Trey’s Blog

I always find these to be very fascinating. The first one I saw was about a year ago when some person online had installed a Mac Mini in their Toyota Prius. This one is installed in a Subaru and the owner has posted many videos demonstrating its capabilities. This is one of the best uses I’ve seen for Front Row. I especially like that he is using his cellular phone’s Bluetooth connection to get Internet to his Carputer. I guess this means I need to make sure my next vehicle has some sort of touchscreen LCD in the dash somewhere.  There is no amount of describing I could do to let you how awesome I think this is, so check out his video here.

Despite not actually having any fast cars, I really do enjoy watching, driving, and hearing fast cars go fast. Most of them are out of my budget, so unless something major happens, I’ll likely never have a car with more than 200hp. Anyway, a lot of people out there like to put their cars to the test, Dyno test to be specific. Some of those people video tape these tests and put them online. Check out this drag-ready Mustang blowing 1200hp. Notice how the turbo charger blows loud enough to cancel out the engine noise.

Others may have not had the difficulty I had with getting files from the PEBL onto their Mac, but for some reason I assumed their weren’t many options. Besides the obvious iSync capabilities that synchronize you contacts and calendar events, OS X has Bluetooth File Exchange under the Utilities list. Bluetooth File Exchange lets you ‘Browse Device” as well as simply Send File. Assuming your phone is already configured from within System Preferences, once you launch Bluetooth File Exchange you’ll need to switch the Device Type to Phones. Find your phone in the list, then select Browse.

The Motorola PEBL provides three preloaded directories for storing personal files. Those are audio, picture, and video. These are self explanatory and actually quite boring. I’m assuming this is to protect the file system that is on the phone.

One thing I can’t seem to find is an easy way to send files from phone to phone without using Multimedia messaging.

Has anyone had an issue with creating a YouTube account? I have one, but a friend of mine is having an issue. She fills out the form to create the account, but then gets presented with the following error:

“Sorry. Based on the information you have submitted to us, you are ineligible to register for YouTube.com”

I thought this was very odd because nothing she put into the form as abnormal, deviant or criminal. What criteria do they use to determine who can and who cannot create an account? I’ve seen a large amount of videos on YouTube and there a lot of stupid stupid videos on there. How did those people get accounts?

See Imelda’s post here

I think the first thing I should mention here is that I live in Harris County, which surrounds Houston, TX and beyond.  With that said, I was wondering if we had the most amount of police coverage in the state or even the country.  The following are the police patrol cars that can be seen on the average commute around Houston:

• Houston Police
• Metro Police
• Harris County Sheriff
• Harris County Precinct Constable
• Texas State Trooper (Department of Public Safety)

Obviously they all have overlapping jurisdictions, but I thought it was odd that we can pass this many different officers on a single trip into town.  Is that normal for larger cities or counties?  That is my random thought of the day.

This is a very neat photography site where the photographer always seems to find the perfect moment to capture with lots of vivid color and beautiful landscapes. Well, they’ve just released a book in hardcover and softcover and I’ve put in my order. You too can get one here, but I recommend checking out the site first. If you like photography at all, then you’ll likely appreciate this work.

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