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I just completed a write-up for class that summarizes a couple of articles on online mapping applications. While doing my research, I found that while information on the subject was plentiful, the amount that was easily available was few & far between, so I'm posting it here in hopes that it may help someone in the future. It's a quick overview of what goes into an online mapping application and a look at how companies are starting to ditch Google Maps in favor of open source alternatives like OpenLayers.

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Notebooks Toshiba Satellite X205-SLI4 @ HotHardware Motherboards Tyan Tempest i5400XT @ Phoronix Displays Gateway XHD3000 30-inch Wide-Screen @ TechGage Alphacool External 240x128 LCD-Display @ XtremeComputing Storage Corsair 32GB Flash Voyager @ 3DGameMan Honeywell SecuraDrive 80GB USB 1.8-Inch Pocket Drive @ BenchmarkReviews Honeywell 80GB SecuraDrive @ ASE Labs Etc. Nexus Hush Kit Review @ Techwarelabs LG VX5400 @ DigitalTrends Razer Mako THX 2.1 Speaker System @ Futurelooks

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Monday, 10 March 2008
PCs GMC Noblesse AVC S-7 Home Theatre PC @ TechwareLabs Video Cards GIGABYTE GV-RX387512H HD3870 512MB Crossfire @ Motherboards.org Sapphire Radeon HD 3870 X2 @ TweakTown Vvikoo 9600GT 512MB 2 XSReviews RAM OCZ Reaper HPC PC2-9200 @ DVHardware A-Data Vitesta DDR3-1600X CL7 PC3-12800 @ BenchmarkReviews Power FSP FX700 FX-Epsilon @ HardwareLogic Huntkey Green Star 450W @ HardwareSecrets StarTech.com WattSmart 650W @ HardwareSecrets Cases Cooler Master Cosmos S @ 3DGameMan Mountain Mods H2gO Aluminum Cube @ OCIA Lian Li PC-A77 Full Tower @ ThinkComputers Sigma Luna Type W @ VirtualHideout Etc. Nyko Charger Grip Lite @ OCModShop BlueLounge CableYoYo POP @ OverclockersOnline iPhone Ultra Clear Screen Protector @ OCIA Canon PowerShot A590 IS @ DigitalTrends ASUS VW222 22-inch Wide-Screen @ TechGage StealthSurfer Portable Privacy and Internet Security Device @ Futurelooks Ultra Dual-Computer 7-Port USB2.0 Hub @ Tweaknews Kingston DataTraveler 400 USB Flash Drive @ LegitReviews Auras TwinW (SMF-660) CPU Cooler @ TweakTown Maximo iMetal iP-HS1 & iP-HS2 Headsets for iPhone Users @ LegitReviews

Going native, and staying that way

CPU/Chipset
Written by t-readyroc
Friday, 07 March 2008
It might not be kicking the teeth out of Intel's rival architecture, but AMD apparently sees no reason to change horses mid-strream. "We were surprised to learn that despite the rumors going around, AMD's eight-core CPU is actually a native one. AMD can do native octa-core just as well as Intel can with its Nehalem, and the codename for this eight-core monster is Montreal."

Intel: ray-tracing FTW! nVidia: whoa there; hold on a sec

Interesting
Written by t-readyroc
Friday, 07 March 2008
Speaking of 3D engines, Ryan over at PCPerspective sat down with nVidia's chief scientist to discuss the ray-tracing vs rasterization debate that's seen some increased action lately (Larrabee, anyone?). Needless to say, nVidia takes a bit of a different stance than Intel on ray-tracing being the "future" of gaming rendering. "A hybrid renderer can parsimoniously choose the best of multiple techniques, to produce the best quality images quickly. By the way, that is how the 'gold standard' of picture making—film rendering—works."

MS Excel as a 3D game engine?

Interesting
Written by t-readyroc
Friday, 07 March 2008
Anyone else not know you could do this with Excel? Craziness. It's a bit dry & very detailed, so if you want the quick 'n dirty, hit the YouTube vid on p3. "In this article I will demonstrate Excel's arithmetical facilities, the embedded rendering subsystems (there are two of them!) and the revolutionary approach which might just cause a paradigm shift."

Teh intarwebs are getting BIGGER!

Interesting
Written by t-readyroc
Friday, 07 March 2008
33 million more domains added last year alone. Where are those guys down at the root servers hiding 'em all? "Total registrations worldwide topped 153 million across all of the top-level domain names, a 27% increase over the same quarter in 2006 and a 5% increase over the third quarter of 2007, according to VeriSign's brief."

