Using Unicode to help organize files

I wanted to show you guys how easy it is to use Unicode to organize your files & bookmarks.

(Top Bookmarks bar using Unicode)

(Sidebar Bookmarks drop down using Unicode)

I use this site: www.Unicode-Table.com since it has a good search engine, I search for characters for most of them or just browse and find one that I thinks fits.

There really isn't much to explain other than showing you these, you saying to yourself, wow neat.
Then stealing the idea and saying "this is mine now"

Also, for computer files, if you index your files for search-ability don't start with unicode, use it after a searchable term.

If this won't work for you then to each their own. It works for my visual mindset better than the way it was stock.

Thanks for looking.

FOR SALE or trade for a Motorhome.

FOR SALE or Trade 1991 Swapped Gen 4 (2001 engine) MR2 Turbo. For Motorhome. 150k miles on Chassis, about 36k total on the motor. 30k of which are from when it was in a Toyota Caldina in Japan. I love the car but Life has a funny way of taking the things you love most. I unexcpectiedly lost my Dad, coming up on two years ago now in November (11/11). My Dad would want me to live my dreams and I'd liketo travel across America in a Motorhome. This brings me to selling my baby. 8k OBO. Clean, Taken care of. Not a shit box.

Click here for some more pics and some more specs.
Reach me at Email - Phone = DEM-ONe-ater

FOR SALE or Trade For Motorhome. 1991 Swapped Gen 4 (2001 engine) MR2 Turbo. 150k miles on Chassis, about 36k total on the motor. 30k of which are from when it was in a Toyota Caldina in Japan. I love the car but Life has a funny way of taking the things you love most. I unexcpectiedly lost my Dad, coming up on two years ago now in November (11/11). My Dad would want me to live my dreams and I'd liketo travel across America in a Motorhome. This brings me to selling my baby. 8k OBO. Clean, Taken care of. Not a shit box.

Samsung Note 5 Aluminum Bumper Case

You won't find a cooler, slimmer case than this for your Note 5. It even come with a glass screen protector. We buy nice phones partly because how slim they are. Why defeat that purpose by putting a giant bulky case on the phone. Surely the phone needs protection, that's a given, so here is the answer.

New Design Premium Aluminum Alloy Protective Metal Frame Bumper case + 1PC tempered glass screen protector film for SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE5 NOTE 5 (BLACK)

Now this bumper goes by many names, I'm not sure who the original was, but I can assure you it was a real name brand, who had China make them and now the most likely the same production line is selling these under a different name for way less. Gotta love China's copyright laws. Just click the link above for the best priced one along with the screen protector.  Seriously this is easily a +$50 value.

Amazon Tap

Amazon.com's TAP

Small. Strong. Smart.

Amazon Tap is a portable Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled speaker that gives you rich, full-range sound. Just tap the microphone button and ask for music, hear news, search for information, order a pizza, and more with the Alexa Voice Service.

Tap. Talk. Tunes.

Discover and enjoy music, all in one place. Just tap the microphone button and ask for a song, artist, or genre. Stream directly over Wi-Fi from Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, iHeartRadio, and more. When on the go, streaming music is just as easy using your phone or other mobile device's hotspot. You can also connect via Bluetooth to your music—including iTunes.

Crisp Sound. Powered by Dolby.

Dual stereo speakers with Dolby processing for crisp vocals and extended bass response. Amazon Tap provides 360° omni-directional audio. Small and easy to travel with, you can enjoy great music and Alexa wherever you are.

Always Getting Smarter

When connected to Wi-Fi you can access Alexa, a cloud-based voice service that is always getting smarter. Just tap the microphone button and ask to hear news, set a timer, get the weather, and more. New skills are continually added—such as ordering a pizza from Domino's, opening your garage with Garegio, and requesting a ride from Uber.

Made to Move

Whether you're heading to a party or pedaling to the park, Amazon Tap's compact size makes it easy to move around. And at just over a pound, it's perfectly portable. Just throw it in your backpack or, with the optional carrying sling, clip it to your bag, and get going.

Put Down. Power Up.

