iPhone – Ruined?

If you believe that Rogers pricing plan for the iPhone has ruined the iPhone experience for you, and you live in Canada, please check out http://www.ruinediphone.com and sign the petition. The lowest cost voice and data plan for the iPhone is $60 and it is feature poor. I'm not going to go into details right …

Download DVD movies from Apple’s iTunes?

Apple announced today the ability to purchase movies from iTunes in the US (I'm sure it will spread worldwide in time). Now, the news release doesn't mention what file size the movie downloads are, but I think it's ridiculous that anyone would consider this for standard viewing. Here's why. Standard DVD is 4.7 GB. Double …

Purolator Sucks – AGAIN!

My XBox 360 died a while back - unplayable disc errors - basically the DVD drive stopped working. The unit is still under warranty, so microsoft offered a free repair. Microsoft sent me a box (coffin) to ship the box along with a return shipping label. The first red flag! It was from Purolator. "Uh …

City of Edmonton council hides behind technology

I just tried to fill out the Message to City Council (City of Edmonton) form at http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_360_251_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/COEWeb/mayor+and+city+council/message+to+city+council.htm and when I finished I got an Error 404 page at http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_360_251_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/COEWeb/mayor%2520and%2520city%2520council/InteractiveForm_ContactCouncil.aspx?NRMODE=Published&NRNODEGUID=%7b72509C32-CEC6-469D-A9A8-B856A6BBEC9C%7d&NRORIGINALURL=%2fCOEWeb%2fmayor%2520and%2520city%2520council%2fmessage%2520to%2520city%2520council%2ehtm&NRCACHEHINT=NoModifyGuest Did my message get to City Council or is this just a layer of protection for the councillors so they are not bothered by the public?

Don’t ship parcels with Purolator

I ordered a new computer from Dell back in July. It arrived on my birthday, July 26. Two days later, the hard drive failed - I can accept this - it happens, and Dell support promised me a whole new CPU as a "System Exchange" as the system was under 30 days old. Great. So …

Taxes up 1600%? I think not.

CTV News story. CTV News is reporting today on a Fraser Institute Report that our taxes are up 1600% since 1961. I don't know what hat they pulled that figure from. Let's look at the details: In 1961, the average income per household was $7,582 before taxes, and $5,000 after taxes, and an average family …

Edmonton-Calgary High Speed Train

Well, the Edmonton to Calgary high speed train is back in the news lately. Here's my thoughts on it. It has to be a 1-hour service. This means a train capable of around 300 km/h. Anything less, and it wouldn't be any better than the three hour drive of today. A one-hour train ride will …

Grizzly bear cubs killed

It's a shame Parks Canada did nothing to protect these bears. Given that their chances of survival in the wild were slim-to-none to begin with, why couldn't they be moved to a sanctuary or zoo somewhere. I realize that they would not likely have been releasable into the wild following a stay in captivity, but …

VoIP Service Providers Must Offer 911 Service

News - VoIP Service Providers Must Offer 9-1-1, Says CRTC : Marketnews.ca It's about time that the CRTC came out with this decision. I've been considering VoIP, but will not get it until I have 911 service with it. Ninety days from now, VoIP services will have to offer the 911 Service.

3D printer to churn out copies of itself

3D printer to churn out copies of itself A Scientist in England is building a 3D printer and software system that is capable of "printing" parts in order to make an exact copy of itself. Assembly and batteries not included. Of course it will also be able to "print" just about any other components too. …