Isaiah's Tech

This is my 150th post, even though it seems like i just finished writing my 100th post yesterday. Remember the one with Megan Fox? I've also recently got my 1000th view, which got me excited. Even though at least half of my views are from my friends, it's still an accomplishment. Anyways, let's kick it off with some more Miro.

I downloaded Miro this morning in the library and it looks like it's a pretty good service. It works kind of like the iTunes Store, where you can download stuff like Podcasts. The UI is very easy to navigate, even for a first-time Miro user, like myself. You have your left sidebar, which has a bunch of options and your feed headers. Unfortunately, since i don't live in the United States, i can't get any shows (like 'The Office' and 'Family Guy') on my Miro because its streamed off of Hulu. And for me, Hotspot Shield isn't working anymore, so i need to find a new alternative work-around. The quality of the video in Miro is excellent. But, i still think that the HD aspect of it could be improved. I've only watched a couple of videos, so far. Stuff from Onion News and some HD GeekBrief, mainly. I suggest that you try it out for yourselves, it's a decent piece of software and will only improve. Update: I've just gotten my third "Not Responding" message. It seems to occur after the video is finished playing or when i try to close the program.

Mozilla has released a pre-alpha version of their "Fennec" browser to HTC Touch Pro phones and to almost every Windows Mobile phone. It may be running slow and it may be buggy, but that's because it is a pre-alpha version. The Mozilla team has mentioned that they've pulled a lot of its features, including: plug-ins, soft keyboard input, and program or add-on updating. It's free, so if you want to take a risk and try Fennec out, then go right ahead.

Nathan Smith, a Los Angeles musician, has, supposedly, found treasure from the wreckage of the Spanish barquentine on Google Earth. He approached a couple of experts and they told him that this treasure could be worth up to $3 billion USD. But, get this. It may be on someone else's property. This case is actually headed to court, to see who gets the first cracks at this 'treasure'. No one knows for sure if there is treasure because, as of right now, no one has taken the time to dig it up. The court will settle who gets "first dibs" on the treasure.

In October, the Apple MacBook Pro's got the 45nm Penryn processors as an upgrade. Another source is saying that the new MacBook Pro's will have the Core i7 32nm processors in Q4 of this year. The 32nm processor is said to have a 22% performance increase boost over the current 45nm models. The Core i7 processors are part of Intel's Nehalem family.

If you're going to take a flight soon, take the Southwest Airlines. If you're lucky enough, you will get the plane equipped with free Wi-Fi. It will only be free for a while, since it is in beta. The guy in the picture looks like he's using his laptop in an uncomfortable manner. Personally, i don't do that. He should have just pulled the tray out, but i guess he's unique.

Miro 2.0 Download Link: http://www.getmiro.com/download/for-windows/
Miro Logo picture: http://jimmac.musichall.cz/log/?cat=11
Mozilla Fennec (and picture): http://lifehacker.com/5151355/firefox-mobile-available-for-htc-touch-pro-windows-mobile-phones
Man Claims Treasure on Google Earth: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10161265-71.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Core i7's On The MacBook Pro In Q4: http://www.macrumors.com/2009/02/11/core-i7-nehalem-based-macbook-pros-possible-in-q4-2009/
Free Wi-Fi on Southwest Airlines (and picture): http://i.gizmodo.com/5151340/southwest-airlines-in+flight-wi+fi-free-while-in-beta

If you use signatures in Gmail, this may be useful to you. I, on the other hand, do not, so this is just for my many few viewers out there. If you go into your Gmail Labs, you may notice a new option called "Location in Signature." This Labs feature will do exactly what it says it will do. If you have signatures, it will display your location (in the signature portion of the e-mail) from where ever you sent the e-mail from. "It'll use your public IP address to determine your location, so it may not always be that accurate." I don't send too many emails nor do i use signatures, so this isn't a big deal to me.

In the midst of the recession, gadgets like this still manage to be released. The SMART Multitouch table is aimed at children. This $8000 USD table comes with 6 applications fresh out of the box. Teachers will be able to customize whatever they need to and will be able to save information on a USB bracelet.

Today marks the first time i've ever heard of Miro. I will be testing it out after this blog post, to see what all of the hype is about. "Miro 2.0 is a desktop video player that also tries to be your video library, as well as a web browser for online video and podcasts." It plays almost every video format and you can also stream from sites like Hulu. You will also be able to download torrents using this software. Me, being a newbie with this software, will probably have read the "Miro Guide." The focus for Miro 2.0 looks like it's the HD video component of it. "You can find a fine selection of HD vidcasts and a podcast directory on Miro's companion site." If there's an HD video you want off YouTube, you can use Miro to download them. Below is a video about Miro.



Adding Location To Your Signature In Gmail (and picture): http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-in-labs-add-your-location-to-your.html
SMART Multitouch Table (and picture): http://i.gizmodo.com/5151144/smart-educational-multitouch-table-will-learn-yer-kids-real-good
Miro 2.0 (picture and video): http://mashable.com/2009/02/10/miro-20-hd-video/