Saturday, November 7, 2009

Download Strong DC++

Download Strong DC++

If you are familiar with ‘DC++’, you should know what ‘Strong DC++’ is. Unlike ‘DC++’, ‘Strong DC++’ is a file sharing client application, which can download files from multiple alternate sources. Thus, if you want to DOWNLOAD, from a hub, a file that more users have, this program will find those users based on a TTH root. This reduces the time needed to DOWNLOAD the file. If you need a file quickly, I think this is the right choice. Among other things, you can chat with users from a hub in a private or main chat. In the hub list, which is downloaded by the program, there are many hubs from which to choose.

 

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Thursday, November 5, 2009

Hot mess

Kent, WA

Holly calls this a  hot mess with a Cougar and a ginormous Chevy truck.” She says, “I’m really just struck rather speechless. What’s sad is that this type of parking isn’t at all rare for our apartment complex. I drive a 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS and have come outside to leave for work, just to have some asshat parked over the line into MY spot, even though I was perfectly straight and
centered. I have had this car since June 2008 and have huge scratches and dings all up and down the vehicle due to the f**ktards that live around my boyfriend and I. Even now, I still get upset every time I find a new one.”

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Corolla Front Struts

Warning: Don’t attempt to change your own struts unless you know what you are doing. Supposedly, these springs could kill you. There’s a lot of energy stored in these compressed springs!

My tires are cupped, and I was told I needed new struts… Well, my Corolla has more than 90,000 miles on it. I guess that seems reasonable. And so, I decided to try changing them myself. (Especially since the shop told me it would cost $800 for them to change them with their “buy 3, get one free” special.)

Old front driver-side MacPherson strut (black)

Front passenger-side strut removed

New front passenger-side KYB strut installed (silver)

When you push in the piston rod, it is supposed to come back out, like the new silver strut on the bottom. The old black one on the top is obviously worn out, as it doesn’t come back out at all.

Keep people and pets away from the strut springs and away from your jacked up car! Lucky should have been inside the house.

Collateral damage. I don’t think I torqued those bolts to the right specs… I broke and/or deformed some of my tools in the process of tightening them. This whole process gave me much more of a workout than I had anticipated!!! I’ll need to remember to ask the tire guys to double-check those knuckle bolts for me when I get new tires…

And here, I decided that my rear strut mounting bolts were too difficult to access… And I would pay to let someone else have fun with the rears… Plus, I was too lazy to buy replacements for the tools I broke and/or figure out what kind of tools I needed to access these bolts. (Though this would have been a great excuse to upgrade from Dad’s motley socket wrench set.)

So, I took my Corolla into a shop, and they told me it would cost $383 for labor to do the rears… And a second opinion is in order. In the meantime… Looking at this picture, maybe the rears wouldn’t be that hard to do, either… Just need the right tools… Or need to figure out a way to take that whole plastic panel off….

7 Cara membuat harga mobil bekas menjadi tinggi

Tinggi rendahnya harga jual mobil bekas atau mobkas sangat tergantung dua hal, yakni merek dan kondisi. Untuk merek, tertinggi masih dipegang kendaraan buatan Jepang. Soal harga, masing-masing kota atau wilayah punya harga pasaran tersendiri.

Misalnya, mobil—dengan merek, tahun, dan kondisi sama—berdomisili di Jakarta Utara tidak lebih mahal dari yang di Jakarta Selatan. Pasalnya, yang di Jakarta Utara mengandung kadar garam lebih tinggi karena dekat dengan laut. Kemudian, harga mobkas di Jakarta lebih murah ketimbang di Yogyakarta atau Medan (Sumut) karena pedagang di dua daerah terakhir mengambil mobil dari Jakarta.

Selain wilayah, harga mobil juga ditentukan oleh kondisi fisik. Kalau kurang terawat, itu jelas bikin harga mobil jadi rendah. Nah, ada 7 cara yang bisa dilakukan jika Anda menginginkan harga mobkas tinggi.

1. Cat orisinil
Ini yang diperhatikan sebagian calon pembeli sebelum beralih ke mesin dan interior. Lalu, pelat bodi diteliti, pernah tabrakan atau tidak.

Apalagi jika terdapat bekas gores atau baret, maka ini perlu dihilangkan. Beberapa perlengkapan di bodi, seperti lis, logo, atau antena, sebaiknya masih utuh, termasuk komponen lampu.

2. Interior
Warna dasbor, panel pintu, dan jok belum pudar. Kondisinya pun tak ada yang retak atau bolong, khususnya dasbor dan panel pintu. Jika kabin kotor, bau tak sedap, dan lenyapnya beberapa komponen atau tidak berfungsi dengan baik, maka semua ini akan membuat harga mobil jatuh.

3. Pendukung kenyamanan
AC yang dingin menjadi salah satu faktor terpenting bagi calon pembeli. Lalu, kondisi busa dan pelapis jok masih terawat, begitu juga sabuk pengaman diharapkan terpasang dan berfungsi baik.

4. Kondisi mesin
Ada pembeli terkadang lebih mementingkan kondisi mesin bagus ketimbang bodi. Makanya, munculnya lelehan oli mesin atau air radiator, knalpot berasap tebal, dan beberapa komponen sudah tidak asli bisa menjatuhkan harga. Kalau punya bukti perawatan berkala dan perbaikian tertentu, maka hal itu akan menambah nilai mobkas.

5. Bunyi-bunyian
Hal ini bersumber dari mesin, kaki-kaki, dan interior. Bunyi-bunyian muncul karena ada dua komponen saling bergesek atau sudah kering lantaran kurang gemuk.

6. Perlengkapan tambahan
Penambahan aksesori dapat menaikkan harga jual, seperti sistem audio yang sudah up-grade, pakai pelek lebar, penggantian shift knob, setir balap, dan jok semi-bucket racing.

Di sisi lain, ada yang beranggapan, justru penambahan aksesori tidak sesuai selera pembeli sehingga ada biaya tambahan untuk mengembalikan kondisi mobil ke standar. Jika begitu, calon pembeli punya peluang untuk menekan harga. (Ary Darmajati) sumber : kompas.com

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Bike vs Car

I remembered how much I enjoy DC drives about a week and a half ago. Had a little bike accident due to a driver hitting me from behind, and then not even stopping. What kind of person seriously does that. Karma is all I have to say.

After my roommate Peter attempted to take me to the ER the following day and got himself hurt in the process (long board to pot hole to head cut open needing stitches) my lovely 6 hours spent getting xrays and cat scans were spent with some good friends. The aftermath were some beautiful battle wounds, lovely bruises, bit of a fucked up elbow, and my ninth concussion in four years, (still no signs of brain damage according to the doctors).

Just continuing to remember why I miss Oregon on a daily basis.

Thank you Megan.

somewhat strange....

well, it’s been a bit of a strange day out today i must say, i was walking up the road when i was walking past this house that had like 3 or 4 motorcycle helmets on the front lawn……….but no bikes! not one in sight, there wasnt even so much as a bike around the corner, kinda of strange, and if things didnt get stranger, i was also walking up the road somewhere near town, and all the people that were driving by, were staring at me!!! wtf!!!   and to top it off, i was waiting right at the crossing section near the round-about, when 2 cars come along and starting circling around about 4 or more times beeping their horns like nuts then taking off….i must say, strangest day ive ever had so far, but im still glad i got to see a good mate of mine.

Aside from that, was hot outside today, i think ive sunburnt my neck but ohh well, it happends.

thats all for now, ciao!

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