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Be sure to see: Mission to the Edge of Space: LIVE
Mission Accomplished!

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Congratulations Felix Baumgartner - Well Done!

Mission Highlights

 

Austria's Felix Baumgartner earned his place in the history books on Sunday Oct 14 after overcoming concerns with the power for his visor heater that impaired his vision and nearly jeopardized the mission.

Baumgartner reached an estimated speed of 1,342.8 km/h (Mach 1.24) jumping from the stratosphere, which when certified will make him the first man to break the speed of sound in freefall and set several other records* while delivering valuable data for future space exploration.

 Source: http://www.redbullstratos.com/

 

Headcam View of Record Freefall

 

Trike Racing - Fast and the Furious

Crystallize

Landing On Mars - A Simulation with Explanation.

 

Published on Jun 22, 2012 by JPLnews

So I finally get the thing paid off and it seems like it has just been one thing after another with this ol' truck of mine. I suppose I should be thankful for the lack of car payments so that I have more cash on hand to tackle these repairs.

A couple of weeks ago it was the catalytic converter that needed replacing. A couple of weeks prior to that it was the radiator that threw in the towel. These came on the heals of the front brake job that could wait no longer.

It is starting to feel like I have myself a new hobby. To the casual observer it may look like I just love to tinker on this truck, when in actuality - for me - it is pretty much about saving money (but I should go ahead and admit here that I have never been skeert of getting my hands dirty.)

 This time it was the air conditioner that gave up the ghost. At first I thought it was just the compressor clutch and researched what it would take to replace it. The part was around $50 but all the "experts" where recommending that the entire compressor/clutch unit should be swapped out to avoid the inevitable compressor failure that was waiting just around the bend. So while I was debating the merits of following this sage advice my a/c compressor froze-up, the bearings were shot and that clutch was making the god-awfullest racket you ever did hear.

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I am often asked to recommend software for virus and malware protection. I sent the following information to a colleague in an email and decided to post it here for future reference. I hope you find this information useful:

To get free anti-virus go to the following page:

http://free.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download

 

Click the “Download Basic Protection” button:

 

 

a download.cnet.com page will open...

click on the green download button:

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Welcome AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012 users

To complete your download, click on the link below:

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choose to save downloaded file to your computer.
file is named similar to: avg_free_stb_all_2012_####_cnet.exe

double click downloaded file to install AVG following prompts...

Basically

·         be sure to select free version

·         do not allow program to provide information to AVG (product improvement – or whatever)

·         I do recommend the installation of the AVG toolbar for browser and setting AVG as default search provider.

·         update AVG (possibly a couple of times) to get latest protections

·         run a complete scan as soon as possible

The complete process may take 30~60 minutes.

On Windows 7 (and Vista) the install places an AVG “widget” on the desktop with a scan button and an update button – as long as you occasionally do each you will be secure and up to date.

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and for good measure...

One of the best resources for instructions on cleaning up an infected computer can be found on the following page:

http://wiki.lunarsoft.net/wiki/PC_Cleanup

Of particular intrest here is the proper procedure for the installation and configuration of the following programs:

• SpywareBlaster.
• CCleaner.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
• SUPERAntiSpyware.
• Spybot S&D.

For best results download and use the recommended Anti-Malware_Toolkit
to download the above listed programs.

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Keep in mind: AVG should be all the Anti-virus you will need. Installing more than one anti-virus on a system is inviting problems.

Best of luck && Watch what you click!

Using the above resources I have been able to protect and clean several computers; from XP to Windows 7 - I have had success with these products. I have never seen the need to investigate the purchase of anti-virus or anti-malware products for personal computers. On rare occasions a system may be so infected that an operating system may need to be reinstalled or repaired; I have found that system stability is greatly restored using the above techniques, allowing for file recovery and backup efforts prior to the dreaded reformat.

yadda-yadda your results may vary yadda-yadda

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