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Fords may soon have more Windows

One can look at this move in a few ways. Here’s the move: Ford Motor Co. and Microsoft are rumored to announce a new version of Windows called “Windows Automotive” to run inside of Ford Vehicles. The new “Sync” software package will bring drivers hands-free cell phone use, downloading music, and possibly check e-mail. The [...]

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Sun, December 31 2006 » tech » Comments Off

System of the Lego- Chop Suey

Here’s a cool Lego video taking on System of the Down’s Chop Suey.  Not the best Lego stop-motion I’ve seen, but defiantly a cool choice in music.

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Sun, December 31 2006 » Video » Comments Off

Costco uses Zune box as table for iPods (pic)

Here’s a classic that needs no explaination:

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Sun, December 31 2006 » tech » Comments Off

Yellow Bird Merlot – 2004 (1/5)

This could quite possibly be the worst wine I’ve ever tasted. Usually there is not an alcohol taste in the glass when you’re sipping a red wine…not in this case. When I first tasted this I felt a need to glance back and see if there was anything wrong with the bottle…not in that case [...]

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Sat, December 30 2006 » Reviews, wines » Comments Off

Why your IT Department will not upgrade to Vista…yet

The version of Windows Vista for businesses has been out for about a month now. But industry analysts are saying that IT departments are not ready to upgrade to the new OS.  There are a number of problems why this is happening, but it’s not the OS itself. For one, Microsoft is not releasing patches [...]

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Sat, December 30 2006 » tech » Comments Off