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How To Get Online For Free
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on October 29, 2008.
Even though the economy is about to take a dive, there are two things Canadians won’t cut from the luxury list: cell phones and internet access.
“Many consumers, with minor exceptions, view these as essential utilities, like water or electricity,” says a report from [...]
Lala
Cloud computing is all about keeping your files off your computer, storing them in the cloud for you to access from any computer. You can do it with flickr for your photos, with google docs for documents, and now with Lala for your music.
The concept is simple, for ten cents a track, you have [...]
The Flip to HD
As more and more people make the switch to HD tv’s the devices that help us record video to play on these tv’s are adding HD features.
It’s not just the high end video cameras that are going hd, Panasonic has added the feature to its Lumix point and shoot and there is talk The Flip [...]
Google’s Mail Goggles
Beer goggles. The things you have on at the end of a long night where objects in the bar are hotter than they appear. That’s where your wing man comes in to steer you clear of the danger.
If you manage to avoid the beer goggles in the bar, and instead end up at [...]
HP SmartWeb
48% of printing at home is simply printing off web pages. Usually we only want a small piece of information from a web site, and since the pages aren’t always formatted for printers, we end up reeling off a dozen or more pages of banner ads and useless text along with the few sentences we [...]
HP Goes Green with Eco Highlights and SmartWeb
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on October 8, 2008.
Checking labels is a part of any grocery shopping experience. Fat, calories, carbs, we know where to look to find them. HP is also now making checking the label a part of shopping for electronics.
The new Eco-Highlights label on HP products gives consumers [...]
How to be a Laptop Bedouin
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on October 1, 2008.
If you spend much of your day anchored to a keyboard and monitor in a dull cubicle with a crowded commute – you can change your life.
With easily accessible online tools, you literally can work from anywhere: Europe, the beach, even the middle of [...]
Canadian Election Campaigns Join Web 2.0
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on September 10, 2008.
Canada goes to the polls on October 14, and while this will be a campaign once again fought with lawn signs and rhetoric, this time around Canadian politicians have discovered the internet’s social media toolbox.
The NDP, Liberals and Conservatives all have sections on their official [...]
Back to School 2.0
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on September 3, 2008.
It’s not just back to school for the kids this week. Anyone can head back and learn; if you just poke around the right places on the internet.
The web is an entire world of learning at your fingertips and as more and [...]
Dream Big
This article originally appeared in 24hrs Vancouver on August 20, 2008.
Dreams. We all have them.
Your dream might be Heli Hiking, or a South American Extravaganza, maybe even attending the Gold Medal Hockey Games at the 2010 Olympics.
Dawn Bowles’ dream was to get a new road bike.
