? Let Google Reader Automatically Translate Feeds Into Your Language (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Official Google Reader Blog: Is Your Web Truly World-Wide?

Ever wanted to subscribe to a feed in a language other than one you understand, and have Google automatically machine translate it into your language? Now you can.

Of course, machine translation is usually terrible. I worked in software localization for a few years, where I learned first hand just how far out the idea of usable machine translation is. But hey, it’s better than nothing, and is a nice option for that Chinese or Russian blog you REALLY wish you could read.

I tried this out on the feeds for the Intel Software Network blog in Chinese and Russian, and it seems to work pretty well (as well as Google Translate ever does). Pretty slick.

Posted in: feeds , google , language , linky , localization , reader , translate

? iPhone 2.2 Update Brings Street View, OTA Podcast Downloads (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

New IPhone 2.2: The iPhone OS 2.2 Rumor Round Up

OK, so we all knew that the iPhone 2.2 update was bringing Google Maps Street View and walking directions (about time, too). But Gizmodo says it will also include over-the-air podcast downloads. First I’ve heard of this, but a welcome feature that people like me and Dave Winer have been clamoring for from the beginning.

And it suddenly makes a lot more sense why Apple rejected the “Podcaster” app (which downloads over the air, too) for “duplicating iTunes functionality”. At the time, we scratched our heads, because the iPhone had no such capability.

Posted in: google , iphone , linky , maps , os , podcasting , podcasts , software , streetview , update

? Google Earth Comes to the iPhone (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Oh, sweet! Can’t wait for this one. I’ve played around with Earthscape, but it’s just not quite the same.

Google Earth Comes to the iPhone - iPhone Atlas

the iPhone version replciates much of the desktop application’s core experience, downloading imagery from Google’s servers as the perspective shifts and dotting the map with landmarks, photos, and other information

Update: It’s out, and it’s amazing. The autotilt function is very cool. I’ll never use Earthscape again.

See more on the Official Google Blog and the Google Lat-Long Blog. Get it from the iTunes App Store.

From Google:

With Google Earth for iPhone, you can:

• Tilt your iPhone to adjust your view to see mountainous terrain

• View the Panoramio layer and browse the millions of geo-located photos from around the world
• View geo-located Wikipedia articles
• Use the ‘Location’ feature to fly to your current location
• Search for cities, places and business around the globe with Google Local Search

Here’s a nice video walkthrough:

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? Interview with Jon Ramvi of the Ubuntu Eee Project (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Intel Software Network Blogs » World of Netbooks: Interview with Jon Ramvi of the Ubuntu Eee Project

An email interview I just posted at my place of employment, Intel Software Network, with Jon Ramvi, organizer of the Ubuntu Eee project - the best Linux distribution for the Eee PC netbook that I’ve used so far (and I’ve tried many).

Posted in: interview , jonramvi , linkblog , linky , ubuntu , ubuntueee

? New MacBook and MacBook Pro arrive at Amazon (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

If for some reason you don’t want to order one from Apple, the new 13″ MacBook and 15″ MacBook Pro (the aluminum unibody and glass models) have arrived at Amazon. Those are affiliate links, so if you end up buying from them, I get a small percentage from Amazon that will go towards a cool project I’m working on that will be revealed soon. Much obliged.

Posted in: linkblog , linky , macbook , macbookpro

? The World of Netbooks - an Introduction (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Intel Software Network Blogs » The World of Netbooks - an Introduction: “”

I just posted the first of a series of articles on netbooks, OS choices, and more over at Intel Software Network, my place of employement. If you’re interested in these things, you might want to subscribe to the feed to get the future posts.

Posted in: atom , intel , linky , netbooks

? I Want This on a T-Shirt (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Keep Calm: Broadcasting will resume presently - Boing Boing Gadgets

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? The New MacBook Video (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Apple - The new MacBook - Video

The video shown during the Apple notebook event this morning. Go watch it.

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? Which MacBook are you? (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

Apple - Mac - Which MacBook are you?

Apple’s updated “which one is right for you?” page for the new MacBook and MacBook Pro. Lots of pretty pictures.

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? Last Chance to Submit Your Talk Ideas for Ignite Portland 4 (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

There’s only 1.5 days left to get your Ignite Portland 4 talk idea submissions in. The window officially closes at 12:01 AM Wednesday 10/15 (that’s the hour after 11PM on Tuesday night 10/14, just to be clear). If you’ve got a talk idea you’d like to share on stage at Ignite Portland 4, now is the time to get it in. Last Chance to Submit Your Talk Ideas for IP4! at Ignite Portland.

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? My “Linky” method has drawn a follower (Tiny Screenfuls (JoshB)) by Josh Bancroft

I am going to take Josh Bancroft’s awesome idea to do link blog/commentary on my blog, and I think the symbol he found is awesome, I think we should make it a standard! ☍ This is a Linky - stevienova.com.

Who knows - maybe this weird thing will catch on? I’ve adopted the name “linky” from Steve. That’s what I’m calling these things from now on (I’ve named their category accordingly).

Posted in: linky