I also had mixed results with MJ until I gave it a dedicated PC to use. Now it works great because that is all the PC is doing. Still have to reboot it every month or so but I think that's more a Windows problem. $50 for MJ hardware and fist year + $200 PC + $60 for 5 years more of MJ. Sounds like the $250 Ooma is a much better deal.

Not bright enough for a carputer. You need at least 800 nits during the day with dimming capability for night use.

Is that a fuel line and filter I see on photos 3/24 and 13/24. What would that be doing on an electric?

Are you suggesting that things should be kept away from "the public" simply because it has the potential of being used improperly or illegally? Well then, let's get rid of baseball bats, hammers, and even cars. Goes with that stupid "blame the object" mentality instead of holding people accountable for what they do.

Standard voice traffic on my DSL line is riddled with noise (hash) from DSL traffic. I've tried several different filters to no avail. MagicJack calls are dead quiet because of the analog to digital conversion and back again in the MagicJack hub. I used to use standard (voice band) for local calls and MagicJack for long distance calls (I have a multi-line phone), but use MagicJack almost exclusively now for all calls. The only downside is I have to dial an area code even if I'm just calling my neighbor.

Like I said, once I dedicated an entire PC just to do MagicJack, all of the issues noted (loading, shortcuts, blocking ports, etc.) became moot. Some people use fanless thinclients (about $100 on Ebay) to host there MagicJacks which makes more sense than what I did.

We use MagicJack. I ran into problems having enough PC "horsepower" to run MagicJack with anything else on a family (shared) computer. Once I got an old PC running again and dedicated it to just run MagicJack, its been great.

These people are insane! $19,000.00 for a vehicle with about 1/4 the functionality of a real car. I don't want or need 0 - 60 MPH in 5 seconds or 2,000 pounds of safety equipment. I can buy a real nice, brand new, Nissan Versa for about $5,000 less that will go faster and further than this toy. First and foremost, it's got to make economic sense. Now, if they were selling these things for $9,000, then they will undercut a fully functioning car.

The biggest hurdle I see is the price. I'm not going to pay $19,000 for basically 1/3 of the capability of a real car. It only goes 25MPH and has a 50 mile range. I can buy a real car for $1900 that will do that and a lot more. Now, if they get down into the sub $10,000 range where you can't buy any new car, then they might be able to move some of these things.

The safety issue is eventually going to have to be a concession (by the government first and then consumers). If we want small, lightweight, super fuel efficient cars, then they are not going to do well when T-boned by an Escalade. Pure and simple. If safety is at the the top of your list, above all other priorities, then stay home, that's the safest place for you.

Acceleration is another concession. I don't really care if the 0-60 time is 5 seconds or 30 seconds. I'm trying to save fuel, not win drag races with teenagers. 0-60 time is very near the bottom of my list for selecting a fuel efficient or even a zero emission vehicle.

I can't remember the last time we went out to eat.