Google Map Maker

First up, let’s get a common misconception out of the way: Google Map Maker is not the My Maps feature in Google Maps. They’re 2 separate things altogether. Now that we’ve cleared that up, what is Google Map Maker? According to the intro page: Google Map Maker allows you to contribute, share and edit map information for certain regions around the world. Sounds generic enough. There must...

We need flash. Too bad.

Steve Job does think he can change the world. I totally respect the way he has marketed iPhone and made it planted into every human being’s mind. If I’d fallen for iPhone too, that would’ve just mean another “Coca-Cola” strategy to me. However, his recent lengthy written speech about going against Flash has made me sour towards them....

Apple has an app for that but you only get to pick

Yesterday, I posted about how applications should decide our OS and not the other way round. While having a wide variety of applications is an excellent approach in promoting an OS, the OS itself should also be able to accomodate everything that it promises....

Which OS should I choose?

This is one of the most common questions asked. In computer’s world, this calls up GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows and MacOSX generally. In mobile phones, Android OS, Windows Mobile and MacOS is the reference. Some have UNIX backends, while others don’t. Some have better user-interfaces (UI), while others have better performance. The big question is, which one should I choose?...