Category: Blog
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The Google Chromebook Sells Out!
Google’s latest iteration of ChromeOS hardware has very impressively sold-out almost as soon as it went on sale. The new hardware is attractive for a number of reasons: it’s thin, it’s light, it features a lot of the latest technology like Bluetooth 3.0, USB 3, and dual-antenna a/b/g/n wi-fi (and we know there’s a mobile-wireless…
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What The Hell Just Happened At Google?
If you read the actual SEC filing of Google’s third quarter you realise this entire non-event was created by bloggers who apparently had nothing better to report. SEC filings don’t make for very interesting blog posts though. So, meh. Source: SEC Via: Read Write Web Cross-posted on Schultzter’s Blog
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CRTC announces Proceeding to establish a mandatory code for mobile wireless services
The CRTC has just announced a Proceeding to establish a mandatory code for mobile wireless services. In theory this is a great move. In reality this is lip-service to a disillusioned and misguided public. The reality is that his will not lead to any meaningful change in Canada’s wireless landscape, because: The telcos will voluntarily…
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RBC Royal Bank’s myFinanceTracker Review
For some time now the RBC Royal Bank of Canada has offered an on-line, web-based personal finance application called myFinanceTracker. This is actually Yodlee presented through the RBC’s Online Banking web-site, with a bit of branding and curating. I’ve taken it for a test drive on a few occasions and have a bit of experience…
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5 iPhone Rumours You Will Hear This Month
So we are apparently a month away from another iPhone announcement and the Apple Rumour Mill is in full spin. So here are some of the articles you can avoid reading until Apple actually announces something. Make sure you take your damaged device on the best iPhone back glass repair shop near you. It will…
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Waxing nostalgic about keyboards
When I first learned to type it was on a type writer! A manual, slam-the-keys type writer. After writing a paper on one of these things your finger muscles positively bulged and your wrists were sweating. It was a cardio work-out! Then came computers and the venerable IBM keyboards. You know the ones, that were…
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Senior Care Tips
Transitioning a parent into senior care is a significant and emotional decision that involves careful planning and consideration. It can be a sensitive time for families, filled with mixed emotions and uncertainty. Here are some thoughtful tips to help make the process smoother and more compassionate for everyone involved. One of the most important steps…
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What will replace iGoogle?
In just over a year – on November 1st, 2013 – Google will pull the plug on another service. This time it won’t be some obscure 20% project that only handful of people ever heard about, let alone used. This time it will be iGoogle! iGoogle is the start page for a lot of internet…
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First Impression Review of ownCloud 4
Everyone has gone cloud these days. All the big companies are offering it. So it comes as no surprise then that individuals would want their own cloud too. And for those people there’s ownCloud! I installed ownCloud 4.0.4 in my shared hosting account. It worked on the second try (it would have worked on the…
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The Skinny on Windows Phone 8: Better for Business
Here is the summary of the key points brought up today at the Windows Phone 8 announcement, which is slated to be released in the fall. You can view the live coverage of the event here ##The Good Things: Shared Core support, the phone will essentially use the same kernel and even drivers as Windows…