The production Chevy Volt test drive

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From the test drive it seems that the Chevy Volt lives up to all the hype.  They have just about seamlessly fused the electric motor with a gasoline generator to the car so that it fulfills the needs of at least 80% of the population.

My mom can drive the car like a normal car - that's quite an accomplishment for something so advanced.

Anyway, there's lots of information about the car at Chevy's website.  I give it thumbs up on the overall first impressions with the car.

 

Tips from Road Foodie founder Michael Stern

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Road Foodie Michael SternMichael Stern, author and founder of the Road Food series of books, and website gave the following top 3 tips on finding good food on the road:

1. Roll down your windows and sniff your way to good food.

2. Look for a restaurant full of off-duty police cars, fire trucks.  Chances are they serve decent food, at a reasonable price that is safe to eat.

3. Look for places that do only one thing really well. 

 

It's almost not worth printing your own photos - $15 for 150 prints shipped

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The $15 includes shipping and handling, plus they have a guarantee that you will like the printouts - can't get that with your own inkjet prints at home.  Plus they will cost you more per print.

Pro's and advanced enthusiasts should still stick with pro labs to go with your profiled prints and calibrated cameras / monitors / displays.