Monthly Archives: April 2005
MG Rover Cars, Rover collapse, MG future
Uh oh – Rover are in trouble and it looks as if the receivers will be soon anouncing the details, and it doesn’t look good.
Having a nice new MG is great, but finding that the warranty may not be honoured is, quite frankly, a worry. I am hoping that there will be some late moves from the government to support the Rover group, but at such a sensitive time, close to the general election, nothing can be taken for granted.
Willl the dealerships get together on any of this? Will another car firm buy out the ailing Rover group? Will MG survive as a marque?
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DVD@ccess, activating URLs from a DVD, using DVD@ccess
Launching a URL, be it web based or file based, from a DVD adds to the overall experience that DVD authors can provide the viewers. On the Mac platform, the software which handles this and is built in to Mac OSX is called DVD@ccess. The alternative is called Interactual Player, and is far more prevalent on the windows platform.
Authoring discs on a Mac using DVD Studio Pro is a rewarding experience, but adding URL links and getting them to work on a PC is not. DVD@ccess is, at best, flaky when run on a PC – not that the software is unstable at all, more that it is totally unreliable. You cannot accurately predict whether the PC viewer will get the URLs launched in the way that you want them to.
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Sat Nav, Alpine INA-N333RRS, single DIN sat nav unit, UK prices, EU Prices
I’ve been thinking for a while about getting a sat nav unit in my car, but really haven’t wanted to spend the money – they always seem so expensive for what they are.
This was reinforced for me when I visited my local ICE centre (usually pretty good) and asked for info about the Alpine INA-N333RRS unit.
Apparently, they could sell it to me for ��1500.00 but I would also need a CAN-BUS, and would probably also want a fascia adapter. Naturally, since these Alpine units can do it, I would also want an iPod adapter (I’m really happy with my Dension, but the Alpine unit is far better). All of this, plus fitting and calibration, would total about ��2000.
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Soft top motoring, Essex pubs worth a visit
It must be summer – or at least spring… we took the hard top off the MG today and drove with the hood down for the first time since it was bought.
And as we drove we found ourselves heading into central Essex and a small village called ‘North End’. It was whilst heading through there that we saw the ‘Butcher’s Arms’ pub (listed here) and stopped for lunch. It is a family pub and has a nice atmosphere and some pretty good food – nothing astonishing, but good service, friendly and serves food later than most. We got there at about 2pm expecting to be turned away, only to find they are still serving until about 3.30 usually. That’s good, because I prefer a later lunch! Out of a possible 2000 or so pubs in Essex to visit, this one is worth the trip.
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