A single battery charge provides up to 9 hours of continuous playback to keep you entertained—wherever you are. The included Charging Cradle makes recharging effortless, even while listening. And when Amazon Tap's battery is low Alexa will say "Just so you know, the battery is currently low."

Safe & Sound

The optional Amazon Tap Sling protects against bumps and drops. Sling lets you pop your own color while listening to your personalized playlist. Available in six colors—ranging from classic to vibrant.

Amazon Echo

Shop Amazon Echo - Always Ready, Connected, and Fast. Just Ask CLICK the links above to learn more.

Far-field voice recognition

Always be heard

Tucked under the light ring on Echo is an array of seven microphones. These sensors use beam forming technology to hear you from any direction. With enhanced noise cancellation, Echo can hear you ask a question even while it's playing music.

...just ask

Echo uses on-device keyword spotting to detect the wake word. When Echo detects the wake word, it lights up and streams audio to the cloud, where we leverage the Alexa Voice Service to recognize and respond to your request.

Always getting smarter

Ever-evolving

Alexa—the brain behind Echo—is built in the cloud, so it is always getting smarter. The more you use Echo, the more it adapts to your speech patterns, vocabulary, and personal preferences. And because Echo is always connected, updates are delivered automatically.

...and adding new skills

We are always adding new capabilities to Echo. Recently, we’ve added local search from Yelp, streaming music from Spotify and Pandora, Audible audiobooks, Kindle eBooks, Google Calendar access, live sports scores and schedules, traffic reports, Amazon.com re-ordering, control of smart home devices with WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, Wink, over 100 new skills from third-party developers like Uber and Domino's, and more.

Advanced audio design

360° immersive sound

Echo has been fine-tuned to deliver crisp vocals with dynamic bass response. Its dual downward-firing speakers produce 360° omni-directional audio to fill the room with immersive sound.

...for all of your music

Echo provides hands-free voice control for Amazon Music, Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, iHeartRadio, and TuneIn. Plus, Echo is Bluetooth-enabled so you can stream other popular music services like iTunes from your phone or tablet.

Smart Home

Don't lift a finger

Use Echo to switch on the lamp before getting out of bed, turn on the fan or space heater while reading in your favorite chair, or dim the lights from the couch to watch a movie—all without lifting a finger...or even raising your voice.

...to control your smart home

Echo works with devices such as lights and switches from Belkin WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, and Wink. Starter kits are available for easy setup.

Alexa App

Echo doesn't stop working when you're away from home. With the free companion app on Fire OS, Android, iOS, and desktop browsers, you can easily manage your alarms, music, shopping lists, and more.

Key Features

Easy setup

Connect to your home network with a simple setup, guided by the free companion app on Fire OS, Android, iOS, and desktop browsers.

Just ask

Echo is always ready, connected, and fast. Just say the wake word, "Alexa," for:

NEW—Audible: Play audiobooks from Audible with Echo. Plus, Echo supports Whispersync for Voice to continue right where you left off.

NEW—Calendars: Check your upcoming schedule by asking what's on your Google calendar.

NEW—Shopping: Restock on previously purchased items by re-ordering Prime-eligible products in your Amazon shopping history.

NEW—Smart home: Control compatible WeMo, Philips Hue, SmartThings, Insteon, and Wink devices with your voice.

NEW—Traffic: Hear commute time and the fastest route to your destination.

NEW—Sports: Ask for sports scores and schedules from the NFL, NBA, MLS, MLB, and more.

NEW—Spotify: Listen to and discover music from Spotify's library of over 30 million tracks.

Music: Listen to your Amazon Music Library, Prime Music, Spotify, Pandora, TuneIn, and iHeartRadio.

News, weather, and information: Hear up-to-the-minute weather and news from a variety of sources, including local radio stations, NPR, and ESPN from TuneIn.

Questions and answers: Get information from Wikipedia, definitions, answers to common questions, and more.

Alarms, timers, and lists: Stay on time and organized with voice-controlled alarms, timers, shopping lists, and to-do lists.

More coming soon: Echo automatically updates through the cloud with new services and features.

