The only good view of a thunderstorm is in your rear view mirror.- People ask us why we ride a motorcycle. For those who have
experienced the joy, no explanation is necessary; for those who
have not, no explanation is possible. - Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects
the handlebars to the saddle. - Midnight bugs taste just as bad as Noon time bugs.
- Sometimes it takes a whole tank full of gas before you can think
straight. - Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt @ 70 mph can double
your vocabulary. - Only a Biker knows why a dog sticks his head out of a car
window.
Life on Two Wheels
Posted in Transportation, commentary with tags motorcycles, two wheels on February 7, 2010 by mediaslap
Super Bowl Tech
Posted in Marketing, Media, Software, TV Commercial, TV production, cell phones, commentary, communication, technology with tags cameras, cell phones, HD, smartphone, Super Bowl, tech on February 6, 2010 by mediaslap
I hear that real-time GPS will be used track the arrival of the Lombardi Trophy and key people to the stadium. Isn’t that 
great PR.
CBS is broadcasting the game with six high-speed, high-definition cameras with the ability to shoot 300-400 frames per second. Normal cameras shoot around 30fps – so get ready for amazing slow motion effects.
Sprint and AT&T are adding cell towers to handle the stadium demands on cell traffic. Do you have a smartphone? Download some new Smartphone apps to designed help you follow the game.
Security has also gone hi-tech with special cameras to scan both people and packages entering the stadium. Law enforcement also has bomb-removal robots at the ready. But there are no reported threats.
The commercials are my favorite part of the event. Be sure to have your facebook and twitter open to discuss commercials and talk trash about the other team!
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Favorite Video of the Week
Posted in Advertising, Internet - promotion, TV Commercial, TV production, commentary, communication, film production, film sound, technology, video production with tags Favorite video, Fight on Credit Unions, Third Degree Advertising on February 5, 2010 by mediaslapCredit Unions are a different kind of fighter. Underdogs? Maybe. Champions of a cause? Most definitely. But what is certain, is that the ground has shifted, and your corporate-driven opponents have lost their footing. Now is the time to fight for your share and differentiate yourselves from banks. Now is the time to tell your story. Because you are a different kind of fighter.
Congrats to Third Degree for great concept and creation!
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Hydrogen Scooter – very green
Posted in Transportation, blogs, commentary, green, technology with tags Burgman, fuel cell, hydrogen, scooter, Suzuki on February 4, 2010 by mediaslap
I drive a Suzuki Burgman 650 (gas model) weather permitting. I refuse to ride during a thunderstorm, I have no desire to be a lightning rod. In Houston, Texas I probally ride about 300 days a year.
Now Suzuki has a a hydrogen-powered fuel cell hybrid electric Burgman scooter. It will enable city commuting while being very green because it has only water vapor for emissions.
The Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter is made by clean power systems company Intelligent Energy and Suzuki Motor. It is currently being tested in London. Suzuki
plans to use this Burgman platform to test and refine it’s fuel cell technology in scooter scale while making an affordable green product for consumers.
All motorcycle manufacturers are facing strong emissions standards in the near future – this scooter will exceed those requirements. The EU has put emissions at the top of their agenda for 2010. Suzuki is getting ready cutting emissions to zero. These same laws will effect all transportation so the technology in this scooter may be repurposed for four wheels in a few years.
Hydrogen is called an alternative energy source compared to carbon-hungry fossil fuels like gasoline and diesel. If this technology is to thrive it will require growth of hydrogen fueling stations.
This Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter is fueled by a cylinder of hydrogen, which reacts with oxygen in the air to produce electricity and water. A lithium-ion battery and fuel cell provide the vehicle’s power and the only gas emitted through the exhaust is water vapor.
Unlike other fuel cell vehicles, the battery does not need recharging. It can recharge itself when accelerating or decelerating and continues to produce power as long as it has hydrogen and oxygen. This Burgman has a 220 mile distance on a single tank of hydrogen.
Reaching 384 million people
Posted in Computer, blogs, cell phones, commentary, communication, internet, technology with tags cell phones, China, google on February 4, 2010 by mediaslapA recent article about China and Google mentioned how well controlled the Internet is in China, but don’t forget that the market is huge. I love the Chinese people and if you want to reach a lot of people … could this be your market? China has an estimate 384 million Internet users and a huge cell market. Hello China!
China’s government aggressively promotes Internet use for business and education, but tries to block access to material deemed “subversive” or pornographic. I wish the US blocked porno.
Google made news and caused an outcry among Chinese internet users when it announced thisit might pull out of China over censorship and e-mail hacking. I’m still waiting to see if hardball works.
