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Some people are ready for a change. A new look with new features. Others are laying in wait hoping to be the last person that has to swap to a new system. You know which category you fit into.

If you have not seen Windows 7, what new features would you like to see your current operating system do? What features do you think is missing?
I put some thought into this and there are two main features that I would like to see. The first is more voice command recognition. Our phones have this so why not our computers? People walking around who appear to be talking to themselves is no longer considered strange. We see this and find ourselves being quiet as to not disturb their conversation. If we had this feature we could save our hands for video games! Think about it. If each of us had a personal assistant built into our computer, look at the people that would enjoy work way more than they do now. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to go into your work space with your cup of coffee and talk to your computer on how to do that report, take this note and remind me about this later? We might actually be organized and more productive employees!

While we are on this subject, the feature that I would like to see most on the laptops and mini computers is the option to have them read to you. On my long commute to work it would be amazing if my computer could read to me the headlines and stories of the day. I would enjoy being able to tell the computer what information that I wanted to find out and it would be able to read to me the “blog of the day” or the “newspaper headlines” on the topic. I spend 2 – 3 hours a day in my car driving. I want to hear the news that I am interested in and that does not necessarily coincide with the news that the media wants to tell me.

I have not seen Windows 7 and probably won’t for a while. From the people that I have spoken to, they have not mentioned any of the features that I am looking for and I am one of those that generally do not spend time fixing things that are not broken unless it is going to bring me new features that I REALLY REALLY want.

Does Windows 7 have the features you are looking for? What features would you like to see on your computer?

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The British have built an ecoF3 racing car which has a steering wheel made from carrots, a bodywork crafted from potatoes and a soya bean seat.

When they set out to make a “green” and eco friendly racing vehicle I never imagined that they would be able to achieve such success. They even used oil-based lubricants to grease the engines moving parts.

I am sure you must be wondering by now how they have devised this green machine to get its go power. What does this car run on? Nothing other than chololate extracts and vegetable oil. I am guessing that it is the chololate that gives it the extra boost.

Remember, the ecoF3 is a racing car, has hit speeds of 145 mph, but due to the current fuel requirements it is not eligible to race as it does not meet current regulations.

Who was responsible for the project of building such a unique concept racing car? None other than James Meredith who is with World First team from Warwick University located in Coventry, West Mids. He was the project manager who designed and built the car.

This is a remarkable break through of the technology that we have. However, this seems to say to me that you do not have to compromise performance when making an eco friendly vehicle. As you and I cannot drive a race car to work, I look forward to seeing what will be developed that will be street legal.

If you are already aware of new eco vehicles that are street legal, please let me know about them. I would like to hear from you.

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