I was browsing around the internet, as one does, and landed on the VW page looking at the new CC and came across something that, at first, struck me as strange, and then after i thought about it, really drove me crazy. Below is what im on about. (click to enlarge)

Just take a look at it. Do you see what im talking about? If you cant tell let me point it out. Well its actually two things. First, its blurry (all of the others are clear and crisp). And second ,and most annoyingly is that its crooked. Now this may not sound like a big thing but, and i dont know its just my OCD kicking in or what, why is it crooked and blurry?!! VW is a pretty huge company, a German company no less that builds their cars with precision, and this is the picture they are going to use? Makes you wonder how much money was, or wasnt spent on marketing this car. Totally didnt expect this from VW, kia maybe but still, come on.

So am i going crazy or does this annoy any one else? And this is a message to VW, go out in the lot and snap a new damn picture!

Oh, and by the way, apart from the crazy crooked picture, the CC looks pretty impressive. The back end looks sorta like a CLS Merc and it has some other perks as well, but thats another show..

Andrew Vehicles and the like CC, marketing, VW

Our crew has a new name and logo.. We’re the Midnight Marauders and this is our new logo

Now i just have to think of a clever intro sequence and we’ll make a video!

Andrew Uncategorized

Seemed like not that long ago i was celebrating the big two one. but a year have passed and here we are again at that time a year where i need to think of things that i want/need. I could go with the obvious suggestions like an Aston Martin DB9 but for some reason i have doubts about that showing up in my driveway. So instead i went with a more conservative list. 

Xbox 360 Hard drive at Bestbuy or amazon

Gran Torino

Step Brothers

Silversun Pickups – Swoon

Trust Company – The Lonely Position of Neutral

Inflatable Moose (they have at Target)

PacSun Gift card

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Andrew Things i Want

Ok so its about time for me to buy a new computer.. My current set up is a G5 iMac which still runs fine but last week something happened to safari and i sorta have to redo alot of stuff that i was waiting to redo until i got a new one. Recently Apple has released the new MacBook Pros, at an attractive-er price and ive seriously been considering buying one. BUT, im in a dilemma, ever since ive been using a computer it has always been a desktop so moving to my main machine being a notebook im not sure how im going to like it. So i need YOU to help me decide.

The Candidates:

The big plus side here is that ill be able to take all my stuff and move it to another place and keep working. I’ve also always wanted a MacBook Pro, even though i still have an iBook (ok come on its a G3 900mHz for crying out loud) so that i can be portable at the moment, and quite frankly if im going outside of the house, that would be the one i take, because if something happened to it, it would be less of a disaster.

The Downside here is that i would be tied to a laptop at all times instead of a desktop like setup (since the iMac is a hybrid middle ground). To compensate i am going to buy a screen to go with it. Id like the Apple LED on but its too big at 24″, but i might testdrive on just to see. I like a clean flowing desk and im not sure how well the form factor of a laptop next to a screen will work.

I would get the 15″ one because a 17″ portable is too big. So its between these too, currently i have an 80GB hard drive so ive learned to compute small so the hard drive space i really am not worried about. Especially since ill have it hooked up to my 1TB drive (although now i with that was a FW800 drive, oh well)

SD card slot, YAY!! -selling point-

So its down to speed. I was leaning toward the 2.66, although the 3.06 would be nice, but i like the price of the 2.53. So here is the question, am i REALLY going to notice the difference and say “damn, i wish i would have bought the 2.66″ its less that a tenth of a speed difference. ANYTHING would be better than the single core, G5 1.8 ghz i run now. Also the thing i really like about these is the dual graphics, and im thinking the 2.66 would be a better choice because it has the 9400M and GT with 256mb.

The Plus Side is most definitely the price, this one is considerably less. Also i wouldn’t need to buy an additional screen to go with it, and it would work with my flow better. It has the same processor as the MacBook Pro, the 2.66, and a little bigger hard drive too i think.

The Down Side to this one is slightly larger. Im pretty sure i dont want a 24″ screen, thats just too big. So in-order to have the 20″ i wouldnt be able to have the GT graphics and that was something i really liked with the MBPs. Also i wouldnt be able to take it to different parts of the house. I like to watch top gear from hessmo.com and i would like to hook it up to my 42″ tv in my room and watch it there, with this i cant do that. I also dont really like the design of these as they havnt quite grown on me yet. Also 2GB of ram is what i have now so it seem foolish to get a new computer with the same.

So its down to these three to pick from, 2.53 MBP, 2.66 MBP, or the iMac. Would i really notice NOT having the GT graphics? Id like to future proof a bit here since its kinda a bit stack of cash to drop on something. Hard drives can be upgraded later if need be so thats last on my list of worries.

