The Business Blog at Intuitive.com

Dave Taylor has been involved with the online world since 1980 and is recognized globally as an expert on both technical and business issues. He has been published over a thousand times, launched four Internet-related startup companies, has written twenty business and technical books and holds both an MBA and MS Ed. He's a columnist for the Boulder Daily Camera and Linux Journal and frequently appears in other publications both online and in print. Additionally, Dave maintains four weblogs: The Business Blog at Intuitive.com, Ask Dave Taylor, Dave On Film, and GoFahterhood. Based in beautiful Boulder, Colorado, Dave is an award-winning speaker, sought after conference and workshop participant and frequent guest on radio and podcast programs, as well as active member of his community and busy single father to three children.

Your next car: a mobile DJ studio?

" Studio E is built around the needs and lifestyle of a club DJ and transforms the Element's cavernous interior into a rolling audio and video studio complete with an onboard personal audio computer for mixing tracks and a 42-inch high-definition plasma screen display. The upright and modular exterior styling remain true to the Element, while the panel sides conceal equipment and provide security for speakers and amplifiers inside."

Somewhat ironically, this morning A- and I were in the front driveway playing jump-rope (I swing, she jumps) when a tricked out Honda Accord drove by with a cleancut but sullen 20yo man driving. We knew he was coming, because all of a sudden our quiet street was transformed into the subwoofer of a boombox.

I was struck at just how offensive this is, even while knowing that when I had a car with a good sound system (a Volvo c70) I occasionally cranked it up to enjoy a few good tunes. The difference, perhaps, was that when I was near another car, or at a stop sign, I'd turn the volume down to avoid annoying others. But then again, it's been a few years since I was twenty!

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