I have just installed a Fiscon bluetooth in the TDI, and for anyone else wanting an aftermarket bluetooth solution, it's pretty good. There was an Aussie distributor who quoted me something crazy like $950 ex + shipping for one, so...
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Sony use a large amount of open-source code in their products, and seem to be complying pretty well with the licensing model (mostly GPL) by releasing the source for a surprising number of products: Sony Open Source Code Distribution Service....
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I'm a sucker for a well executed ad - and this is one of them: KN | Kitsune Noir » Audi’s “Unbox The Box” Commercial.
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Automatica can now accept Credit Card payments. Due to the rates that the banks charge me for my merchant account, and the thin margins on tech these days, there is a surcharge of 2% for MasterCard and Visa and 3.5%...
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I would have said that I'd need a whole squadron of pigs, fuelled and ready for takeoff before this would happen, but it seems that Telstra have given us something for free. Yes, Internet Tethering with the iPhone and no...
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Should you encounter someone who doubts the importance of context in color perception, you might try whipping out this little demonstration: via John Nack on Adobe: A color perception optical illusion.
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Lotus Notes 8.5 on Mac has a wonderful little installation preflight check to prevent you from installing the software on a PPC machine. At least, that's the intent - what it actually does is prevent the software from being installed...
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If so, the Earth hasn't been swallowed up by a black hole... Atom-smasher sets energy-level record.
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