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Author: Johnny Canuck

  • The REAL Canuck Telco Landscape

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    I did not want to venture in the waters surrounding the launch of the Wind’s network and their new airtime plans, however as usual, my good friend and colleague, Mr Schultzter has dragged me into the lake kicking and screaming. Unfortunately, his extensive Economic training is preventing him from doing any real math and showing…

  • Evernote for Android: The Circle is Complete

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    I have been an Evernote user for quite some time now, mostly for its ability to turn white board drawings into real search-able documentation. Even if they’ve had a Linux version available for some time as a plus to the Windows, Mac OS X and the Cloud edition, they had never bothered to be as…

  • Google Contacts Finally Addresses Dupes Bloat Issue

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    Welcome to The Cloud, where you can sync your address book on your MacBook to your BlackBerry, your iPod Touch and even your work laptop if you feel really adventurous and like to cross your streams. The problem is that while in theory this should work fine, anyone who has even owned a Palm III…

  • Google Public DNS and the LocalHost

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    8.8.8.8 & 8.8.4.4 Remember a few years ago when everyone was posting the encryption key for DVD’s all over the internet. Well I have a pretty good feeling that all the eights, double eight double four might very well become the new magic numbers. So why is Google DNS such a good announcement? There are…

  • Johnny Canuck’s Holiday Reading List

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    So what am I reading these days? The holidays are coming up and if their is a special geek in your life, you might want to pick up copy of some of my geek favourites. If you use the links below, you’ll be taken to Amazon.CA and your purchase will help to keep The 2…

  • DadCast Episode 8 – Is That A Pierogi In Your Parliament

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    Nearly Live from the Wendhouse Studios of Valois Bay… This week the Dads take their search for their fellow lost Dad: Schultzter all the way to Parliament Hill and bash out a few more phone issues all the while right all the wrongs of Canuck Politics. [podcast]http://www.2fatdads.com/dadcasts/DadCast-8_PierogiInTheParliament.mp3[/podcast]

  • Bleeding Edge is Sometimes a Bloody Fail

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    HOW TO START EATING HEALTHY Have you ever tried a trendy diet, only to find you’re not seeing results? Or you lose some weight at the beginning of your diet, but then gain it all back shortly after? Almost half of all Americans have attempted to lose weight in the past year – but many gain it…

  • The DadCast Episode 7 – The Search for Schultzter

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    Nearly Live from the Wendyhouse Studios of Valois Bay… Season 2 is in full swing and we’re still looking for The Schultzter. This week the Dads explore HDTV, PVRs, Blue Ray and up scaling DVDs. We run down some of the current TV shows we’ve been watching, and superficially review some of the summer flicks…

  • Google Announces Chromium OS as OpenSource

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    This latest announcement from Google must have old Schultzter so excited right now. You see his two biggest Geek passions are coming together: OpenSourse OSes and Google is what can only be described as the biggest Nerd Marriage Geeky Offspring ever. I’m sure he would have posted the video himself if he wasn’t chiseling away…

  • Internet Plumber

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    A friend dropped of his Windows XP laptop with a virus on it. Been trying to get him back up an running all week. Looks like a clean re-install is the only solution. Somedays, I feel like such a plumber! Funny that I don’t get paid half as well as one though. (Thanks to Stuart001UK…