Mother’s Day is THIS Sunday!
In case the never ending bombardment of Hallmark and FTD ads haven’t clued you in. This Sunday is Mother’s Day. We’ve scoped out the Web for some fun, unique, and a tad geeky, solutions for this...Full Story
Power Pellets: Spore finally hits the home stretch
After years of waiting, Maxis Software and its publisher Electronic Arts have finally confirmed that Spore, a PC game that has been subject to almost unparalleled amounts of pre-release publicity and anticipation for several years, will finally reach...
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The Ongoing Photographic Problem
We digital photographers often have storage on our minds. The issue is two-fold: will I have enough? and will it be safe? In the field, especially if you are travelling for extended periods, both issues come to a head. Unless you are truly trigger happy, the...
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A Little Piece of Peace of Mind
When it comes backing up your data there are a number of methods you can use that range from simple and inexpensive to advanced with a price tag to match. With all of the various options available, it can be difficult to decipher what’s what. Choosing...
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The Social Revisited
One day several years back, Microsofties sat around a table -- dress code: business casual -- and said that if Sony could do it (Playstation), they could too (Xbox)
The initial public and press reaction was a resounding "whaa?" But the Xbox,...
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Secure Online Backup
Breaking up, as Neil Sedaka pointed out more than 40 years ago, is so hard to do. Fortunately, backing up is easy to do, or at least it can be if you use one of the many good online backup services. There are hundreds (if not thousands) to choose from but we...
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Securing Your Sensitive Data
Millions of Canadians now tote around a laptop and for good reason: they’re relatively affordable, powerful, and we can log online virtually anywhere, wirelessly, thanks to Wi-Fi hotspots and WAN cards.
But what happens if you laptop is...
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