Map the World and Travel From Your Computer (First Class Flyer)

Google Maps

Ever wonder what your town looks like from an aerial view looking downward or a bird’s eye perspective? Ever wonder what a particular street looks like? No need to board any jet to actually fly somewhere.

First Class Flyer Issue 8

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Windows Desktop Gadgets and Widgets (First Class Flyer)

Windows Desktop Gadgets

Mac OS X has a useful feature known as widgets, which add useful gadgets to your dashboard. Gadgets can range anywhere from a simple search bar, to an email notifier, to a full system process monitor. But how can Windows users experience widgets?

First Class Flyer is a weekly series published every Friday comparing two

GIMP vs Paint.NET Image Editing

GIMP Startup

Do you need something to spice up your images? The built in tools in Windows like Microsoft Paint not enough for you? Can’t afford Adobe Photoshop? The two most popular free applications to edit images on Windows would be GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) and Paint.NET, but how do the two compare to each other?…

VirtualBox 3.1.2 vs VMware Player 3.0

VMware Player

Do you want to run multiple operating systems without going through multi-booting? The most popular way to do this would be virtualization. I previously compared the free VirtualBox against the premium VMware Workstation. But VMware also offers a free version of their virtualization product, known as VMware Player. How would these two free products compare …

Blogger vs. WordPress

Blogger

Do you have a blog online (whether its personal, business, etc…) or are you planning on making one? A common question bloggers ask is, “What platform should I use?” Dozens of great hosting solutions are available like TypePad and Blog.com.

The two most popular free services are Blogger (from Pyra Labs acquired by Google) and …