Google Instant Previews for Mobile
Google just added this nifty instant preview feature to their mobile searches.
iPad 2 announced and parodied
Here’s the official video from Apple from their March 2 announcement:
And here’s the best parody video that I’ve seen of it so far:
Test RAM on a Mac
If you have new RAM in your Mac or if you are trying to diagnose weird shutdowns and problems, you should consider testing your RAM. An easy way to do so is to follow these instructions from the command-tab article “How to Test RAM Under Mac OS X“.
- Download the memtest_422.zip file and install the program.
- Shut down and then restart the computer holding down Command and S keys.
- When at the prompt, type “memtest all 2” which will test all the memory twice.
This will take several hours to run but should diagnose the tricky problem of bad RAM.
Follow Protests Online
Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera English has a live stream that has the most in-depth coverage of events in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt, Iran:
Tweet Mashup
From the MIBAZAAR Blog, there is a Twitter Mashup of protests:
Here’s a look at Middle East “Protests” on Twitter which are mapped out on Google Maps. This Google Maps Mashup shows the latest tweets from around Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Iran tagged with the respective country names. The map animates thru the latest protest tweets from the region. The tweets are displayed at geotagged location on the map at an interval of 5 seconds.
By selecting the country name on the left of the map (via radio buttons) you can view the tweets from those countries.
Libya Internet Cut – Google Report
The Transparency Report from Google shows that queries from Libya have dropped enormously over the last couple of days. See the chart showing a drop off from the afternoon of February 18, 2011. This is what shutting off the Internet to a country looks like.
