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Dashwire dedicated application for your Mac

// October 29th, 2008 // 241,109 Comments »2008-10-29+16%3A22%3A31Paul // Software

I like Dashwire, the cool mobile to online sync tool for Windows Mobile and Symbian devices.

What is a bit annoying tho with all these ‘cloud applications’ is how they appear as ‘just another browser’ tab, and you therefore can’t speedily switch to them like regular applications in the dock. Ah ha, but now you can!

Courtesy of Mozilla Prism, img2icns and EasyDMG, i’ve created a standalone web application, with a lovely icon (especially if you’re using a Sony Ericsson X1) and in a nice easy to use DMG format!

You can download it from this link – http://content.modaco.net/Dashwire.dmg.zip – enjoy! Please post a comment if you use it!

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How fast do you go in reverse?

// October 15th, 2008 // 76,134 Comments »How+fast+do+you+go+in+reverse%3F2008-10-15+09%3A12%3A31Paul // Random

OK, so it’s not a question everybody will have asked… but i’ve often wondered what speed you actually end up doing when you’re driving in reverse.

I remember hearing a story once about how Saab 9-3 Turbos used to still engage their turbo in reverse (and end up being a bit mental) and i’ve often meant to fire up CamerAware and have some fun!

Well, the Civic Type-R i’m driving at the moment has a digital dashboard, and I discovered the other day that it registers the speed in reverse too!

Cool!

Of course, having thought about this a bit more (yes, pointless I know) I have a bunch more questions…

- How quick CAN you go in reverse?
- Does i-VTEC cut in >5k RPM in reverse?
- Does the MPS turbo cut in >2.5k RPM in reverse?
- What are the acceleration times in reverse?

Good job i’m old and sensible now, honest…