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Fairway Car Show/Swap Meet June 27th

May 12

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It’s offical:

Our Sponsor/Vendor List so far:
Fairway Subaru
Certified Pre-Owned Subaru
Harman Motive
Crucial Racing Systems
RalliTEK
Royal Purple
Import Image Racing
TopSpeed
GrimmSpeed
MAPerformance
More to come just haven’t heard back yet.

If you want to attend just let me know so we have a idea of how many people are coming to eat food and get some cool stuff! Also if you have something to sell let me know!!! If you have a company that would like to become a vendor shoot me a pm so I can get it organized

If you do not want to sign up on nasioc you can use method 2 here

Nasioc Link:  http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1763293

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Windows 7 RC Download

May 5

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The wait is over folks, Microsoft has published the download page for the Windows 7 RC. As we noted earlier, the download was scheduled to launch tomorrow and was to be available worldwide. Coming straight from the download page, here are Microsoft’s notes for the release candidate:

You don’t need to rush to get the RC. The RC will be available at least through July 2009 and we’re not limiting the number of product keys, so you have plenty of time. Watch the calendar. The RC will expire on June 1, 2010. Starting on March 1, 2010, your PC will begin shutting down every two hours. Windows will notify you two weeks before the bi-hourly shutdowns start. To avoid interruption, you’ll need to install a non-expired version of Windows before March 1, 2010. You’ll also need to install the programs and data that you want to use. (Learn more about installing Windows.)

Protect your PC and data. Be sure to back up your data and please don’t test the RC on your primary home or business PC.
Tech details/updates: Before installing the RC, please read the Release Notes and Things to Know for important information about the release.

Keep up with the news. You can keep up with general technical information and news by following the team blog. And, you can get non-technical news, tips, and offers by subscribing to the monthly Exploring Windows newsletter.

Keep your PC updated: Be sure to turn on automatic updates in Windows Update in case we publish updates for the RC.

Installation: You can install the Windows 7 RC on a PC running Windows Vista without backing up the PC—but we encourage you to make a backup for safe keeping. If you’re running Windows XP or the Windows 7 Beta, you’ll need to backup your data, then do a clean installation of the RC, then reinstall your applications and restore your data. If you need to do a backup, please see How to back up your PC for more details and a suggestion for how to backup a PC running Windows 7 Beta or Windows Vista.

So without further a-do folks, click here to go to Microsoft’s download center and download the Windows 7 RC. Microsoft has also launched the Technet download which you can find here. On a side note, it appears as if you will be issued a new product key for the RC. It is most likely going to give you the extended time for using the RC if you have downloaded from another source. Installation instructions can be found here.

If you’re wondering what has changed from the beta release to the RC, click here to read our guide. Is your system up-to-par for Windows 7? Microsoft has confirmed new system requirements for Windows 7, click here for more information.

Link to download

News Source: neowin.net

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2010 Subaru Legacy GT Photos

May 3

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2010 Subaru Legacy GT 6MT

2010 Subaru Legacy GT 6MT

2010 Subaru Legacy GT (Rear)

2010 Subaru Legacy GT (Rear)

More pictures can be found here and here

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Great Online Police Scanner

May 2

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Found this while stumbling the internet, great for all those nosy people out there :)

http://www.scanamerica.us/index.php

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Windows 7 Release Candidate Is Available From Microsoft

May 1

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Dear Microsoft U.S. Partner,

We hope you are as excited as we are about today’s milestone, as we make the Microsoft Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) broadly available for download to managed Beta program participants, including MSDN and TechNet subscribers. If you are not among those who participated in one of the managed Beta programs, you only have to wait until Tuesday, May 5, when the RC will be available through the Customer Preview Program.

In this bulletin, you will find important links and answers to questions that are always top of mind for partners and customers in a release like this. Please look for our regular U.S. partner newsletter on Monday, May 4, with more details and resources for Microsoft partners, including training recommendations.

Sincerely,

The Microsoft U.S. Partner Team

Why upgrade to Windows 7 RC?
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Several new features, including XP VPC, are available in the RC build of Windows 7. Also, you will experience continued improvements in overall system performance and polish.
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If you are using Windows 7 Beta, migrating to Windows 7 RC will avoid the July 7, 2009, beta expiration date. Failure to migrate before the beta expiration date will cause frequent system reboot prompts.
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There will be no limits on the number of keys provided or the number of Windows 7 RC downloads supported, and we anticipate that RC downloads will be available at least through June 2009.

What is the recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC?
The recommended path to migrate to Windows 7 RC depends on what operating system you are currently running:
Current OS
Recommended Path to Windows 7 RC
Windows XP
If your hardware meets the minimum recommendations for Windows 7, we recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. The recommended minimum hardware for Windows 7 Beta can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/beta-faq.aspx. (Hardware recommendations will be roughly the same for RC.)
Windows Vista
We recommend you upgrade to Windows 7 RC.
Windows 7 Beta
We strongly recommend you do a clean install of Windows 7 RC when available. You do not need to first reinstall Windows Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 RC.
In all of these scenarios, the Windows Easy Transfer tool can be used to make it easier to restore files and settings after a clean install.

When will the final version of Windows 7 be available?
The final engineering milestone is the release to manufacturing (RTM), typically 3-5 months after the RC. We believe the product is high quality and to date have received very positive feedback. This might result in RTM delivery before the 3-5 months timeframe. Ultimately, you’ll decide the quality and assess the delivery once you download and use the RC. Customer and partner feedback will determine how quickly we release.

How will Microsoft collect and use feedback from Windows 7 RC?
With this release, we are focused on verifying that all the changes and fixes we made based on the beta tests and feedback are working correctly. We do that by gathering the automatically generated information (called telemetry) that your PC sends us when you use Windows 7 RC. Telemetry tells us when your computer hangs, crashes, or has performance issues, and what applications or devices you were using when you experienced problems. It is important that we gather this data from thousands of different hardware configurations to confirm that the fixes we included based on beta feedback work on a wide range of hardware. It will also help us identify any new problems.

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