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- iTrain, an NYC Subway guide on the iPhone
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Cool tools, Tips and tricks, iPhone
Reader Roger Kenny tipped us off to his cool site for iPhone-using New York Subway travelers. We've seen iPhone subway maps for New York before, and of course Google Maps is always available on the iPhone, but Roger's site goes even further. Not only can you see maps of the lines (via links to the MTA's website) and get directions (via HopStop), but he's also put together an RSS reader that will scroll subway alerts, and other news sites, across the top of your iPhone. If you spend any amount of time navigating New York's subways, it's definitely worth a bookmark.
I wish we had something like it for Chicago. Yes, our El stops (although, strangely enough, while I was writing this story it occurs to me that everyone in Chicago actually calls it "the train"-- I haven't heard it called the El since I moved here) are on Google Maps, but has anyone seen an iPhone "transit portal" for the Windy City? If so, toss it in the comments below, and those of us with big shoulders will thank you.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/01/itrain-an-nyc-subway-guide-on-the-iphone/#comments - Getting ready for the next Big Cat
Filed under: OS, Peripherals, Apple, Leopard
Happy 1st October, TUAW readers! Whilst not a particularly notable date (unless you're my brother, in which case Happy Birthday!) it does in fact signal the countdown to the next release of Mac OS X: 10.5 Leopard - due at some stage in the next 31 days. If you've been living away from Apple civilization for the last 18 months, you'll want to head over to Apple's Leopard features pages, and check out what we can look forward to with the release. But what can we do in the interim, whilst we sit and wait for Steve to announce a launch date? Here's four things to bear in mind to whet the appetite (and potentially empty the wallet) in advance of the Leopard launch.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/01/getting-ready-for-the-next-big-cat/#comments - iGmail - Gmail iPhonified
Filed under: Software, Open Source, iPhone
Merlin Mann has been positing that at some point Google and Apple will (or at least should) join forces to bring the power of Google's online apps (Gmail, Docs, etc) to the iPhone. While of course you can access your Gmail account on an iPhone through the mobile interface (which was recently improved), it's a decidedly un-iPhone experience.
Enter iGmail - an Ruby on Rails application with a name that will almost certainly be forced to change by Google's lawyers.
iGmail is a simple view on your Gmail inbox, formatted to match the iPhone's native applications. You can try it yourself directly using their demo installation, however keep in mind that you're giving your Google ID and password to a third party.
iGmail is very pretty, but is definitely missing a lot of important features. For example, the current Todo list from the developer includes adding support for starring / unstarring messages, managing labels and contacts, and composing messages using JKeyboard.
Being that this is a Ruby on Rails application, to run it yourself you're going to need a web server that can run Ruby applications. For some people this will be a show-stopper, but if that's the case maybe you can seek out a friend with server space that is willing to let you access your email on the go using this method.
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http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/01/igmail-gmail-iphonified/#comments - Adobe Media Player Beta now available
Filed under: Software, Internet Tools
Adobe has released a beta of their Adobe Media Player. This media player is aimed at helping you consume, and find, online video. The app requires the AIR runtime on your Mac, though the install is painless.
Adobe is touting this as a lightweight, cross platform video player though if the performance on my MacBook (2 Ghz Core Duo, 2 gigs of RAM) is any indication this player is pretty much dead on arrival. The transitions are choppy, the response time is laggy, and as such the application is useless on my Mac (your mileage may vary). Let's hope this gets cleared up before this app leaves beta, but until then I'll continue using Miro for my video blog consuming.
You can download a copy of the beta from Adobe Labs, and it is free.Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsКомментарии к сообщению:
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