If you actually think of the things you're asking your computer to do, "open my e-mail, cruise the web, download this, download that, check Facebook, etc." the amount of protocols and data needed to do just a simple list of things on your computer can actually eat up bandwidth thus making your computer feel "slower".

Well, one of the ways that you can really tamed the beast so to speak, is to install a traffic shaper which automatically becomes a traffic cop for your computer.

My favorite one that I've been using almost since its inception is called cFos. This is a program I bought several years ago and while I believe they had some hiccups in the beginning, I have been using this program and now with version 8 just released the automatic traffic shaper delves even deeper to make your computer feel faster without you having to do a thing.

Well, I did it. I ordered Diablo three from Amazon ( which by the way comes with release date guaranted delivery for free)!

So why is this such a big deal? simple.... I have never played any sort of online MMO. Ever. Never. Never saw the point.

So, if you are not listening to the gaming podcast maybe you should! My children have convinced me that Diablo three will be THE MMO game this year and I of course would like to be a part of it but at the same time I would also like to learn how these games are actually play. I realize a been a have to pay a small monthly fee but with my three kids, who are probably in the advanced MMO group as they been playing these types of games since they were little kids, what better teachers could I ask for. 

Anyway, were and are trying get some live recording and I will piece that together into the gaming podcast and probably even into the tech podcast because there is a tech site to this which is optimal settings, Dustin's going to be playing on a laptop so how does it play on the laptop? Situations and stuff like that. plus, I believe Barney is also going to be playing this and if I could talk taught intuitively to try and get him to play also and I think if we all get together the kids told me it was called a guide.. or girdle... or something like that.

Anyway...I'm really looking forward to this and yes, we are going to put together some video of it I'm just not sure how yet. More than likely I'll record my sessions because I'm the newbie and I'll just match the video to the Skype. I think that'll work. 

So check out the podcast if you want to get a little caught up as to what's going on with me and this game and he ready for a little fun. 

Later...

//David

Just a quick FYI here folks....

The folks over at the mighty Amazon have "lightning deals" running around their infrastructure today only.

If you're a gamer, or your simply bored with the games you have, head on over to Amazon and pick up fresh copy of... something... anything... you look bored.

Check it out for yourself.

What an engine! This is just more stuff about the 2011-2012 Mustang. The engine is a marvel unto itself. I was truly jolted in my seat when I read some of the issues which had to be solved and how they were finally solved. I also learned this engine is designed to be a truly terrific and relevant engine in the performance world for the next 10-15 years. Amazing....

Of the many milestones in the Mustang's 45-year history, one of the greatest has come to fruition. For the first time the Mustang is debuting its own V-8.

Not a derivation of an existing engine, not borrowed from a sedan, not developed to satisfy a sanctioning body, but conceived, designed, and built as a Mustang performance engine. It is the new 5.0 Four-Valve TiVCT V-8, which simultaneously pays homage to Ford history and traditional enthusiast performance expectations while fully embracing new technologies. Given its intent, performance, and mainstream production, it promises to be one of the most important Mustang V-8s of all time.

Developed under the code name Coyote, the new 5.0 was conceived in 2007 to replace the 4.6 and 5.4 Modular V-8s, which were approaching the end of their development. Ford needed a Mustang GT engine to compete against the new Chevy and Dodge efforts. While the Hurricane and Boss were explored initially-eventually a 6.2-liter SOHC Two-Valve version of that program ended up in the SVT Raptor and soon other F-150s-those large engines proved unsuitable for the Mustang. With time running short, Ford regrouped at the familiar modular engine family with plans for an all-new modular development specifically for the Mustang.

Few hard points were fixed at the Coyote's conception, but a handful were quickly set. The new engine's point of departure was the existing 4.6 modular architecture. It would not use EcoBoost- Ford's combination of direct fuel injection and turbocharging-but it would be engineered to withstand forced induction and to package EcoBoost fuel injectors in the future. The new engine would be as physically small as possible while physically stronger than the 4.6. Naturally, the team quickly landed on 5.0 liters of displacement. It needed to make 80 hp per liter, or 400 hp. Best of all, as a performance engine the Coyote development team knew the importance of delivering an exciting engine, one that just didn't meet its numbers, but had the precision and responsiveness enthusiasts crave.

It was not easy. The power goals far exceeded the then-current Three-Valve 4.6 Mustang GT's 65 hp per liter, equaled those of Ford Racing's limited-production big-bore Cammer T50 crate engine, and trounce a hand-built, ported, cammed and electronically tuned 5.0 H.O. pushrod engine with long-tube headers.

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