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I love my iPhone but nothing makes me happier than more automotive applications to entertain me on my iPhone...

http://www.roadandtrack.com/article.asp?section_id=7&article_id=8043&page_number=1

More than 1 billion iPhone and iPod touch applications have been downloaded since Apple opened its App Store on July 11, 2008. It didn't take long for the automotive industry to realize that it could put product information right into consumers' hands with the development of a slick download — a few recent examples being apps for the Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG, Porsche Panamera, Kia Soul and the European-market Volkswagen Polo. In the automotive sector, you'll also find an almost endless selection of racing games, performance dynos, educational tutorials, driving logs, gas finders and much, much more. After test driving countless automotive apps we've found 10 that really stand out from the crowd. Read on as we count down our favorites.

Jay Leno is my here when it comes to having an amazing automotive collection and justifying his tinkering with his cars on a regular basis.

It's been 10 years since Jay Leno's garage first appeared in Popular Mechanics. But instead of looking back, Jay's celebrating his first decade with PM by looking forward--at which cars today have the potential to be collectible in the future.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/jay_leno_garage/4312877.html

I'm quite proud of the progress we have made in the automotive web development arena with Web Shop Manager, as one of the leading automotive eCommerce solutions out there. The thing I am the most excited about right now is full DCI / Catalog Rack integration which allows any of our clients to populate their catalog with over 1 million SKU's overnight. Here is a pefect example of an eCommerce Automotive solution that we designed and developed Auto Anything http://autoanything.com. In addition WSM is probably one of the only systems that has an "out of the box" Make - Model - Year solution that uses AJAX to update on the fly as the user browses the menus without refreshing the page for every selection. Here are just a few of the Web Developments we have added so far...

• Year - Make - Model AJAX attribute system.
• Brand management dynamically integrated with YMM.
• Unique or global options for colors and sizes.
• The most advanced data import-export tool in existence on any eCommerce platform.
• CMS: Photo Gallery, Blog, Links, Surveys, FAQ, Locator, Etc.
• Advanced Automotive Web Development
• Amazing Automotive Web Design eCommerce

Here are the Automotive Web Developments we have coming Soon...

• Readers Galleries (Readers Rides)
• Classifieds System (Auto Trader)

Feast your eyes on these custom valved remote reservoir 2.5 Kings, thanks to Down South Motorsports...

Yep thats right, a seafoam green Fererri F60 Enzo...

And what about this gem for runner up...

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/26/ferrari-enzo-in-taxi-livery-found-where-else-the-middle-east

This is a personal adaptation of a recipe I got from the guys at Ballast Point Brewery which turned into not only the best beer I have ever brewed but the best beer I have ever had the pleasure of drinking. Rather than just post the beer recipe, I am going to go into a little more detail than normal... answering some of the the questions I had when I first started brewing.

1. 2 gallons of tap water into a brew kettle - tap water is critical for the mineral content to feed the yeast.
2. Into a steeping bag...
   
   1. 24oz 10L Crystal
   2. 16oz Carapils
   3. 8oz Carafa II
3. With steeping bag submerged but off the bottom bring almost to a boil.
4. At 170f rinse grain over kettle with 2 pints of tap water - do not wring bag out!
5. Add 1oz Centennial Hops and 9 lbs of Coopers Light Malt Extract into kettle and bring to a boil.
6. Once a boil is reached add 2oz Columbus Hops.
7. After 30 minutes add 1oz Centennial Hops.
8. After 15 mire minutes add 3 teaspoons Irish Moss for clarity.
9. After 15 more minutes add 1oz Simcoe Hops
10. Pull off burner and immediately add 1.5 gallon of purified water - to dilute the tap water for correct balance.
11. Wash your carboy with low sud detergent then rinse and wash with iodine and rinse.
12. Pour 1.5 gallons of purified water into the carboy to keep it cool followed with your wort (un-fermented beer).
13. Once the temperature drops to 80f add...
    1. 1oz Simcoe Hops
    2. .5oz Amarillo Hops
    3. White Labs California Ale Yeast
    4. White Labs Burton Ale Yeast
14. Ferment for 10-14 days at 60-70 degrees ferenheight.
15. Rack into your keg and chill for 24 hours with no pressure.
16. Apply 30 pounds of pressure then tip keg back and fourth till you don't hear it taking any more CO2.
17. Let rest a week or more gradually reducing the pressure for the CO2 to fully absorb into the beer for the proper mouth feel.
18. Dispense at 6 pounds of pressure (my preference) and Enjoy.

I know this could be improved on with all grain or using a wort chiller but I wanted to balance quality with simplicity, but if you do want to go all grain trade the malt extract for 14lbs Domestic 2 row. Please let me know what you think!

Making awesome progress on the Bronco, next step King Shocks...

Check out more pics at Bronco Graveyard.

I have an incredible setup with milled .100 Trick Flow Twisted Wedge heads, a new 95' 5.0 block running the F303 cam and Kieth Black pistons... yet I have this crappy old intake with ports half the size of the heads intake ports. After upgrading to a 3500 RMP converter I could really feel the limitations of this setup so I decided to upgrade to a new Edelbrock Performer RPM Air Gap intake with the EnduraShine finish....

• Remove 35"x14.5" Super Swamper Boggers from old rims.
• Order the last set of 12'x15' aluminum rims on earth.
• Ship to Champion Wheel for C3 Flush Series Beadlocks.
• Black Powder Coat treatment for the So Cal effect.
• Thank the guys at Exalt Customs for hookin' it up!

My goal all along was to have an office in my own neighborhood near my house in Normal Heights so I can walk or bike to work, so after months of looking I finally found my new and more permanent home...

Web Design Solutions, Inc.
2840 Adams Ave. Suite 320
San Diego, CA 92116

I'm right on the corner of Utah and Adams near 30th, on the 3rd floor with a view of University Heights and double the space for less than I was paying before.

Stop by and say hi any time!