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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

LX-Prize: 80 MPG '87 Mustang with 400 HP

Dan... Looks like you should have kept the Mustang LX.. :-)

 
 

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via Autoblog by Alex Nunez on 7/2/08

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Doug Pelmar's 1987 Ford Mustang LX Coupe might have just become our favorite X-Prize competitor. How come? Well, first off, LX Coupes are awesome to begin with, but Mr. Pelmar's is even more special. Rather than neuter his 'Stang in the name of high efficiency, he's gone and created something that should contend in the X-Prize's "Mainstream" category, but would also be right at home on the pages of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords. The car's engine runs on E85 for emissions purposes and has several modifications that Mr. Pelmar designed (mostly electronics, it seems) allowing it to run much more efficiently -- to the tune of 80 miles per gallon -- while producing 400 horsepower and 500 lb-ft of torque. He admits that he could squeeze more MPGs out if he dialed back the power some, but where's the fun in that? 80 MPG and 400 horses in a Fox body seems like a completely reasonable compromise to us. Oh, and MM&FF? You need to call this guy.

[Source: Mustang Evolution]

 

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This Film Will Be Back, Strike or No Strike - NYTimes.com

This Film Will Be Back, Strike or No Strike - NYTimes.com
Terminator IV ....

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

p p p powerbook!

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

This had to have been one of the funniest pranks to an Ebay scammer I have ever seen!

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

HP Officejet 6310 wired ethernet printer at Newegg = $119.99

Newegg.com - HP Officejet 6310 Q8061A Up to 30 ppm Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi InkJet MFC / All-In-One Color Printer - Printer - Inkjet Printers
Daus, this is basically my printer minus the color LCD (model 7310). This is the best printer I've ever owned. For $119.99, you'll be rocking and rolling on your network.

Neweggmall.com

Neweggmall.com
Newegg... mall ?!! This ought to give Amazon.com some competition!

Make Vista Use Multiple Cores to Speed Boot Time [Windows Vista Tip]

For the Vista fans in the house..

 
 

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via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on 6/24/08

boot_option.jpgWindows Vista tip: The Hackosis blog points out that Windows Vista uses only one CPU to boot itself by default, regardless of whatever dual- or quad-core hardware you're using. Enabling multi-core boot might save you a bit of time, and the fix is pretty simple. Run msconfig from the Start Search box (or after hitting Win+R), then head to the "Boot" tab, check "Number of processors," and change the drop-down box to fit your processor. I haven't tested this myself, but given how long it takes Vista to gear up to running speed on my dual-core box, it probably couldn't hurt, either. Let us know if you see any gains in the comments.



 
 

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Hawking Technology 300N Dish Network Adapter - MrMick - Maximum PC

Hawking Technology 300N Dish Network Adapter - MrMick - Maximum PC
How cool is this for your computer desk??!

Linksys WGA54G - Wireless printing?

So I have this Linksys WGA54g that has been sitting around that was meant for the XBOX (Dan...my subscription expired on XBOX). Anyway, since all my friends have moved to the XBOX 360, I was thinking about using this to wirelessly attach a laser printer with an ethernet port to the network. Even though this is used for "gaming" purposes, do you think I could get this to attach to my home network? I don't see the difference between the WGA54G and Linksys WET54G Wireless-G Ethernet Bridge other than one is meant for "gaming". What do you think?

802.11n Gains Traction - Here's What You Need to Know

802.11n Gains Traction - Here's What You Need to Know

First Flight for the Google Lunar X PRIZE - TFOT

First Flight for the Google Lunar X PRIZE - TFOT

D-Link introduces DIR-628 sub-$100 5GHz-capable 802.11n router - Engadget

D-Link introduces DIR-628 sub-$100 5GHz-capable 802.11n router - Engadget: "DIR-628"
I just bought this from BestBuy.com for $79.99. Dual-Band 5GHz 802.11N ?!! For $79.99?!! I'll take it (to go with my $19.99 Wireless-N PC Card!)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Prime Rib Slices

Prime Rib Slices
These are so darn good. They are pre-cooked, so it takes about 5 minutes in my toaster over, set to Broil, to cook these. Highly recommended!!

Dan's 3.2GHz Quad-Core - OH THOSE LIGHTS!!


Here's a picture of my 3.2GHz Quad-Core overclocked (from 2.4GHz) monster! Two 74GB 10,000rpm Raptors in Raid 0, One 750GB storage drive, two 750GB eSATA external drives for backups, 4GB DDR2-800MHz RAM, HDTV Tuner with PVR capabilities, nVidia 8800GTS video card, MSI nVidia 750i Motherboard, two DVD-RW burners, extra USB expansion card, a PC Power & Cooling 750watt PSU, and a partridge in a pear tree! By the way, the lighting effects are thanks to two blacklights, and those two big blue cathodes are called "Liquid Neon" and have a lightning look to them.

Our Wedding Registry is Complete after 6 HOURS of crazy shopping!

SANDRA FUMEI AND DANIEL EHRLICH's Macy's Registry on WeddingChannel.com
It's DONE!!! My entire Saturday was spent on our gift registry!!! Let me know what you think. Unfortunately, I couldn't register for a Playstation 3 at Macy's!!!!! Daus, is that a good vacuum that we picked out??