another day another dyno run : Motoscope Northallerton

recent run at http://www.motoscope.co.uk/
lots of crazy numbers for other cars, but mine seemed pretty much as expected!

Golf GTI Edition 30 mpg update

314 miles @ 26MPG

apparently Android users are mostly male!

http://www.androidcentral.com/lot-android-users-are-male

Golf GTI Edition 30 mpg update

358 miles @ 30.1MPG and still 20 miles estimated left!
must be driving to slow at the moment lol

From Johns Car Blog

android send contact details to others

I was shocked to discover that this ubiquitous function isnt in Android in any flavour! WTF !

option 1 : get a pad and some paper...
option 2 : create a QR code from your contact to display on phone 1, and using the second phone scan it in!
find out how here...

option 3 : find an app
Of which there dont seem to be many. surprising really. but the best I could find is below, Seems to work well, but still doesnt sent it as a full business card boo.

SendContact $1.00

Dynomaster Android app

I only knew of ADyno (free) up until now but now Ive found :

Dynomaster Android App $4.99

App on cyrket.com

Pictures by one guy with only an Phone.....

Iphone only pics

Underground racing turbo lambos et al

parachute?
9 second 1/4 mile @ 170 mph ?

some really crazy machines....

Underground Racing

Android 1.6 unofficial release for Samsung Galaxy i7500

unofficial but seems like 1.6 is around .......

I7500XEFJB2

from what I know this is a key release to porting to 2.0/2.1 if Samsung dont do it officially.

goasp and mustymod currently working on a version too.

more news later

couple of cool trackday pics from http://www.trackdayphotos.com

some cool pics

white E92 drifting :
http://www.trackdayphotos.com/Mondello_Park_g55-Mondello_Park_OTD4_p90.html

crazy motorbike pic, i dont know whether he'scoming off or very talented...
http://www.trackdayphotos.com/Mondello_Park_g55-Mondello_Park_09_August_2009_p6052.html

Golf GTI Edition 30 in the dark...

arrived at work the other day before 7am , needless to say the lights were off!



10 minutes later, lights came on and I tried to take a 'moody' pic ...

Golf GTI Edition 30 mpg update

336 miles @ 27.5MPG , seems to have gone down a little after the recent v2.2 APR Stage 1 file

the king is dead long live the king! HTC Desire released

Nexus One vs HTC Desire

not until March/April though, I may wait and get a cheapish Nexus....

oh dear Galaxy i7500 may be stuck on 1.5 .......

Im weeping trust me....

Samsung Galaxy Brought Down To Earth, Stuck With Android 1.5?

funny vid

cant remember if I posted this before, an oldy but hilarious NSFW

Feynman diagrams for fun blog post

check out this cool blog post :-)

There are few things more iconic of particle physics than Feynman diagrams. These little figures of squiggly show up prominently on particle physicists’ chalkboards alongside scribbled equations. Here’s a ‘typical’ example from a previous post.

US LHC Blog article

LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH Countach 88 ½ 5000 QV white poster car

the car I used to have on my bedroom wall .....

£100,000



shame I just missed it on pistonheads lol

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/527136.htm

www.carphototutorials.com

www.carphototutorials.com

CarPhotoTutorials.com offers you a monthly tutorial on how to achieve the best possible automotive images as seen on calendars and inside magazines, every image you find on these pages will have detailed Exif data listed, so you can learn from our settings and try to shoot in a similar way.

Edition 30 saves mum from girder (almost))

from
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2849520/Tiny-mum-skips-car-smash-death.html
eeek!

Evo magazine review Golf mk6 R

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evocarreviews/247864/volkswagen_golf_r_road_test.html

Oulton Park trackday Feb 2010

didnt go on track this time, but attended for a few hours

34th Richard Dimbleby Lecture : Shaking Hands with Death

I dont wish to presume to know your biases or opinions but I watched this the other night and was transfixed both by the words (Terry Pratchet) and delivery (Tony Robinson). Its been a long time since i was last captivated in such a way.

the words , the feeling , the sheer passion and story telling delivered a very strong but eloquant message.

Tony speaks at around 8 minutes

"One of the world's most popular authors gives the 34th Richard Dimbleby Lecture from the Royal College of Physicians in London.

Sir Terry Pratchett announced in 2007 that he had been diagnosed with a rare form of early-onset Alzheimer's disease. In his keynote lecture, Shaking Hands with Death, he explores how modern society, confronted with an increasingly older population, many of whom will suffer from incurable illnesses, needs to redefine how it deals with death. "

YouTube linky

Pace |Twin PVR lockup standby wont switch on : how to fix

from
http://www.pace.com/corporate/content/webcontent.asp?nav=products&fullid=TWIN_PVR

heres some info (that I deleted from my comments by mistake by 'Trevor')


PACE TWIN PVR SUPPORT

We have received reports over the last few days where some older Pace Twin boxes have ?stuck? in standby and simply display the clock.

If your box is stuck and is unresponsive to the remote control or front panel buttons, please try the following steps:

Unplug the mains and aerial cables from the Twin box.
Plug in the mains cable only. The box will go through the boot-up process and display 4 dashes (- - - -)
Switch the box out of standby by pressing the on/off key on the front panel. The 4 dashes should then change to a number.
Press the arrow down key until the number 1 is displayed on the front panel.
Plug in the aerial cable.
If the problem is recurring, we suggest ensuring the box is on the BBC1 channel before switching to standby or removing the power from the box.

Please contact customer.service@pace.com for further assistance if required.

Nexus One OTA update with multitouch

Google Goggles: this mobile application will now be available directly on your device by launching it from your All Apps menu. Just use your Nexus One camera to start searching the web
Google Maps: the Maps application with be updated to a new version, Google Maps 3.4, which will include:
* Starred items synchronized with maps.google.com ? access your favorite places from your phone or computer
* Search suggestions from your personal maps.google.com history ? makes it easy to search for places you?ve searched for before
* Night mode in Google Maps Navigation ? automatically changes your screen at night for easier viewing and driving
Pinch-to-zoom functionality: devices will now include a new pinch-to-zoom mechanism in the phone?s Browser, Gallery and Maps applications
3G connectivity: we will provide a general fix to help improve 3G connectivity on some Nexus One phones


ooooooo i may have to get one now lol

Google Chrome Extensions

why leave the comfy browser when you can do most stuff using extensions..

https://chrome.google.com/extensions

of note

gmail checker plus
IE Tab
Google Apps Shortcuts

world domination continues..........