2FatDads

Category: Editorial

  • Getting Ready for WWDC?

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in ,

    As you probably already know, the WWDC is on today and Apple does NOT broadcast it live. Most of us are relying on “liveblogs”. So here is the run down of what we are monitoring. You might want to try these links: Engadget.com TWiT.tv with Leo Laporte and Tom Merritt Andy Ihnatko GDGT.com Ars Technica…

  • How Form Actually Affects Function

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in ,

    I have been using the MacBook Pro and only the MacBook Pro for all of my work and personal stuff for about 3 weeks now. Sure I’ve had my fair share of annoyances in adjusting my workflows and my bad habits like hitting end and expecting it go to the end of the line instead…

  • Apple vs Adobe: When Your Favourite Aunt & Uncle Get Divorced

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in

    So this morning Adobe has launched a campaign to try to and reach out to the pro Apple crowd and the web community in general. They even tried to play the open market versus open standard card by making a plea to our creative sides. We believe that consumers should be able to freely access…

  • Using A MacBook Pro As Your Full-Time Work Computer

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in , ,

    About four years ago, I decided I had enough of being the family tech support guy and through in my Windows towel for good. I checked out https://mytechnolojoy.com which is a great resource for PC help, but the Warning Signs Of Computer Problems are too many and is better to hire a professional to fix…

  • Apple MacBook Pro i5 Unboxing

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in , ,

    This is my new 15 inch MacBook Pro with an i5 chipset, 256Mb NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M discreet graphics chip, 1/2Tb 7200RPM drive, 4Gb of Ram and the new high resolution (1680×1050) anti-glare led back lit display model number: MacBookPro6,2. For the record I’m upgrading from this:

  • The Story of Bottled Water

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in ,

    A couple of years ago we featured the Story of Stuff video. It moved us all so much that we added eco-hacks to the list of pretty important stuff the 2 Fat Dads site would talk about. I guess you call it being a responsible geek, or a green Dad, or simply having a bit…

  • Pentax Imaging Canada, You ROCK!

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in ,

    One of the collective peeves from all the Fat Dads on this site is awful customer service. And it’s been pretty much no holds barred for outing and shaming companies that hold the customer in contempt and provide nothing but appalling customer service. On a few very rare occasions, we get to recommend companies that…

  • Some Great Deals and Stuff

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in , , ,

    A couple of weeks ago I thanked you all for subscribing to our Dadcast in iTunes, becoming a fan of our Facebook page and, of course, reading and commenting on our posts. We really do appreciate the support you give. It’s one thing to review our stats of iTunes downloads and web site pageviews, but…

  • Dear Steve, Where’s my I5 MacBook Pro?

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in

    Dear Steve, I have been a pretty loyal FanBoy / Apologist / Web Developer for the past 4 years. In fact, I was one of first Wintel Geeks North of the Border to switch to the new super cool Intel MacBooks. Despite the cooling issues, replacing the logic board a couple of times  and the…

  • Jamais Deux Sans Trois

    —

    by

    Johnny Canuck
    in ,

    “Jamais Deux Sans Trois” is a french expression meaning that events always happen in threes. And usually it’s associated with bad luck. And of course this perfectly sums up the past couple  of weeks worth of tech disasters. It pretty much all started when I went on a cross-country ski trip a few weeks back.…