Rich Larson

Member since: Sep 7th, 2006

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Space Sniffer is a drive space analyzer with a dash of eye candy (Download Squad)

Apr 24th 2009 5:51AM This type of visualization is called "Squarified Cushion Tree Maps" and is very useful for visualizing relative sizing of any kind of hierarchical data (of which files and folders on a disk volume are the classic example).

I'm afraid that this app is still not as useful or as cool looking as the original app that was written for this: SequoiaView. You can find that (free) app here: http://w3.win.tue.nl/nl/onderzoek/onderzoek_informatica/visualization/sequoiaview//

I've been using SequoiaView for years and it has never failed me. Take a look at it and see for yourselves...

Google Earth spots Top Gear USA test track? (Autoblog)

May 19th 2008 7:00PM Sorry to burst anyone's bubble - but this overhead imagery is way over a year old. The Great Park project and TierraVerde industries have completely changed the landscape of the base since then. This photo does not even show the Great Park Balloon or the TVI recycling/composting center which each have been around for almost a year (or more). Sooo... I have no idea whether they may have chosen the base as the location for the test track - but this image does NOT show that setup.

Is this the real deal? Subaru Impreza WRX STi shot posted (Autoblog)

Jul 26th 2007 2:24PM Gawd almighty that thing is UGLY! Glad I wasn't one of those looking forward to it.

Chrysler takes full control of Brazilian Tritec engine plant (Autoblog)

Jul 13th 2007 6:47PM Maybe BMW didn't lose any love for the Tritec (in fact they always hated the fact that they had a Daimler Chrysler engine in a BMW branded vehicle) but to say the engine was "unloved" is wrong.

Lots of people LOVE the Tritec. I'll take a good old iron-block Tritec anyday over one of those new-fangled aluminum abominations that PSA and BMW designed for the new MINI. Why, you ask? I like an engine that can be modded, and everyone, even BMW themselves, is scratching their collective heads over how to get anything over 200 HP out of those new PSA "Prince" engines. Meanwhile there are about a zillion ways to get that little Tritec trooper up to amazing amounts of HP/Torque.