Im definitely leaning toward the 2.66 MBP as of right now. One incentive to get one soon is that i have a student discount, and i checked on the MBPs and its $150 off, plus that iPod thing which i probably wont get cause i dont need another one. So Please leave me a comment on which one you think i should get . and then ill do a review on it!

Andrew Apple, Things i Want Apple, imac, macbook pro

been busy as of late and need to update this again! more often too.. to stay most up to date check my twitter on the side

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My friend Robin is participating in the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life and is trying to raise money to help fight against cancer! Lets help her get to her goal of $100. You dont have to donate alot because every little bit helps and 100% goes to the ACS. Below is her reason to run:

I Relay because I want to see an end to cancer during my lifetime. Relay gives me the unique opportunity to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission by fighting back against a disease that has already taken too much.

Please support my efforts to fight back against cancer by making a donation or joining my Relay For Life® team. 

Your efforts will help the American Cancer Society fund groundbreaking cancer research, provide up-to-date cancer information, advocate for all people to have access to screening and treatment, and offer free programs and services to improve the quality of life for people facing cancer. By being a part of Relay, we are joining a worldwide movement to help defeat cancer for future generations.

You can donate by going to her page HERE and clicking donate. It takes less than 5 minutes and it helps a good cause (and its even tax deductible too) So please lets help make this the year the ACS finds a cure!

Andrew Uncategorized ACS, cancer, relay for life

Let me just start by saying “Thank you Apple” and “About time”!! Anyone who has an iPhone should know why..

There is still no official date on the release, just ’summer’ but im assuming it should be in June sometime, most likley the same time that the Snow Leopard is going to come out, or possibly in July, just like last year.

If you havnt had a chance to watch it or at least read about it you can click below:
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Anyway a few things that im excited for is the ability to send and receive MMS. This has been one of the most annoying things about having an iPhone is getting that message from AT&T: “You have received a multimedia message, go here and type in this code that is too long and difficult to remember and the this stupid password and we will show you a little tiny version of the message you should have got”. So amen to that. Also the copy and paste feature, while it will come in handy, wont be at the top of my list to get excited about, but the forward message feature will be though! I dont know how many times ive wanted to forward a message to someone and cant so i have to retype it out. Tethering, via dock connector AND bluetooth will come in handy, P2P should be interesting, but i think the upgrade i would like the most is going to be the ability to have turn by turn. Although it wont be integrated directly into the phone via Apple, a third party or two will be snapping that one right up and is at the top of my list to buy. If i can hook my phone up in my truck and charge it, listen to itunes iPod, and then every once and a while have a ,preferably, British person tell me to “Turn left in 500 feet” and then the music fade back in that would just be AWESOME!! Head up display option would be nice too.. Developers hint hint..

What are you likes, dislikes, and what would you like to see from Apple as well as the developers? leave me a comment.

Andrew Apple 3.0, Apple, iPhone

Ever since i graduated highschool and started working the weekend just doesnt seem to be there any more.. Well i mean it IS technically still there but since i work on the weekends (which, lets be frank, are the money days) i dont get excited about them any more. I remember back in the day getting excited that it was friday and the weekend was there and there was nothing to do but now my friday is really more like my monday. After i graduate college im sure the weekend will return as i find a monday through friday job.

I do still have a weekend tho, its just one day long, twice a week, which now that ive adjusted to it i think i like it a little better. It keeps work less of a week long drag since its broken up into two sections rather than one long stretch of 5 days. There is just one thing i wish i could change and thats working at night, from 5 till whenever we close. Its right when all my friends get off of work and if they want to do anything it has to be really late at night which isnt a big deal but sometimes id rather not be out all night. 

Whats your work schedule like? Do you like it or hate it?

Andrew Work

I made my name out of brands i like, woo!! ok well except for the ‘W’ because thats from wesc and i dont have any of their stuff.. but finding a W was hard..

And just incase you dont know what they are it goes like this: AlpineStars Nike DC Reef Etnies WESC

Make one of you own and send it to me ill put it here! just send it to andrew@heehawbus.com

Andrew Uncategorized

Red is user, Green is System. At the start of a video on YT

Second day of using safari and ive noticed a few things. After i found out that i could change the tabs, i did, and also added the blue lad bar back as well. Well after doing so i noticed that safari used WAY to many system resources..

Way Way to many. Also flash based media (YouTubes) were choppy as all hell, im talking 2 or maybe 3 FPS, not good. So i figured that i would start changing things back to see if i could fix it and by reverting the code and i changed the 3 codes i changed back and everything is working just fine again. Cody and paste the codes below, one at a time, into Terminal

The Codes:

defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4TabBarIsOnTop -bool YES
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4IncludeToolbarRedesign -bool YES
defaults write com.apple.Safari DebugSafari4LoadProgressStyle -bool YES

So tabs at the top it is i guess until Apple releases the official release (and lets just hope there is an option for tabs at bottom).

Andrew Apple, WebNets and the like safari 4