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Car and Truck Interiors

David — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:29:08 +0000

For background, I just read an article on Pickup Trucks dot Com about the RAM 1500 garnering a top ten rating for its interior. http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2013/04/ram-interior-makes-wardsauto-top-10-list.html#more Some of you who have met me in the different comment boards of sites like this know that I am an Opinionated Driver. In this case, I want to discuss

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In the path of “Frankenstorm”

David — Sat, 27 Oct 2012 20:24:16 +0000

That’s a slight exaggeration as in truth the main point for me is the fact that where I live is in the northern half of the Maryland county now listed as the bulls-eye for Hurricane Sandy. The storm itself will make landfall at Ocean City, Delaware, according to the most recent report I’ve heard and

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A Mac User’s View of Windows 8 and the Touch Screen Environment

David — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 13:58:06 +0000

As a private consultant, I read a number of tech blogs every day. Tech Republic, ZDNet, PCWorld, MacWorld and others. I also tend to follow the discussions that go with many of their articles. I have to admit it amazes me how strongly biased people–supposedly intelligent people–can be against change. With Windows 8 just around

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Why America’s Mid-Sized Pickup Trucks are Dying

David — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:46:12 +0000

Chrysler–or rather Chrysler’s truck line RAM–has ended production of its mid-sized Dakota. Ford has ended production–at least in the U.S.–of its mid-sized Ranger. Other brands are seeing a reduction in sales of their mid-sized models; General Motors’ Canyon/Colorado, Nissan’s Frontier and even Toyota’s Tacoma–though the Japanese brands are absorbing sales that once went to RAM

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Microsoft is upsetting the OEMs

David — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:03:15 +0000

Here’s the problem and why I believe Microsoft has made this commitment. Eleven years ago, Microsoft ‘introduced’ a new computing paradigm by developing a Tablet Edition of Windows, claiming that within 5 years nobody would be computing on a conventional laptop or desktop any more. Now, I’ll grant that it was an optimistic claim at

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The iWork 09 Update and the frustrated Writer’s Wife

The Writer's Wife — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:51:03 +0000

Somewhere along the line, and I think I’ve targeted it as some type of update I received on 07/24/12, my install died. Pages crashed with every attempt to save, Keynote wouldn’t even launch, and I didn’t both trying Numbers. Most of the times in the past I’ve been able to copy from a working install

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Apple needs to get off the Intel processors

David — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:10:48 +0000

The Mac’s mobile-only future — ZDNet I think Apple is headed beyond ARM. I’m sure we all remember that Apple did buy a chip design company and I believe we can all agree that the modified ARM chips in the iPhone/iPad were designed by that group. I think, however, that Apple plans to go a

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“If OEMs aren’t committed to Windows 8…

David — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:25:14 +0000

… where are they to go?” www.zdnet.com I expect Windows 8 to see a massive early-adoption surge (I’ll probably be part of it) followed by a rapid falloff while people go into a wait-and-see stance for reviews and commentary. We both already know that some 50% of current Windows techs hate Metro but we also

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Thoughts on hybrid vehicle technology

David — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:48:40 +0000

In reference to A Pickuptrucks dot com article, noting a new Class 5 truck coming to the US using hybrid technology, I keep observing that so much of today’s automotive hybrid technologies seem intent on re-inventing a 100-year-old wheel. I would say the hybrid system that makes the most sense would be one that uses

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“Bonus”? feature of Mountain Lion

The Writer's Wife — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 13:49:22 +0000

So, while I have yet to experience the beauties of Mountain Lion a complaint has surfaced. After the install of Mac OS X 10.8 on the Fox’s mac I hear rumblings of frustration. “My RSS Feeds are GONE!”. Check Safari? Check Mail.app? Yes, definitely gone. Now, I’ve always known Apple to push the envelope, but

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Mac OS X 10.8 – First Impressions

The Writer's Wife — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 22:19:16 +0000

The writer’s wife here. When I found out that Mountain Lion was going to be released this week, I had a certain level of excitement followed by my usual levels of trepidation that are always tied to a new operating system release. I’ve had issues, which I won’t go into much at this point, for

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Never say ‘never’.

David — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:44:48 +0000

Below is a copy of a comment I made in reply to a different commenter on the ZDNet posting, “Microsoft Surface will be a real iPad rival in the enterprise, say CIOs” (linked here) The commenter stated flat out, “Look, there is no way we are going away from Windows.” This statement is so closed-minded

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Mahindra/Jeep Partnership?

David — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 14:25:29 +0000

Ok, call me crazy–crazy like a fox. There is a market in the U.S. for a compact pickup truck, a Jeep pickup truck and a diesel pickup truck; it seems Mahindra has what we need, but Mahindra is having certification and legal issues in their effort to bring the trucks here. Now, keep in mind

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Woe is the Information Age

David — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:47:03 +0000

Reference article: http://www.personalliberty.com/conservative-politics/civil-liberty/woe-is-the-information-age/#comment-459880 How many people remember the phrase, “Moderation in everything”? Yes, I know; usually this phrase is used for your diet–don’t overeat on any one thing and don’t ignore the other things. Our food pyramid (now our ‘dinner plate’) tries to emphasize this point. But the phrase stands true for everything in our

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Why Black People Make Good Athletes: A Personal Observation

David — Tue, 17 May 2011 03:17:48 +0000

In three words: They Can Breathe! Now, before you go accusing me of any form of prejudice, let me point out a few established facts. Cats with flat faces have breathing problems due to mis-formed nasal passages; a cat with a longer muzzle does not. Dogs with flat faces have breathing problems due to mis-formed

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Snapshot Camera Part II

David — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:50:16 +0000

Looking back at my review of the Nikon Coolpix L-20 I have to say I was quite proud of that camera when I first purchased it. Regretfully, that pride of product failed me within six months when it simply stopped working, consistently acting like the batteries were dying even after installing brand-new alkaline cells. To

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Model Railroad Bug

David — Sat, 14 May 2011 17:31:52 +0000

For a long, long time I’ve been an armchair model railroader. Part of this was due to a lack of space, part due to a perceived lack of time and part due to lack of inspiration; I didn’t know what, who or how to model what I saw in my own mind. Then again, part

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Android army keeps growing as Dell enlists; Will the mobile OS war follow PC history?

David — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:54:23 +0000

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=27310&tag=trunk;content What users want are devices that are easy to use and that do what they want them to. At the moment, only Palm, Apple and Google have really touched that market, though RIM has at least tried with it’s latest versions of the Blackberry; the Curve and the Bold. Up to now, Nokia has

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Photography, Digital and Otherwise

David — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 01:31:25 +0000

I’m not a professional, but I’ve been taking pictures for over 40 years with a very broad array of cameras from an old Argus twin-lens reflex through Instamatic-style with 110 and 127 cartridge films through 35mm point-and-shoot and SLRs. I started shooting digital with an Olympus point-and-shoot, migrating through an Olympus C2100uz semi-pro p&s to

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The best way to learn your home…

David — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:07:18 +0000

… is to tear it down and rebuild it. Ok, that’s not literally true, but it is close. As you are already aware, we had a summertime nor’easter come through late last week and revealed a serious leak in the roof of our living room extension. Speaking with a sub-contractor we know and in tearing

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