"On The Go" OTG USB external storage

Hey guys, I wanted to share the best ways to add storage to your smartphones.
Since some newer phones don't come with an expandable data SD card slot.
Like iPhone and new Samsung's Galaxy phones. I use a few solutions for this issue.

The first one is to use your favorite cloud.
I use multiple free cloud services like Drive, BOX, Dropbox and Onedrive.
Then I use the Play Store App "ES Files Explorer" to easily manage them all.

The last two a very similar but slightly different.

The first one is a "SanDisk Connect".
It connects by Wi-Fi Direct meaning it connects to the phone through a direct Wi-Fi link,
you don't need to be on a network, it will create one. It comes with an App to manage your data on the USB thumb drive.
The cool thing about this you can just throw it the glovebox, or put it on your Keychain and multiple people can wirelessly connect to it.

The second and most convenient for me is the "Samsung Drive Duo".
It's a USB 3.0 thumb drive that has both connections on it.
You can plug it into the charge port - USB Micro port or into a computer.
It uses the phones OTG "on the go" usb capability. These are much smaller so it fits anywhere.

They both have come down in price so much that your better off getting the largest size.
That way you can make a complete backup of your phone and still have room for movies and other data.

Alternatively you can get an "OTG Adapter" and use any thumb drive you already have.

Just click on the links in each paragraph for the items on Amazon.
I've already shopped around and these are currently the best prices out there.
So if you need extra data storage for your smartphone then these are great options.

Brief Walk through of my Holset HX35, 3SGTE Swapped Toyota Celica.

Samsung New phones dropped the external expandable memory.

Now they are just like the iPhone. Good thing SanDisk came out with this baby!

The Flash Drive Reinvented

Imagine a flash drive that you don’t ever have to plug in, except to charge it. Imagine that it works with your phone, your tablet, your computer—and all your friends’ devices—wirelessly. Now imagine it works wherever you are—even if you happen to be in the kitchen and your Wireless Stick is in the den.
Wirelessly save and access all your stuff

With the SanDisk Connect app installed on your mobile device**, you can upload, download, save, share and play all your stuff from a distance, to and from the device you want to use.
Share with all your best friends

Don’t be selfish with your selfies—or with your presentations, your pictures or your favorite music. SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick can share content with multiple devices at once. Think about that for your next team meeting—or your next trip to the beach.
Stream videos to up to 3 devices—at the same time

SanDisk Connect Wireless Stick is a great entertainer, too. You can stream music or videos** to three smartphones, tablets or computers as long as they’re somewhere in the vicinity—the back seat, the next tent or the other end of the conference table.

Finally The Samsung Galaxy S6!

Samsung Galaxy S6 Cases

Toyota's race cars back when Toyota made them.

Celica GT-Four

MR2 Turbo

Supra Turbo

Hey look at that, they all have turbos.

Awesome Automotive Themed Rings.

Dynosty's awesome gauge for the SW20, replaces factory clock.

The final production version will be 4 digit gauge displaying in red. That will allow for a CLOCK!! and 7 other displays for:

- E85 content
- Boost pressure
- Water temp
- Oil pressure
- Air fuel
- Air temp
- Voltmeter

VIDEO DEMO

For the switching between displays, there will be a remote wire (that can be used for a remote push button switch), and there will be an on-board switch, which will work with the left clock button.

The board will have a couple very small connectors on it, and we'll provide the mating plugs with 12" pigtails on it. One of the connectors will be 6-pin for 12V, Gnd, Lights, 5V Out (for sensors that require it), Remote Switch and one reserved for future use. Another connector will be multi-pin for the sensor inputs.

For installation you will remove your clock assembly and take the factory board out and replace it with our new board. You then can drill a tiny hole in the back cover of the clock assembly to feed the wires through.

Sensor Pricing:

(no support for any sensor not supplied by Dynosty)

E85 Flex Fuel Sensor $199
Boost Pressure $39
1/8 NPT Water Temp $18
1/8 NPT Oil Pressure $29
Air Fuel (calibrated 0-5v = 10-20 for Haltech)
3/8 NPT Air Temp $28
Voltmeter (read off input wire)

The clock display will be separated with a decimal point instead of a colon. Examples below

12.00 vs 12:00
1.45 vs 1:45
2.11 vs 2:11

The price of these gauges will be $199 + $15 shipping (to continental US) and however many sensors you want to monitor.

