Archive for March 19th, 2009
iPhone Oregon Trail
I never played the 1970s version of Oregon Trail. According to the ArsTechnica review of this 2009 Apple iPhone/iPod touch version, in the original game:
“Kids learned what it took to bring a party of settlers from Independence, Missouri along the trail that snaked its way west into Oregon territory”
The review is fantastic, given that Erica Sadun let her two daughters play the game, and they become thoroughly engrossed while learning about history. More games should be like this. And the price is right: 6$.
Blue Logic
Jon “Hannibal” Stokes, ArsTechnica’s co-founder and Senior CPU Editor, does a good job reviewing what logic may lie behind IBM’s apparent interest in Sun Microsystems.
JD Power 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study Results
Posted by barista in Vroom vroom on 03/19/2009
JD Power releasead the 2009 Edition of the study.
Quote from the Press Release :
“In the current economic climate, consumers are delaying new-vehicle purchases and keeping their vehicles longer—the average age of a vehicle at trade-in has increased to 73 months in 2009 from 65 months in 2006,” said Sargent. “This makes vehicle dependability even more critical. Automakers have improved long-term dependability by an average of 10 percent each year since the inception of the study, which is a testament to the industry’s commitment to continuously improve and sustain quality, especially long-term quality. Making improvements in long-term quality not only satisfies customers who are holding onto their vehicles longer, but it will also influence their decisions when they return to the new-vehicle market or are seeking to purchase a pre-owned vehicle.”
Common Sense
Posted by barista in Vroom vroom on 03/19/2009
New cars aren’t selling well; people are repairing their older cars.
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