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- Volvo recall due to airbag software problems
- Volvo recall due to airbag software problemsInteresting FactoidFord Motor Company owns Volvo.Of course the airbags are almost certainly made by a supplier, so the question is: Who else has bad ones?Look up AutolivHere is a link to get you going:http://64.233.169.104/search?q=cache:bEEJ5ln-1G4J:www.patentgenius.comI believe (not certain, however) they worked with Mercedes and...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, Volvo
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- Toyota: Hybrids costs to level out
- Toyota: Hybrids costs to level outThe Japenese are putting us to shame here. Why do we have to be thefollowers? And all this talk about it is too expensive. Which car company is most profitable?"Which car company is most profitable?"Probably better off investing in Exxon-Mobil, Chevron, Cheney Snarl, et al.:o)That's...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Corp., airbag, car company, Japenese
- Discussion threads 2007-05-10
- 2006 Toyota RAV4 Sport
- The 2006 RAV4 is aimed at those wanting a competitively priced, economical, lite SUV. With a snappy new exterior and more cargo space than previous RAV4 iterations, the 2006 Sport model succeeds in fulfilling its brief. While the entry-level 2.4-liter Sport offers neither luxury nor any remarkable level of performance,...
- Tags: Performance management, Toyota Motor Corp., RAV4, airbag
- Product reviews 2006-08-01
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- 2009 Nissan GT-R
- Photo gallery:2009 Nissan GT-R It must be Christmas, because a 2009 Nissan GT-R showed up in our garage. Just like how we spent 1973 transfixed by commercials for the Vertibird Rescue Ship toy, we slathered over every specification sheet and photo of the new GT-R since the concept was shown...
- Tags: Games, Digital media, Digital music, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., Corvette Z06, Nissan GT-R
- Product reviews 2008-06-27
- News to know: Microhoo; Adobe; MacBook Air; OLPC; RIAA
- Notable headlines: Microsoft: We'll raise our bid for Yahoo, but can't make up our mind yet. Techmeme Jason O'Grady: Excess thermal paste causing high temps in MacBook Air Ryan Stewart: Adobe Open Screen Project Dan Farber: IBM...
- Tags: TIBCO Software Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Advertisement, RIAA, Apple MacBook, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., One Laptop Per Child Project, 3G, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Professional Development, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-05-01
- Volvo recall due to airbag software problems
- Swedish automaker, Volvo, recalled 65,000 cars due a software problem related to side impact airbags. I spoke with Volvo spokesperson, Maria Bohlin, who told me the problem was discovered by Euro NCAP, a European automotive testing agency, which found the "inflatable curtain deployed milliseconds too late." She added that Volvo...
- Tags: Software, Volvo, Tools & Techniques, Semiconductors, Management, Hardware, Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- Murphy's law, or why WinTel wins
- Murphy's law, or why WinTel winsIn the case of ditching Wintel......you just do it. Buy a naked computer (or if you have an old one lying around, use that), take an inventory of the hardware so you know what drivers you need, use the evil FDISK program to obliterate...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Operating systems, UNIX, Esperanto, Wintel, Murphy, open source, English Language
- Discussion threads 2008-03-05
- Brand jealousy, Scoble has it bad
- The Scobleizer vents his frustration with the Apple Brand Juggernaut in his post today. He seems upset that Mac users are so vehement in defense of Apple products. Well, after years of seeing the Wintel duopoly dominate PC development it's about time a contender is creeping up on it...
- Tags: Brand, Apple Inc., Apple Mac OS X, Scoble, Branding, Marketing, Richard Stiennon
- Blog posts 2007-11-17
- Why Apple doesn't get more of my cash
- Why Apple doesn't get more of my cashVery well saidI can't agree with you more. My fiance runs a Mac. It's nice and all, but it isn't all that great. It does what it's supposed to, but it doesn't really do much of anything better than my...
- Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Digital music, AAC, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, iPod Battery, Apple Inc., WMA
- Discussion threads 2007-08-16
- The secret of levitation
- Several U.K. news sources are reporting today that two Scottish researchers have developed a theory to 'levitate' very small objects. According to The Scotsman, their theory involves what is known as the 'Casimir force.' By reversing the Casimir force so that it repels instead of attracts, their discovery could...
