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Which clunkers for which new cars?

I like the Cash for Clunkers program1. It will reduce tail pipe emissions. By a very small amount, but a reduction all the same. The new cars are cleaner.2. It will reduce the amount of oil consumed for transportation. Again, by a minuscule amount, but a reduction none the less.3....

Tags: Cash-for-Clunkers, new car, car, clunker

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'

Head 'em up. Move 'em out. Keep those clunkers rollin'Wow, this is a real tech issue.NOT.Oh come on! :) A tree hugger like you?Doesn't want Congress spending a measly 3 billion dollars to add 10 MPG to a million drivers?Think of all the *gasoline* that won't be burnt!...

Tags: clunker

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Hottest trend in autos? Dumping the old clunker

Hottest trend in autos? Dumping the old clunkerThe 18MPG limit is too lowThat excludes almost all passenger cars. I'd like to upgrade my old car too but alas I did not buy SUV at the time so I am SOL.Its ok but the rules can throw youI have an...

Tags: car, Obama

Discussion threads 2009-07-29

Apple hit parade may have a clunker

Apple hit parade may have a clunkerThe cup is always half emtpy in Ur Eyes ZDnetWithout the Cube, which was a very cool looking computer. I wouldn't have a Mini Mac sitting on my desk. Microsoft may not sell any copies of Vista, because it will have 50 thousand viruses...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Digital media, Digital music, cup, Apple Inc., clunker, phone, Microsoft Corp., Nano

Discussion threads 2005-09-26

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Adobe CTO: Flash in the future

I wish it was Flash in the pastFlash is the antithesis of open platforms. It has made the internet into a cesspool of whiz-bang crap-ola. It adds no value to the sites it is used on and could be replaced with Ajax on almost all.The sooner Flash goes away the...

Tags: AJAX, INTERNET, Microsoft Windows NT, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-17

Less than 24-hours on and a potential Windows 7 Achilles' heel surfaces

3 Words for you...Windows Live Essentials...Saves on bloat?It was nothing to do with that. Microsoft have said that they unbundled a lot of things from the OS build as it allowed for easier and more frequent updates.Good point.I use Hotmail but also use Live Mail on my own machines as...

Tags: Microsoft Outlook, Operating systems, Groupware, E-mail providers, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, Windows Mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Motorola Tundra VA76r (AT&T)

The Tundra Had A lot of Potential. Unfortunately, it Needs Work.PLEASE READ AND DON'T BELIEVE THE HYPE ON THIS PHONE. TRUST ME. This phone has some major issues. Yes, it's durable. But that's about the only good selling point. First off, the ear piece...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, call quality, phone, Tundra, AT&T Corp., battery, Motorola Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

MIT students snap space photos of the earth with $40 Canon A470

Wondering what to do with that old clunker of a digital camera you've got in your drawer? Try taking photos of space with it. Three enterprising MIT students have successfully launched and retrieved a digital camera in order to snap photos of the earth from the upper atmosphere --...

Tags: Earth, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Digital Camera, Photograph, Camera, Canon Inc., Digital Cameras, Digital Photography, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Janice Chen

Blog posts 2009-09-24

Innovate...then wait...and wait

I spoke with the CEO of an American company making state-of-engineering heat pumps. But his company can't get past the federal gatekeepers at the Department of Energy DOE. The Acadia system built and sold by Hallowell International just doesn't fit the old model for HVAC. I blogged...

Tags: Geothermal Energy, Lobbyist, Rebate, Department Of Energy, Acadia, Hallowell International, Quality, Construction, Business Operations, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-27

Snow Leopard: Why students shouldn't care less

NonZealot, 1You've just gone up a notch in my books. Good comment!RE: Snow Leopard: Why students shouldn't care lessIt's obvious that you are happy with that old code clunker Windows that is held together with string and chewing gum so stick with it and have a good day.Apple digs...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Snow Leopard, driver upgrade, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2009-08-27

Packaged software, an accident of history

"government engineered" ????"dysfunctional business model"Sounds like someone is looking for a new "revenue stream"!This sounds suspiciously like the "lease a car" vs "rent a car" debate. Change the looks of the same old clunker to "generate sales" without really improving anything.Feudal Europe had the royalty owning the land and...

Tags: Tools & Techniques, Web Standard, software, accident

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

U.S. hybrid car sales

Is this noteworthy?I was under the assumption that ALL car sales are down, not just the hybrids. Bottom line people are not buying cars before Cash for Clunkers.So one could say "sales are down" on any category of vehicle, whether trucks, SUV, or diesel.I would be curious about hybrid...

Tags: Sales strategy, Sales force management, sales, hybrid car sale, car, hybrid car

Discussion threads 2009-08-20

Confusion over Windows 7 upgrade path

Poor MarketingMicrosoft should have removed 64bit from the chart all together and added a note that you can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit and vice versa.Other than the confusing 64bit chart, this is a non-issue, people are more likely to buy a new computer with 7 then to upgrade an...

Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, 32-bit, Windows 7 upgrade path, Windows 7 Upgrade, Home Premium, computer, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Windows 7 Upgrade Path Chart

Poor MarketingMicrosoft should have removed 64bit from the chart all together and added a note that you can't upgrade from 32-bit to 64-bit and vice versa.Other than the confusing 64bit chart, this is a non-issue, people are more likely to buy a new computer with 7 then to upgrade an...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-08-19

Cash for Clunkers--an update and a putdown

HERE'S THE LATEST ON THE CLUNKERS PROGRAM FROM THE FEDERAL WEBSITE. "In response to overwhelming interest in the CARS program, NHTSA has clarified that consumers who want to purchase new vehicles not yet on dealer lots can still be eligible for the CARS program. Dealers and consumers who have...

Tags: Dealer, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-15

Cash for clunkers? Waiting lists may be next...

Some dealers are running out of new cars that qualify for the federal "cash for clunker" rebates. Even when it's good news for the auto companies and dealers, the folks in charge of the car industry can't seem to see it coming. What part of "sell me a...

Tags: Car, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-09

Which clunkers for which new cars?

The hyrbids are not the most popular cars among those trading in their old vehicles to take advantage of the cash for clunkers. The average MPG improvement for the new car buyers is about 9. More than fifty percent better than many of the old cars to be...

Tags: Car, Ford Motor Co., Hyrbid, Edmunds, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-07

Cash for clunkers...waiting for the data dump

The federal department of Trsanportation is NOT yet releasing the data on over 150,000 federally subvsidized auto sales under the cash for clunkers program. And apparently the U.S. Senate will vote to add $2 billion to the DOT's funds for the clunker-mania. Before they see the data already...

Tags: Car, Sales Strategy, Manufacturing, Sales, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-04

Cash for clunkers: one man's story

Cash for clunkers: one man's storyPlay it to the end...How many resources and how much pollution to the air, water and land does it take to manufacture a new vehicle? Visit a metals mining operation, a polyethene plant, a battery plant, etc to see what it really takes.A new...

Tags: Cash-for-Clunkers

Discussion threads 2009-08-04

Cash for clunkers: one man's story

THIS FROM AN EMAIL I JUST RECEIVED FROM ZDNET READER: I reluctantly traded a 1989 Ford Crown Victoria 24/32 mpg (city/highway)for a VW Jetta TDI which is supposed to get 29/41 mpg but actually delivers 38/50 mpg. I bought the Crown Vic used in 1991 with 10,000 miles and I...

Tags: Income, Ford Motor Co., Government, Personal Finance, Taxes, E-mail, Insurance, Free Trade, Financial Planning, Vertical Industries, Operational Accounting, Finance, Online Communications, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-08-04