Accept Credit Cards Everywhere
Posted in Software, blogs, cell phones, commentary, communication, technology with tags Credit Card, iphone, ipod, itouch, Square on February 2, 2010 by mediaslap
Square is a new innovative company that that will let the iPhone and iPod touch (and eventually other mobile devices) handle real-world remote credit card transactions. The square device works via a small application and divice that plugs into the headphone jack resulting in swipe-able credit card transactions. Square was founded by the man created by Twitter, Jack Dorsey.
It’s cool just how fast Square works for transactions. Simply amazing! One can also sign the card with a finger on the screen. Plus one can get receipts via email.
If you have been in an Apple store you have seen this type of credit card transaction. Square wants to being it to the masses.l
I think that this will revolutionize transactions and I want mine now.
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See Amazing SixthSense Technology
Posted in Computer, blogs, cell phones, commentary, communication, technology, web with tags sithsense, technology on January 30, 2010 by mediaslap
We don’t really want to use computers, we want information. What if you could control your computer and it’s information. Open your eyes as to how you could react to the physical word with Pranav Mistry at TEDIndia. This is amazing!
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Can Google Change China?
Posted in Computer, Marketing, Networking, Software, commentary, communication, technology, web with tags censorship, China, email, google, search, web site on January 29, 2010 by mediaslap
Have you been to China? It’s an amazing country with smart very productive people. Many predict that China will be the leading economic nation soon … or are they now?
The Google machine (no that’s not a slam) thinks that they can muscle China. In our last Shanghai trip, we found that when you went to an blocked web site or said a word in your email that was against government policy … your computer screen would go black and display a warning for a period of time. I was told that if you get too many warnings then Chinese security would be on the way. We heeded the warnings and complied. The NSA thinks they monitor the net?
Now Google wants to offer an uncensored search engine in China? China is changing but not fast enough for Google. Read more ….
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Share Documents in the Clouds
Posted in Computer, Networking, Software, commentary, technology, web with tags documents, Excel, Mesh, office, powerpoint, Word on January 28, 2010 by mediaslap
Almost everyone I know uses Office or Office for Mac. Bur sharing documents can be a bother. Even email is not dependible because of Spamfiltering, mail policies and AntiVirus programs that block your attempts to share.
Have you seen what is going on with all of the servers and services available today?
Sharing is fundamental to cloud computing. This type of sharing uses your Web browser as the window to the cloud experience. With OfficeLive Workspaces, you can view and share Word documents, Excel –spreadsheets, PowerPoint, or many other documents – from anywhere to anywhere. Whether you are at home, at work, at the library, or in a hotel room with Internet. Forget sending e-mail attachments back and forth, or using a thumb-sized flash drive that too often gets misplaced.
Clouds are Everywhere
Computing in the clouds gets even more fun when you see your desktop computer in the clouds. No, nothing has been abducted from your home. Welcome to Mesh, your personal network of your own computers in the sky, viewed in your favorite Web browser. Once your computers are adding to Mesh, you can view any of your computers from all the other computers—and all for free. I use Mesh to connect to my desktop computer at work when I must have a file or need to run a program remotely.
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Be Like James Bond
Posted in Software, commentary, legal, technology with tags gadgets, James Bond, legal, Spy on February 8, 2010 by mediaslapPerhaps you always wanted to be like James Bond. I always loved the gadgets Q developed. Now you can obtain spy gadgets without being enrolled the secret service. These are not cheap and they can be used for evil purposes. Just knowing what is available makes me want to be more aware.
A Tracker
Recently some innovative Germans placed a GPS tracking device on the Google street view car http://bit.ly/d1Bvho. We have all seen Hollywood dramas where people are tracked with a GPS device. Thanks to Global Positioning Satellites (GPS) this is now easy to do. Just buy a small box, less than half the size of a cigarette box, then stick it on a anything using the built in magnets. Then you can monitor it’s position anywhere worldwide. Some GPS trackers can be found at this website.
Now you can own a security device with voice recognition, palm, hand and fingerprint scanning, iris and retina reading, hand vein imagery, facial 3d modeling verification, and DNA testing. These security devices are harder to buy as they require you personal information, what you need it for, and a price quote these high end security devices were too cool not to be included on my list.
Virtual Secret Surveillance
This is very scary … now you can know every single thing somebody does on a computer? And all their passwords? Well, this is now possible. Using simply a small plug-in device, the size of a nickel, between a person’s keyboard (even a wireless one) and their computer, you can see hundreds of pages of text that they type no matter what it is. You can even monitor every single button they press on their keyboard. No software is involved in this process; you simply set a password on the device and plug it in.
Once the information has been recorded – just take it out and plug it into your own computer and enter the password. You can see everything they’ve typed. Also if you do not want to retrieve the device, it can send the collected info to a website, email, or FTP server.
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