Toyota Land Cruiser Association

In the 1970's, Bob "Snake Eyes" Garret envisioned a national (U.S.A.) 4 wheel drive organization devoted to the Toyota LandCruiser. In 1976, Bob's vision "took root" with the formation of the founding chapter of the Toyota Land Cruiser Association ... Toyota Land Cruiser Association Ventura County. TLCA's growth was initially slow, with new chapters based almost exclusively in California, U.S.A.. Knowledge of TLCA spread primarily by word of mouth, TLCA events and a published newsletter Toyota Trails. Since then TLCA events have spread and are held annually throughout the US. Toyota Trails has developed into one of the finest 4 wheel drive publications anywhere. The year 2001 marked TLCA's celebration of its 25th anniversary. It is a tribute to its dedicated members and the hundreds of volunteer leaders who have nurtured the association over the years to what it is today. Via [TLCA Website]

IH8MUD.com

Time for another landcruiser.commentary post. On-line forums and other enthusiast supported websites are invaluable resources for shady-tree mechanics - I don't know how I'd keep my FJ60 running without help from the on-line community. IH8MUD.com is the Land Cruiser forum I frequent the most. The site is an invaluable resource for any Land Cruiser enthusiast. Check it out.

Konfabulator

Communication Technology - Too much of a good thing?

Instant Messaging, E-mail, Phones, Blackberrys - is it too much of a good thing? Another good ZDNET article - Driven to distraction by technology - talking about communication technologies and the negative impact they can have on our productivity. Did you the typical office worker is interrupted every three minutes and that it takes eight to get to a really creative state?

Windows Vista

Land Cruiser Heritage Site

The Land Cruiser Heritage Minisite is a cool tribute to the history of the Land Cruiser.

MY FJ60

My Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 on the Oregon Dunes.

Scotty (James Doohan) Beamed-up at 85

Montgomery "Scotty" Scott from the original Star Trek series died today - our cat Janna (aka "Bubba") died today as well. Scotty was 85 and Bubba was 17. See you later guys - we'll miss you both.

Scotty Bio - durfee.net
Google Images - Montgomery Scotty
SciFi.com Bio
Startrek.com

Gawker Media - Blogs?

Gawker Media publishes a great collection of Blogs - I personally love GizModo - but when does a Blog become just another website? Are Corporations and Media Aggregators damaging the soul of this social computing movement by publishing websites under the Blog banner?

Japanese LandWalker

The LandWalker was built by Sakakibara Kikai, a Japanese company. I want one! See it in action. Via [ODK]

Blogregators

A Blogregator consumes Blogs that make too much noise in the Blogosphere. After the Blog is consumed it starts to loose its identity - it normalizes to fit the standards of the Blogregator. Eventually the Blog dies and it becomes a Website managed by producers, editors, marketing managers, more editors, and a graphics designer or two. Bloggers; beware the Blogregator.

Example Blogregator: weblogsinc

Google Mashups

HotOrNot - HotOrNot + Google Maps = Hot People by Zip Code. HotOrNot is a great example of a social computing application of the technology.

GMap Pedometer - record your running or walking distance. Not what I'd call a social computing application of the technology - but still cool.

Google Maps Mania - An unofficial Google Maps blog tracking the websites, ideas and tools being influenced by Google Maps.

This is your IQ Peter, just above the President's

Build your own version of the Family Guy "Peterarded" chart - courtesy, glassgiant.com.

iSee iTunes

iSee iTunes - might just be the motivation I need to "connect" my Tivo.

Urinal Targets

I stumbled into this post on Seth Godin's Blog that caught my attention to the point where I actually looked at the Trackback log. Creative innovation like the Urinal Target (did I make that up?) is inspiring - it sparks the Entrepreneur in me. The product opportunities here are amazing to the point where I really should be keeping this stream of thought to myself. Procter and Gamble would make millions selling Urinal Targets in the U.S. alone. Can you see it? Or, should I say - can you hit it? [Pick your enemy] Urinal Target, Incredibles Urinal Targets, G.W.B. Urinal Targets, the possibilities are endless.

Did some more research and apparently the toilets in the Schipol Airport (Amsterdam) get noticed bit it stops there. Makes me wonder why somebody isn't selling Urinal Targets that can be applied to existing toilets.

Urinal User Interface Design

Amsterdam Central Station

Schipol Airport Pictures

Netflix.com Glitch Exposes View of Things to Come

A NetFlix glitch temporarily exposed a possible view of things to come. Video on-demand? Was this an accident or a creative way to gauge interest?

via hackingnetflix.com

Pink Panty Poker - Victoria Secret Viral Marketing

Future Apple

Interesting PhotoEssay on Business 2.0 - a look at the future for Apple, courtesy of design firm Pentagram. What's Next for Apple? - Business 2.0 (subscription required)

BabyWunder Transparent Toilet

Don't miss that "magic moment" - Babywunder Deluxe. Do NOT buy one of these transparent toilets for your child - he or she will forever be disappointed with toilets that aren't transparent - normal toilets. I guess you could get a head-start on numbers by counting raisins on the log ; ) I bet Wonder Woman used something like this.

Motorola RAZRBerry

Well, it isn't actually called the RAZRBerry - it's going to be called 'Franklin' - but don't let the lame name ruin it for you. Motorola's RAZRBerry might just kickstart the puttering SmartPhone category. I hope they don't call it 'Franklin' - that brings back bad memories of bad dictionary like devices. Basic SPECs are available here and there but it's all just speculation at this point.