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Review: ScanGauge II


I am a self-admitted technology geek (among other kinds of geek). As a technology geek, I am a firm believer in the value and necessity of data. Johnny 5 said it best with his oft-quoted phrase, “Need input!” Well, I need input. I want statistical and diagnostic data and information about EVERYTHING. I want to know how my computer is performing, I want to know how my net connection is performing, I want to know how my mobile devices are performing, and as somewhat of a car enthusiast and ex-modder, I want to know how my vehicle is performing. The standard gauges just don’t cut it, I want, nay, NEED more! I want to read my own CEL (Check Engine Light) codes, and I want the ability to clear them! I want to have statistical information that helps me maximize my gas mileage and fuel usage! I want to track the cost per mile of my driving so that I can minimize my expenses! I want to make sure my ignition timing is…on time! I want all this and more! Well, ThinkGeek, a wonderful site for a person like me, was so kind as to send out a review unit for a most excellent, and coincidentally quite relevant, device: the ScanGauge II Automotive Computer. Read the full story

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I don’t know what to put in this post


I have absolutely no idea what to put in this post.  I thought about it and thought about it, and finally decided to post about how I didn’t know what to post about.  That counts as a post, right?

It gets difficult when you don’t have any new experiences between posts to really talk about.  It makes finding new topics quite a challenge.  And yet, in a roundabout way, I’ve managed to come up with a topic to discuss without having a topic to discuss!

Need INPUT!  Johnny 5 is ALIVE!

-Because I said so

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