To buy the gauge go to http://www.mr2oc.com/showthread.php?t=514978

Is the 1991 Toyota MR2 SW20 the most dangerous car ever?

"The SW20 is most dangerous car you can buy"

says Regular Car Reviews 

"This car should be illegal." But don't get me wrong it is a blast to drive and owing one is awesome.

"The MR2 Turbo might be the most dangerous car ever because of its accessibility and tendency towards sudden lift-off oversteer, but I would buy one for the "Warning: Radio Will Not Work If Removed" sticker alone. Getting a second-gen MR2 crossed my mind every week when I lived in London. The UK is full of them and they really are dirt cheap. That might be a problem because driving a mid-engined car fast takes practice, and young drivers tend to be lacking that sort of experience. The good news is that like all Toyotas from the nineties, the SW20 is easily fixable from the parts bin after ending up in a ditch, and owning one gives the satisfaction of having a classic that drives well, looks great and could never happen again."

"It's the James Dean of cars."

"This is the most dangerous car ever made and it is also a perfect expression of The Human Condition. We want to know where "The Limit" lies and damn self-preservation. This is the most dangerous car, because it is cheap, accessible, and exists in great numbers. This is opposed to a Porsche 911SC which is more dangerous in a mechanical sense but is not as accessible as the MR2"

Jalopnik says "The way I see it, this car and its weight-shifting only helps getting rid of the less smart ones you didn't like that much anyway. It's called natural selection."

I couldn't Agree more. It takes real skill to drive this care to and past it's limits. You WILL spin the car around while learning it's limits. But once you do find those limits and push it to the limit the car will repay you with handling few modern cars can rival. It's called the poor mans Ferrari.

Also check out my MR2 GO FAST Parts Store.

I have created a 3SGTE Sub-Reddit on Reddit.

The Sub-Reddit is /r/3SGTE. Let's make it the largest repository for 3SGTE information. I'd like to see E85 conversion topics. Pictures and write ups of everyone's builds. I'd Appreciate it if you could share this on you local forums. Thanks guys.

Toyota MR2 & Celica Performance Parts and Go FAST Parts.

If you haven't checked out my store for Toyota MR2 & Celica, Or any car with the 3SGTE in it for GO FAST Parts, I Seriously think you should. I have looked all over the net for these deals and I put them all in one nice store with notes on each part on how you will use them and when you will need that at certain power levels. Please check it out and let me know what you think. My Toyota MR2 & Celica GO FAST Performance Shop.

Quick Poll on what MR2 you drive.

To see all results in a pie chart form follow this link.

To see results in list format follow this link.

Did you know you can get a Radioactive keychain from Amazon!

Well you can. And It will emit light for 10 years! Don't worry about the radiation, it's safe. A traditional fire alarm in your house emits 2X's the radiation that this keychain emits. How cool is it to have a glowing crystal on whatever you attach it to. I plan on getting a few and putting them on whatever I can. My keys, My laptop, Cellphone, I hope to set off sensors at border stations, airports and court houses. I kid, I kid, but I do wonder... Check them out here.

How to get $5 a month for Amazon for free. Or $60 a year from Bing for free.

Look I know this seems to good to be true. It's not. Bing just wants people to use it. They figure that by actually paying you to use their search engine you will end up being a loyal long time user, you will just get used to it. Well they have a few options to get paid. I chose to get a $5 Amazon gift card every month that I meet the requirements. Which is easy! All you do it use Bing to search something like 30 query a day for a month and you get points. By the time the month is over you should have enough points for that gift card. You can save them like I plan to do an get $60 a year for doing nothing but using a search engine. Seems like a no brainer! So Sign up here.
You can also download the Bing Android app to get even more points faster.

Photo dump of Tiny House Inspired things.

Just a post to keep all the pretty things together in one place.