I've sucessfully installed an aftermarket system on the Z4 over the course of 3 days with about 2-3 hours of work with a hand injury and not including the time it took to go out and fetch tools/parts.
Here is the first part of the series where I show how to remove the Z4 center vent and head unit.
If you have a BMW and drive manual, remove the CDV! After I had it removed I almost stalled twice on my car because I wasn't used to the immediate clutch engagement. The car literally shifts 1000% better now. Prior to the removal, I would occasionally "jerk" the car with each shift unless I feathered the clutch (this is bad since it wears it out more). Now the car shifts like how my swagger is...smooooooooooooooooooooth!
Since I noticed on many bimmer forums that there were no videos/pictures of the install, I decided to make my own! The install was very simple and very worth while since it hides the stupid cord. Since the install is so generic, it should work on most cars out there. Also my first youtube submission..so exciting!
Here you go grass hoppers!
Thanks to Apples iPhone 3.0 OS update, we finally get features such as Copy/Cut/Paste, AutoFill, and universal searching!
Anyone that stores their passwords in applications such as SplashID knows that it was impossible to use any of the randomly generated passwords inside mobile Safari. With the addition of copy/paste this problem is now solved! I can finally use apps like eBay, Bank of America, and PayPal securely and easily now!
Looks like BMW does everything it can to ensure that their cars are not prone to costly warranty and maintenance repairs. When I picked up the M Roadster I noticed that my 1-2 shifts were really crappy. I thought it was just due to the fact that I was unfamiliar with BMW’s clutch engagement point. After doing some research and noticing I didn’t have the same issues when test driving a 370z and a MazdaSpeed 3, I came to the conclusion that it wasn’t me… it was the car! (I know everyone says this when it comes to driving manual lol).
Having played with UMPCs for quite some time, I realized that there is definitely a direct relationship between how small a gadget can be versus how useable it actually is. As a “geek” we all want our gadgets to be as small as possible, but when a gadget is no longer efficient…we have issues.
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After programming for several years with PHP and JavaScript for work, I've decided to "exercise" my brain a bit by picking back up some Java, JSF, Hibernate and a slew of other obscurely named APIs.
So far it's been fun reading up on everything again. It feels like I'm learning an entire new language, but at least the courses I took at PSU gave me a foundation.
I purchased a Fujitsu U810 in February 2008 to get into the whole tablet craze. Fry's had an amazing deal where you could pick one up for around $800 with tax. Being the gadget geek that I was I picked one up and immediately fell in love with it..
As with all new toys I played with it quite extensively. I used it for my banking, investing, word documents, and even blogging. The U810 worked quite well with the bluetooth mouse and keyboard that I used.
Yesterday I paired up the Fujitsu U810 with the Sprint U727 for the first time in a truely amazing situation. It was great to be able to have dinner with friends at 6pm while still being able to be on a required webex with my bluetooth headset and U810 at a restaurant. Luckily I wasn't required to participate in on the call; it was more of an informational call for me so I just listened and looked at the screen whenever they had to change slides.
