Lafty Rulz! » Technology http://chrislafty.com/blog Things I find interesting to share Thu, 11 Feb 2010 22:13:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Cheapest New Car in the World http://chrislafty.com/blog/2009/03/25/cheapest-new-car-in-the-world/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2009/03/25/cheapest-new-car-in-the-world/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:23:17 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=157 It is very possitble that in 2011 the US might see the cheapest new car ever produced. This Indian made car sells for $2000 and gets 56 MPG!  I know it’s tiny and some people may thing it is unsafe, but it’s worth a try!

]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2009/03/25/cheapest-new-car-in-the-world/feed/ 1 Steps in the right direction http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/10/steps-in-the-right-direction/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/10/steps-in-the-right-direction/#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:29:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=27 I read an article on Treehugger about how off-shore wind turbines could potentially power all homes in England by 2020. Yes, there are environmental issues concerning wind turbines, but I feel there aren’t as many as using non-renewable sources of energy. I support wind energy and I find stories like this encouraging.

]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/10/steps-in-the-right-direction/feed/ 0 New Ford Escape Plug-in on the Horizon? http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/04/new-ford-escape-plug-in-on-the-horizon/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/04/new-ford-escape-plug-in-on-the-horizon/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:47:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=26 I came across this article via EcoGeek. The current Ford Escape gets around 30MPG which makes it the most fuel efficient SUV “on the planet” as Ford describes. Kudos. Now, imagine the ability to plug this hybrid in to a standard power socket and charge its batteries while you are sleeping. “Well aren’t you still using a non-renewable resource to fuel the vehicle?” Of course. But this is a good thing for many reasons, but here’s two I can think of. One, we use domestic coal to produce our electricity and not foreign oil (I know it’s still dirty). But most importantly, people like me who buy non-polluting, renewable energy can use this hybrid to get around 124MPG!

Original article from Ford.

]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/12/04/new-ford-escape-plug-in-on-the-horizon/feed/ 0 New methods for “SPAM” and “Phishing Scam” delivery http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/new-methods-for-spam-and-phishing-scam-delivery/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/new-methods-for-spam-and-phishing-scam-delivery/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:34:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=24 SPAMMERs are very creative and adapt to our software defenses. Now, “hackers” can take over your computer (mostly Windows machines because it is the most popular OS) or monitor your computing habits by injecting their pages into search results of Google and other search engines. The following web page demonstrates how it can be done.

http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/

]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/new-methods-for-spam-and-phishing-scam-delivery/feed/ 0 Google Pledges to make Renewables Cheaper than Coal http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-pledges-to-make-renewables-cheaper-than-coal/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-pledges-to-make-renewables-cheaper-than-coal/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 12:22:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=23 Grabbed this from EcoGeek.. This is just another reason I love GOOGLE! –> “Today, Google announced RE — think renewable electricity cheaper than coal. To be honest, it is hard to overestimate the importance of actions like these.”

read more | digg story

]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/28/google-pledges-to-make-renewables-cheaper-than-coal/feed/ 0 The best flash animation ever.. http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/16/the-best-flash-animation-ever/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/11/16/the-best-flash-animation-ever/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 18:32:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=21
Animator vs. Animation by *alanbecker on deviantART

If anyone has ever created a flash animation, you need to watch this. This animation is amazing.. People who don’t know what I mean by “flash animation” will still enjoy the creativity. This movie depicts an animation character attacking its animator!

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]]> http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/07/19/a-real-transformer-this-thing-is-sweet/feed/ 0 The Funniest iPhone Review Yet http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/07/18/the-funniest-iphone-review-yet/ http://chrislafty.com/blog/2007/07/18/the-funniest-iphone-review-yet/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:31:00 +0000 Lafty http://chrislafty.com/blog/?p=6 I don’t get all this hype about the iPhone either.. My Cingular 8525 does everything the iPhone does and it has a slide out keyboard. Maddox puts it best on his site: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone Warning foul, but funny, language.

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