The Touareg Trail is an annual event in which 25 or so intrepid adventurers drive 8,500km from Brussels, through Europe, across the length of Africa, tackling the Sahara desert and eventually finishing at the coast in Benin. If this wasn't tricky enough they all travel in Citroën 2CVs.

You might think that tin snails would shrivel and die in the harsh environment of the Sahara but judging from this video you could be forgiven for thinking that this is what they were designed to do.

Seems like attention to aesthetic detail is the first thing to go when money is short, here's hoping for the best. Current Economic crises aside, name the blue DEC hiding back there.

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How do you deal with a derailed relationship that's still on Facebook -- and Twitter, and Tumblr, and FriendFeed, and a couple dozen blogs? Recently-outsourced Valleywag writer Melissa Gira Grant wrote a how-to for chick-culture site The Frisky after dealing with a breakup firsthand. It's aimed at young women, but applies to anyone. I'm happy to report Melissa's writing is tight enough that she needs no 100-word version.

You're probably using a mouse today, but you may never buy one again. All the planets are aligning against this humble pointing device. Alternative pointing devices are weakening our mouse habit. But the next versions of Windows and the Mac OS will KILL THE MOUSE forever.