Gadget Links: Storm Front Edition

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Hidden Costs of a Windows Vista Upgrade on news.yahoo.com: This article from PCworld.com discusses the time investment as well as the costs associated with upgrading an existing PC to Microsoft Windows Vista.
A Quirky Mountain Is Keeping Its Quirks in The New York Times: A really interesting article about Mad River Glen, the ski resort in Central Vermont that’s governed by a shareholder group similar to a co-operative. They’re investing over $1.5 million dollars to restore a unique single chair lift, rather than install a newer cheaper lift that could carry more skiers up the mountain. [ Free registration required to read most articles in The New York Times ]
Popularity of U.S. bike racing at a crossroads from The Sacramento Bee: “Next Sunday, when the Amgen Tour of California launches its whirring caravan of multicolored Lycra and shaved legs on a 650-mile journey through the state — including a stage finish two days later in Sacramento — it may well provide a barometer of just how fit cycling is in America…. The first Tour of California, in 2006, took place at a pivotal juncture in the sport, six months after Armstrong rode off with his seventh and final Tour de France victory and six months before a doping scandal derailed the career of Floyd Landis, pegged as the next big thing in the sport.” [ via TDFblog.com ]
Paper reports Discovery to pull sponsorship plug on Velonews.com: “USA Today reported Friday that the Discovery Channel is expected to drop its title sponsorship of the cycling team that bears its name at the end of the 2007 season.” This has more to do with a management shakeup at Discovery Communications than with the on-going doping issues in pro cycling. [ via Spare Cycles ]