- Tags: Force, Theory, Quantum Corp., Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-08-06
- What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?
- What if car dealerships said "Seat belts? Oh, those'll cost you extra"?Software solutions.Just as a reference,- Your Uninstaller does a good job removing software, including both files and registry entries, even when you receive a Cannot read Install.log error- Avast! by Alwil and AVG are free anti-viruses for home use....
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Seatbelts, belt, antivirus, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-04-12
- Next versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox taking shape
- Microsoft and the Mozilla Foundation are pushing ahead with their respective next versions of their Web browsers. Their methods are different, but many of their priorities are -- at least in theory -- quite similar. The Mozilla Foundation has published to a public wiki a list of...
- Tags: Corporate strategy, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Blog posts 2007-01-11
- 2007 Infiniti G35
- Photo gallery:2007 Infiniti G35With its pronounced front fenders, six-speed manual, and luxury interior, the 2007 Infiniti G35 sport sedan makes us feel like donning black driving gloves and running contraband across Europe. While its driving performance is unquestionable, this car has some really odd quirks in its cabin electronics. We...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, Digital music, Infiniti G35, LCD, G35
- Product reviews 2006-10-26
- 2007 Ford Edge
- Photo gallery:2007 Ford EdgeFord's newest model, the 2007 Ford Edge, marks the second in a new generation of cars from the venerable automaker that can compete in quality with European and Japanese imports. Like the Ford Fusion, the Edge takes build quality up a notch and uses generally nicer cabin...
- Tags: Monitors & displays, DVD, Consumer electronics, Ford Motor Co., FORD EDGE
- Product reviews 2006-10-25
- Holiday PC buyers get Vista upgrade promise
- Holiday PC buyers get Vista upgrade promiseStill don't wan't it...Microsoft Pasta. Still don't want it even if it was free.Beautiful thing...I have mandated all of our MCSE staff go out and purchase new machines capable of running Vista. In order to get full compliance, my rep recommended I dock...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Santa, PC, Microsoft Windows Vista, coupon, Vista upgrade promise
- Discussion threads 2006-10-24
- 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GT 2dr Convertible (3.8L 6cyl 5A)
- If we're being pedantic, the 2007 Eclipse Spyder GT is not really a spyder at all: according to the strict definition, the two prerequisites of automotive arachnids are a midmounted engine and rear-wheel drive. The Eclipse fails on both scores, but we're not ones to split hairs. Whatever it is,...
- Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Mitsubishi Corp., Eclipse, Eclipse Spyder
- Product reviews 2006-10-20
- Highway regulators: Car 'black boxes' can't be secret
- Highway regulators: Car 'black boxes' can't be secretThey said that about governors, too ...... and you can disable those just by buying a third-party engine-management chip. APR, for example, makes chips for Volkswagens and Audis that change the behavior of the engine, making it a bit less conservative less reliable...
- Tags: Insurance, Financial Planning, black box
- Discussion threads 2006-08-22
- To save Net Neutrality, here's why The Torrents must die- and then be reborn
- To save Net Neutrality, here's why The Torrents must die- and then be rebornCompletely missing the pointBitTorrent itself isn't really germane to the network saturation issue. What you're really describing is a direct function of having leaf nodes (such as I'm posting from) being able to [i]source[/i] as...
- Tags: Telephony, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Peer to peer (P2P), VoIP, Torrents, Internet, Torrent, Net Neutrality, network, accident
- Discussion threads 2006-06-24
- Photo: An airbag for motorcyles
- Honda's new motorcycle airbag system has sensors that can determine when a crash is happening.
- Tags: motorcycle, crash, Honda Motor Co., sensor, photograph
- Image galleries 2005-09-08
- Photo: An airbag for motorcyles
- Honda's new motorcycle airbag system has sensors that can determine when a crash is happening.
- Tags: motorcycle, crash, Honda Motor Co., sensor, photograph
- Image galleries 2005-09-08
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