Office 2007 is looking pretty cool. A lot of new features are being added. It's not a lame update that Office 2003 was. I know there are a lot of Microsoft haters out there, but you should check this out if only to know what other vendors and open source projects (like OpenOffice) should be adding to their products:
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/ui/demo.mspx
Friday, May 26, 2006
Friday, May 19, 2006
So I was thinking about buying a hybrid. I love all the technology, but I still fear that because there are two engines to maintain, and batteries, that in the long run, it will cost much more than a "regular" car. I was thinking maybe I should get a great fuel economy car like the new Toyota, Yaris. It gets 39 vs the Prius which gets 51. I know both are actually lower most of the time.
But then I got to thinking about biodiesel. It seems like such a great technology, and it's very green. It's more expensive than gas, but not a lot more. If you created a hybrid diesel car, then you could use biodiesel and be the greenest guy around. Unless of course, you are taking public transportation instead.
So I searched Google, and thank goodness, someone is doing this. Unfortunately, it's mostly done on buses and mostly in Europe.
Diesel-electric hybrid cars now
This guy claims we could easily achieve 80 mpg, which I doubt. But even 60 would be amazing. And the best part is we wouldn't have to invent anything or create a whole new system to deliver energy that we would have to do with hydrogen fuel cells.
Another cool idea. Use HHO gas. It's like H2, but less volitile. Guess what the source of this fuel is. Drumroll please.... H2O. Yes, water. This guy created a car that is a water-gas hybrid. It gets around 100 miles using 4 ounces of water. I don't know how much gas was used. Crazy. Just know that it takes a lot of electricity to make water into HHO gas. In the end, this is not a cost efficient method at this time, but with green power plants (solar/wind/tide) and solar cars, it could become more viable.
Water Fuel - HHO Gas
Also: Water Fuel is used in Canada
I just hope in 20 years we are not allowing the oil/energy companies to convince us that we need to keep buying fuel from them. There's more than enough using biodiesel, maybe water and the sun. Speaking of the sun... how about a solar-enhanced Prius? This guy made a prototype that got 10% better fuel economy.
Solar-enhanced Prius
But then I got to thinking about biodiesel. It seems like such a great technology, and it's very green. It's more expensive than gas, but not a lot more. If you created a hybrid diesel car, then you could use biodiesel and be the greenest guy around. Unless of course, you are taking public transportation instead.
So I searched Google, and thank goodness, someone is doing this. Unfortunately, it's mostly done on buses and mostly in Europe.
Diesel-electric hybrid cars now
This guy claims we could easily achieve 80 mpg, which I doubt. But even 60 would be amazing. And the best part is we wouldn't have to invent anything or create a whole new system to deliver energy that we would have to do with hydrogen fuel cells.
Another cool idea. Use HHO gas. It's like H2, but less volitile. Guess what the source of this fuel is. Drumroll please.... H2O. Yes, water. This guy created a car that is a water-gas hybrid. It gets around 100 miles using 4 ounces of water. I don't know how much gas was used. Crazy. Just know that it takes a lot of electricity to make water into HHO gas. In the end, this is not a cost efficient method at this time, but with green power plants (solar/wind/tide) and solar cars, it could become more viable.
Water Fuel - HHO Gas
Also: Water Fuel is used in Canada
I just hope in 20 years we are not allowing the oil/energy companies to convince us that we need to keep buying fuel from them. There's more than enough using biodiesel, maybe water and the sun. Speaking of the sun... how about a solar-enhanced Prius? This guy made a prototype that got 10% better fuel economy.
Solar-enhanced Prius
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