As gasoline prices reach beyond $4.00 per gallon, let’s take a pause to figure out if it is worth paying 20 cents more for the premium grade. The best place to look for an answer is in the owner’s manual.
If it asks for a regular grade (87 octane), then pumping that premium oil will be of no additional benefit. However, often time vehicle manufacturers suggest the premium fuel only to achieve optimum performance for the car. In that case, if the regular grade is used, the car will experience a negligible performance loss upto 5%.
Mordern cars automatically adjust the engine with the fuel grade provided to avoid damage. There is lot of information available on this topic from sources including scientific research, automakers and gasoline experts. Share your experience and opinion on premium gasoline. What grade do you use?
Some of us easily adapted to the new Vista environment without many complaints but for those who are nostalgic for sweet ol’ Windows XP operating system, PC Magazine has step-by-step directions to downgrade from fancy Vista to the simpler XP environment.
Vista requires more RAM than XP to operate and the GUI is certainly impressive but those who don’t care much about the appearance and just want to get their job done should switch back to the more stable, faster OS.
PC Magazine: How to Downgrade from Vista to XP
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Here’s an interesting article on MSN Autos by Evan Griffey. It’s about the popular cars that are not in production anymore like Toyota Supra or Acura NSX. And if you are a proud owner of one of those, holding on to her would be a wise idea. Read about it more on Edmunds.com
What do you have to say about such discontinued cars?
Amazon.com introduced Kindle™. Now you can take your paper and your library with you wherever you want. It also reads blogs and personal documents.
Kindle is a wireless device that can get your daily newspaper delivered to you every morning without you getting up and stepping out the door. In addition to newspapers, Kindle also allows to obtain books from Amazon’s Kindle Store and blogs from the internet instantly.
Kindle uses free high-speed data network (EVDO) so you never have to locate a hot-spot, no wireless bills and no contracts and as a complement, you get free access to Wikipedia.org whenever you want. Kindle does not require connection to a computer.
Battery life is long and weight is only 10.3 ounces, less than the weight of a typical paperback, convenient for travelling and commuting. With the wireless capability on, it needs to be recharged approximately every other day and with wireless feature off, you can read for a week or more before recharging. Battery fully recharges in about 2 hours.
The best feature about this gadget is its no-glare screen. The display is 6″ diagonal E-Ink® electronic paper so it feels like a real paper plus benefits of search, bookmarks, annotations, and built-in dictionary. This easy to use device can also make use of an additional SD card in addition to its internal memory that can hold about 200 titles.
The price tag on Kindle is $399.00 (includes two-day shipping) but due to heavy demand, Kindle is temporarily sold out at Amazon.com but they’re offering reservation if you pre-order. To learn more about Amazon Kindle, please visit the Kindle detail page on Amazon.com
