It seems to be standard tech spin expect for one line that caught my eye at the bottom.

• Good, transparent and inclusive governance to avoid fragmentation

I wonder how much of this is a dig at the current state of android OS another open source operating system that has suffered from massive fragmentation.

While that article is good it is missing one line from the conf that will allow all mobilbe devices but iPhones/iPads to verify account information using the Microsoft Activesync protocol.

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I figured my rectifier was going bad as when I would drive at night my headlights brightness was changing as the RPM’s increase or decreased.  This would take a few minutes to kick in since the rectifier either had to get warm to start failing or would get jostled.

The first step is to actually get the part. I went with a very simple website to order my part http://www.regulatorrectifier.com/catalog/. Being a lazy consumer I did not check their prices to others but what they did have was the part I wanted clearly labeled on the page and also a new connector. This saved me the hassle of using other OEM part replacement websites and using a scanned image to identify the part I wanted.

Once the part arrived it was time to get cracking. First order of business is to remove the seat and the gas tank. One Allen wrench and some pliers work it was off. Lets inspect the damage.

As you can see by the above images there was clearly some over heating.  It was a good thing I got all new connectors and wires included in the kit.  This allowed me to to not have to worry about how close I trimmed the old wires so I could get as much bad stuff cut away.

It was a good thing I got all new connectors and wires included in the kit.  This allowed me to to not have to worry about how close I trimmed the old wires so I could get as much bad stuff cut away.

I labeled the white wires to make sure I put them back in the same spot on the connector.  I don’t know if the order they are placed matters but better safe then sorry.  I also in addition to the numbers written on the wires placed dots in case I was unable to read the numbers.

I also labeled the new wires when I soldered them to the old ones to keep confusion away.  Thankfully there was some heat shrink tubing laying around for me to seal my work away from prying eyes.

Another shot of the wires soldered together but you can also see where the old wire was wrapped that I had to cut back to give me more working room.

Connector all attached.

New rectifier and connector all installed.  I also tried to tape back up the wiring where I had cut it loose earlier to keep out moisture and dirt.

The all important testing of the new parts.

It is a simple device that attaches to bottles that will stabilze them so when they get empty it will help the bottle stand upside down.

This way when you try to get the last bits out of a bottle by turning it upside down it won’t easily fall over.