Published May 1st, 2008
in Technology and Current News.
Well, not really, but with gas prices at ridiculous levels - I’ll try anything at this point.
Hypermiling is an attempt to stretch your gas milage by doing simple, everyday things like pumping up tires to the maximum rating on their sidewalls, which may be higher than levels recommended in car manuals; using engine oil of a low viscosity, and the controversial practice of drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag — a practice begun a few years ago by truck drivers.
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Published May 17th, 2007
in Technology.
It’s official - The Wii is taking over the world! Once thought impossible, it is now challenging Microsoft’s XBox 360 in overall sales.
When we bought our Wii in April, we were forced to search online to find one, scoring a marked-up bundle off of eBay. They are STILL impossible to find in stores…could you imagine their sales numbers if they could only meet the market’s demand?
The should have gone with the pre-release codename: Revolution. Revolution indeed.
Now, if they could only hurry and release a few more games…
Published May 11th, 2007
in Technology.
According to Mashable.com, people who use Gmail as their personal webmail service tend to be relatively young, have a high income and were early adopters of technology. 54% of users are between the ages of 18 and 34, while a whopping 18% make over $100K a year. However, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail are still much bigger by comparison, says Hitwise: Yahoo had 13x the market share, and Hotmail had 6x the marketshare of Gmail.
It goes to show that the elite are few. Wahoo! Go Gmail!
Published April 24th, 2007
in Technology and Weird News.
It may be old news but it’s new news to me: Bob Ross (R.I.P.), the amazing afro-enhanced public television icon and host of the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, has resurrected like a happy little Jesus and will be coming to you live and direct on your Wii! Roll his old bones on over!
From IGN: In news that breaks free from the shackles of abnormal and jumps headfirst into the realm of surreal, independent development studio AGFRAG Entertainment Group has announced that it is working on videogames based on the cult television icon Bob Ross.
Published April 3rd, 2007
in Technology.
The anticipated battle between Microsoft’s Xbox 360 and Sony’s PlayStation 3 for videogame console supremacy has become a sideshow to the unexpected rise of Nintendo’s Wii as the new-generation game console of choice.
Once a dark-horse contender, the Wii has outsold both its competitors in recent months. According to sales data from the NPD Group, the Wii sold 335,000 units in February to the Xbox 360’s 228,000 and the PS3’s 127,000.
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