Category: Blog
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InstaGone! Why I’m Quitting Instagram
I recently posted a pretty self-explanatory pic on my Instagram account and personal & emotional hygiene blog: JohnnyLeCanuck.com inspired by fellow photog and honorary Fat Dad Andre Nantel (pic here for the time being). I rarely take such brash measures without much consideration, especially after I go through so much trouble integrating my workflow around…
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Instagram for Android is here
We’ve all seen the cool retro pictures on Twitter (and elsewhere) generated by Instragram. And it’s fun to play with the filters when sharing some nonsense on Twitter, and seeing the effect immediately appear on the screen. There are other apps that do this but Instagram definitely makes it quick and fun to do. So…
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Montreal Walk-in Clinic will text you when the doctor is ready to see you
For years now the clinic I go to has been telling people when it will be their turn, and asking them to show up 30-minutes before. It works, it’s free, and doesn’t rely on any technology. There’s never more than a half-dozen people in their small waiting area. And they’ve been able to use the…
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Corporate Greed is the Worst Public Relations at Yellow Pages
You know those thick yellow books we all have at home, that are really useful for boosting up kids at the dining table when you run out of actual booster seats? Well, turns-out there was a time before tablets, smart phones, and the Internet when people actually marched their fingers through those books to find…
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The State Of The BlackBerry
I will make no excuses for our past criticism and scrutiny of the Waterloo based Research In Motion. Over the past year they have seen their share price drop $50, from $75+ to a mere $13 recently (two-thirds of the total value). RIM missed crucial deadlines with the PlayBook and then under delivered on…
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Competition best for wireless industry? Maybe not
So apparently the finally tally is we need competition, but not too much. Unfortunately Canada doesn’t have enough, we’re at least one national player too short. Not all our providers are studied in this report, and it pre-dates our new entrants arrival on the scene. But it does make a very good case for the…
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RIM Isn’t Going Anywhere… Literally!
“Our checks indicate that current demand is poor: BlackBerry 7 devices are now close to six months old, and our checks suggest that the initial enthusiasm post launch has tailed off,” the analyst wrote. “We model 11 million unit volumes in FYQ4, at the low end of the guidance range. Management’s aggressive marketing campaign, targeted…
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Angry Birds Space needs a big screen
I succumbed and installed Angry Birds Space. After seeing the promo by NASA it was hard to resist. Angry Birds is great time killer for when the day is done and my brain is on vege-mode. But the latest addition to the franchise is a bit hard on the eyes on my little (um, well,…
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Why I Quit Facebook
Twitter is awsome! 140 characters then STFU!!! I only follow people I know so even if I only check it on the train twice a day I’m still not scrolling more than a couple pages to catch-up. And it only takes a few seconds to read each tweet. If there’s something really interesting I can…
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Galaxy Nexus Owner Smokes a Windows Phone Still Gets the Shaft
It’s the sorry and admittedly one-sided tale of Galaxy Nexus-owner Sahas Katta, who claims he beat a “Get Smoked” Windows Phone challenge at a Microsoft store yesterday, but was denied his prize. A Microsoft insider has since tweeted that he’ll “make it right” for Sahas, but will it be the kind of right that includes…