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Friday, 07 March 2008
Video Cards ECS GeForce 9600GT Accelero 512MB @ TweakTown Powercolor HD 3650 Xtreme 512 MB @ techPowerUp Motherboards Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 @ Pro-Clockers RAM Patriot Viper PC2-6400XLK 2GB @Virtual-Hideout Input Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 @ HardwareLogic Razer Lycosa Gaming Keyboard @ OCIA Cooling OCZ Cryo-Z Phase Change Cooler @ TweakTown Coolink Chip Chilla Chipset Heatsink @ Techwarelabs Etc. Seagate Barracuda ES.2 1TB Hard Drive @ HotHardware Seventeam ST-420BKV 420W PSU @ HardwareSecrets Saitek Cyborg 5.1 Gaming Headset @ ThinkComputers TRENDnet TEW-637AP Wireless N Access Point @ TechGage

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Thursday, 06 March 2008
Notebooks Apple MacBook Air @ DigitalTrends Video Cards XFX 8400GS 256MB @ Gamepyre Radeon HD 3870 X2 in Crossfire X @ TweakTown RAM Patriot Memory PC2-9200 2GB EP DDR2 @ TweakTown Storage QNAP TS-409 Pro Turbo NAS @ Ninjalane Honeywell SecuraDrive 1.8-inch 80GB USB Hard Drive @ ThinkComputers ATP Electronics ProMax II CompactFlash Card and Reader @ Bigbruin Cooling Arctic Cooling Accelero S1 Rev 2 VGA Cooler @ HardwareLogic Thermaltake V1 CPU Heatsink @ techPowerUp Etc. Antec Nine Hundred Case @ ASE Labs Cooler Master Real Power Pro 750W PSU @ OCIA Samsung SC-HMX10A High Definition Camcorder @ Futurelooks Lapworks Attache Laptop Stand @ PCMechanic

AMD already sampling 45nm chips to major manufacturers

CPU/Chipset
Written by t-readyroc
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
I knew that AMD was showing off their 45nm chips at CeBIT, but I didn't realize they'd already shipped samples. Good news for the beleaguered company, for sure. "Advanced Micro Devices on Tuesday said samples of its first 45-nanometer processors have been shipped to computer manufacturers, and the company is on track to start production in the second half of the year."

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Wednesday, 05 March 2008
Video Cards ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2 CrossFireX Evaluation @ the [H] Power Tagan BZ 1100W @ 3DGameMan PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 860 @ the [H] Etc. The Club PS3 @ TTGamer Yoggie Gatekeeper Pico Security Mini-Computer @ ThinkComputers Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard @ TweakTown OnAir USB HDTV-GT Receiver & DVR for PC @Virtual-Hideout Sony MDR-NC500D Headphones @ DigitalTrends USB AAA Battery Charger with iPod / iPhone Package @ OCIA Cooler Master Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler @ TweakTown SimpleTech 160GB SimpleDrive Portable 2.5 Inch Hard Drive @ Techwarelabs

AMD 780G chipset previews from CeBIT

Previews
Written by t-readyroc
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
It's 780G preview day, & they're hitting my inbox as we speak. I'll post 'em as I find 'em. Reviewers seem to agree that it's a cost-effective energy efficient solution. the TechReport HotHardware TGDaily PCPerspective LegitReviews TechwareLabs Hexus THG Motherboards.org

33-Way Thermal Interface Material Comparison at Benchmark Reviews

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
The thermal roundup bug must be going around. BmR steps in with their version of the huge paste roundup with 33 different types. "Of all the heatsink compounds and thermal pastes made and marketed, they must all only concentrate themselves to deliver the simple function of mating the CPU to the cooler with the highest thermal conductivity possible."

100% passively cooled case build at Metku.net

Cool!
Written by t-readyroc
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
Talk about some heavy-duty heatsinks. Willek over at Metku.net just finished a custom-built completely passively cooled case mod. Thing looks like one big solid block of aluminum, don't it? Crazy.

geekE news: Reviews from the web edition

Reviews
Written by t-readyroc
Tuesday, 04 March 2008
Notetbooks Apple MacBook Air @ DigitalTrends Video Cards Sapphire ATOMIC Radeon HD 3870 X2 @ Hexus NVIDIA Quadro FX1700 512MB @ Phoronix Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HP GeForce 8800 GT @ HotHardware VVIKOO GeForce 9600 GT Turbo @ techPowerUp Motherboards VIA EPIA-SN1800 @ ASE Labs Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS4 DES @ Phoronix RAM Patriot Memory PC2-6400 4GB LL @ TweakTown Audio Altec Lansing inMotion iM414 Zune Docking Station @ hi-techreviews Samsung YP-P2 @ OverclockersOnline Storage Landisk NS347 NAS @ ReviewSpring OCZ Rally2 Turbo 8GB Flash Drive @ OCIA Seagate FreeAgent Pro 1TB External Hard Drive @ Futurelooks Input Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard/Mouse Set @ APHNetworks Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard @ Tweaknews Cases Coolermaster Cosmos S @ Madshrimps Cooler Master COSMOS S @ InsideHW Etc. Noctua NH-U12P Heatpipe CPU Cooler @ Bigbruin GIGABYTE ODIN Pro GE-MK20A-D1 1200w PSU @ TweakTown Targus Grove Convertible Messenger/Backpack @ ThinkComputers

Pidgin 2.4.0 available

Just News
Written by t-readyroc
Monday, 03 March 2008
Pidgin 2.4.0 has been released, & there are a couple of immediately noticable differences. First, the typing input area will now automatically resize/expand to a max of four lines when you're typing. You can't manually drag it to make it bigger anymore. Second, the "person is typing" notification has been changed from a moving keyboard animation in the upper corner of the conversation window to a "person is typing..." pop up directly in the conversation window. It makes it more noticable, but I'm not entirely sure I'm in love with it yet... They've also opened up theming control a bit more. Changelog is here.

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