June 2010 Archives

Drive Your Plane Home!

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Terrafugia 'Flying Car': A Road-Certified PlaneTerrafugia is not the first "aerocar," but it sure looks way better than the first roadable aircraft. Most importantly, this F.A.A.-approved light sport aircraft will soon enter mass production.

Like The Jetsons' aerocar, Terrafugia would make a great commuter car-plane that requires standard high-octane gas from your neighborhood gas station and a small space in your garage.

Based in Woburn, Mass., Terrafugia's taking pre-orders for US$10,000 with an estimated price tag of US$195,000.

I'm making room for my Terrafugia in my garage.

Android: Process com.android.vending has stopped...

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T-Mobile's G1 phone (HTC Dream), using Google'...

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Recently a T-Mobile G1 crashed repeatedly with the message "...com.android.vending has stopped working...." Symptoms included the inability to update any existing program linked to Android Market.

The solution for me was to uninstall the updates: 
  • Settings > Applications > Manage applications
  • Select com.android.vendig.
  • Click "Uninstall updates."
  • Restart the phone.
The Android Market application, apparently proprietary, was then restored to its normal working condition.