Sunday, 17 May 2015

Historic Qantas 747-400

Historic Qantas 747-400 makes final journey ...
Qantas Airways lands a 747 at its new home at Illawarra Regional Airport. Picture: James This plane would have to be the centrepiece of the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society!

Historic Qantas 747-400 makes precision touchdown on its final journey:

Google Play Now 50,000

Store up to 50,000 of your own tracks on Google Play ...
Google has now increased the free storage limit from 20,000 to 50,000 songs.

Google Play Music Increases Cloud Storage Limit To 50,000 Songs | TechCrunch:

100 to live & die on Mars

Did you know such a selection was underway ...
It is amazing that more than 200,000 people applied for this mission to Mars!

Meet the 100 people hoping to live and die on Mars | The Verge:

Saturday, 16 May 2015

10 years of Google Maps

And 10 ways it changed the world ...
Popular foodie app Urbanspoon relies heavily on Google Maps.An interesting article about the significance of Google Maps over the last 10 years!

10 years of Google Maps: 10 ways it changed the world:

Stop kicking the robots

Very interesting video from Boston Dynamics ...
You have to watch this video to see what is coming next in the world of robots!

Stop kicking the robots before they start kicking us | The Verge:

Free System Explorer

Download of the Day: System Explorer ...
System ExplorerI have not used this software but it looks good! I generally use Autoruns and Process Explorer from Sysinternals (now part of Microsoft).

Download of the day: System Explorer | TechRadar:

Microsoft Edge - Name & Logo

Microsoft's name and logo for its new browser ...
The name and logo that will become so familiar in the years to come - could it have been more exciting and creative?

Microsoft's new browser has a name only a mother could love | The Verge:

Windows 10 staged delivery

Looks like Windows 10 will be launched progressively ...
Windows 10I think the progressive launch of Windows 10 components is going to cause inexperienced users a lot of concerns! Update files may be very large for those working on wireless Internet plans.

Why Windows 10 may not arrive until spring | TechRadar:

Microsoft Edge browser

Some more information about Microsoft Edge ...
Microsoft EdgeIt is interesting that Microsoft thinks that Extensions could be ported from Firefox and Chrome "with just a few modifications".

Microsoft Edge is the official name of the Windows 10 browser | TechRadar:

Microsoft’s New Browser

So Microsoft's new browser has an actual name ...
2I8A9578Originally called Project Spartan, Microsoft has chosen an actual name for the browser to e launched with Windows 10.

Microsoft’s New Browser Will Be Called Microsoft Edge | TechCrunch: