the director. http://www.mikecentola.com/blog [ mike centola's blog ] Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:45:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 New Review: Lumintop L1C Tactical Flashlight http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/11/new-review-lumintop-l1c-tactical-flashlight/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/11/new-review-lumintop-l1c-tactical-flashlight/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:40:28 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=285 Just finished up a review on a new flashlight that I picked up at the gun show this past weekend from my friends over at VRI Tactical. It's a great little piece.

Lumintop L1C Flashlight

Check out my review: REVIEW :: Lumintop L1C Tactical Flashlight

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/11/new-review-lumintop-l1c-tactical-flashlight/feed/ 0 Sweet. MBP. 8GB RAM. http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/06/sweet-mbp-8gb-ram/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/06/sweet-mbp-8gb-ram/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 04:49:47 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=236 Recently decided to purchase some RAM upgrades for my laptop. It's not that it wasn't that fast with 4GB, but when using a 2GB RAM windows 7 VM (VMware Fusion), things started to slow down. I still need to use windows in a VM for software applications like QuickBooks, and to access the KVM switch we have out in Buffalo. I purchased the upgrade from Other World Computing, aka macsales.com, where it was only about $130 for the upgrade. It was slightly higher than newegg, but OWC had the video card upgrade for my Mac Pro (A whole different fiasco). Anyways, the laptop is running lightning fast :)

RAM Upgrade Screenshot

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2011/01/06/sweet-mbp-8gb-ram/feed/ 0 Much Needed Updates Coming Soon! http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2010/12/24/much-needed-updates-coming-soon/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2010/12/24/much-needed-updates-coming-soon/#comments Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:58:12 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=204 It's been over a year since I've updated my blog, and I definitely need to update it!

For 2011, I am going to redo a custom theme for the site, and start to add updates for my various business/projects that I have going on!

Stay tuned!

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ihatestickers.com black friday sale

That's right! Good from Friday through Sunday.... 50% OFF TRACK MAPS, 25% OFF MOTORSPORTS, 50% OFF SMILIES, 25% OFF RANDOM, 50% OFF FIREARMS, 25% OFF GRABBAGS, 50% OFF NERDY!!!! This is our BEST SALE YET. We will have over 15 new products up for you on Friday. FREE T-SHIRT with $30 orders. As always, orders over $20 include FREE SHIPPING, and just for this weekend, get DOUBLE REWARD POINTS on $20+ orders!!!

BLACK FRIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA! | ihatestickers.com blog

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/11/26/ihatestickers-com-is-having-a-ridiculous-black-friday-sale/feed/ 0 AMS GTR :: Mike Lipani’s Nissan GT-R http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/08/30/ams-gtr-mike-lipanis-nissan-gt-r/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/08/30/ams-gtr-mike-lipanis-nissan-gt-r/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:52:42 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=197 Just wrote and posted this article to rspeed.org

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/08/30/ams-gtr-mike-lipanis-nissan-gt-r/feed/ 1 Blender 3D Animation for Patriot Glass http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/12/blender-3d-animation-for-patriot-glass/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/12/blender-3d-animation-for-patriot-glass/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 03:54:17 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=194 My company, Technotic Media, is working on a new website for Patriot Glass. As such, I have been working on an intro for their website, as requested by PGM. Check out this YouTube video of the animation, which is 99% completed (Just had to add a couple things at the request of PGM). Thanks and enjoy!

Once their new site is done, this will be up there as the intro!

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/12/blender-3d-animation-for-patriot-glass/feed/ 0 Latest project twoforty updates… http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/08/latest-project-twoforty-updates/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/08/latest-project-twoforty-updates/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:02:04 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=191 So there hasn't been much to update with the project as of late. Since my last update we worked on getting the entire interior stripped, including all of the sound deadening. If we are going to reach our goal of 2500lbs with driver, then every little bit is going to count.

240sx Stripping

240sx Stripping

240sx Stripping

240sx Stripping

Once we finished stripping the car, it went over to Reactive Chassis Co. who is building the roll cage for me. Once we get the car back with the cage in it, we can fit the dash back in and then have it made in Carbon Fiber. Also we can then work on getting the seats mounted and braced in the car.

Along the way here, we have been receiving some great parts....

Check out these pics:

CP 90mm Pistons
CP Pistons

Rotora 6Pot Calipers
Rotora 6 Pot Calipers

Rotora 330mm 2 Piece Rotors
Rotora 330mm 2 Piece Rotors

Cobra Evolution S GT Seats
Cobra Evolution S GT Seats

Tial SS GT30 Turbine Housing
Tial SS Turbine Housing

Tial MV-S Wastegate
Tial MV-S WasteGate

Tial BOV
Tial BOV

Carbon Fiber Driveshaft
Carbon Fiber Driveshaft

Z32 300ZX Tranny
Z32 300ZX Transmission

Mazworx Sleeved/Prepped Race SR20 Block
Sleeved/Prepped SR20 Block

Synapse Motorsport Top Mount Manifold
Synapse Motorsport Top Mount Manifold

Hopefully we can make some real progress once I get the car back from the roll cage builder. :)

]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/08/latest-project-twoforty-updates/feed/ 1 Couple more pics from the last Mini Track Day http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/05/couple-more-pics-from-the-last-mini-track-day/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/05/couple-more-pics-from-the-last-mini-track-day/#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:36:58 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/?p=189 Thought I'd post a couple more pics that Ian took of the Mini when we were out at Dunnville Autodrome last weekend. Check them out!

Mini Cooper at Dunnville

Mini Cooper running at dunnville

Mini Cooper running at Dunnville Autodrome

:)

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]]> http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/07/05/mini-cooper-dunnville-autodrome/feed/ 0 Some new stickers over on ihatestickers.com http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/06/14/some-new-stickers-over-on-ihatestickers-com/ http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/06/14/some-new-stickers-over-on-ihatestickers-com/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:45:19 +0000 mikecentola http://www.mikecentola.com/blog/2009/06/14/some-new-stickers-over-on-ihatestickers-com/ ihatestickers.com just added a bunch of great new products. You should all check it out!

http://www.ihatestickers.com/blog/2009/06/moar-stickerz/

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