a Blackberry 6 SDK for Java today, too. Please hold your applause until the end… While…
Cyber Spy Network with Global Reach Raises Alarms | csmonitor.com
Cyber spy network with global reach raises alarms [Source: Christian Science Monitor] I’m sorry but to me news like our CSM article here is not news. I am not surprised China, whether sanctioned or not, is trying to hack computers globally. And the correct term is “crack” and not “hack.” Hacking involves coding – programming.…
>Boundaries, People, Boundaries!
>Bangladesh-Burma (Myanmar) maritime boundary dispute escalates – Christian Science Monitor Look at the “A.” That is the location of St. Martin’s Island, used as a reference in the article. Now, draw an imagery line southwest (who knows what bearing), and the endpoint of that line ends up being near the bottom of the image. Installing…
Google Earth’s Coolest Addition
I was setting up Google Earth for my lecture/discussion on the Middle East last night and noticed a funny new icon I had not noticed before. In Google Earth, I always click on icons I am unfamiliar with just to see what happens. Maybe not always a good idea. I trust Google explicitly, though ….…
>Yahoo NewsGlobe
>Is this the twilight of Geographic Illiteracy? Eventually, perhaps not with my generation; some of them still go kicking and screaming to the fountain of knowledge and refuse to drink. Perhaps the day is coming, though, when the omnipresence of technology will be so great that one must actually live in a cave not to…
>Google + YouTube = GoogleTube
>GoogleTube – that is my word for what happens when you allow people to geotag their videos. I have been ranting about this for about a month, since classes began. Which is funny, as I had no idea this was in the works at YouTube, as my site visits to YouTube can be counted on…
Foreigners Keep Out! High Tech Mapping Starts to Redefine International Borders
Foreigners Keep Out! High Tech Mapping Starts to Redefine International Borders This is a big deal, now, and into the future. Consider the seas and oceans really represent uncharted territory. I mean, they have been charted, mapped, but only enough to help tell fisherpeople, “Hey, this is your fishing ground; stay away from over there,…
>The Associated Press: GPS Adds Dimension to Online Photos
>The Associated Press: GPS Adds Dimension to Online Photos Hot of the AP wire, this news item is probably old news to many. Geotagging photos I first discovered through Google Earth and Panoramio. I have since discovered another source of geotagged photos at Trekearth.com. These sites are wonderful in being able to examine places around…
Constant Geography 