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Cost-effective event planning made easy

August 27, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

Published in The Edmontonians

By Greg Gazin
Writer
Troy Media Corporation

EDMONTON, AB, August 27, 2009/Troy Media/ — Trust the organized mind of a chartered accountant, with an appreciation for the capacity of customized software, to come up with the answer.

Dave BodnarchukDave Bodnarchuk, a BComm grad from the University of Alberta, saw an opportunity: to provide not-for-profits with a reasonably-priced, easy-to-use product that would help them streamline their event planning, from issuing invitations, to tracking RSVPs, to doing online registrations.

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Test Driving the iPhone 3GS

August 25, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

Putting Apple’s iPhone 3GS through the tests
By Greg Gazin, The Gadget Guy

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It’s one thing to see a list of specs of as new gadget; it’s another thing to actually have one in hand and truly put it through the tests of actual true everyday use. I put Apple’s iPhone through the paces of my hectic everyday activities.

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CANOE TECHNOLOGY:

Read the Companion Blog Post with Photos and Video at CANOE SPACE:

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Belkin Declares Earbud Freedom for 3rd Gen iPod Shuffle

August 5, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

One of the greatest features of Apple’s 3rd generation iPod Shuffle, is for some, also one of its biggest drawbacks. There is no doubt; it’s a great piece of industrial design.  It’s slim, sleek and not much bigger than an AA battery whose uniqueness stems from the fact that it has no controls- buttons, dials or knobs on the surface of the unit itself.  Its practical design was such that you could access all of the unit’s functionality from the ease and convenience of the earbuds themselves with all the control features built into the lanyard.

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Virtual Reality Trains Next Generation Workers

August 5, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

Published in the June edition of The Edmontonians

By Greg Gazin
Writer
Troy Media Corporation
Terry Smith & Kevin McNulty
EDMONTON, AB, July 1, 2009/Troy Media/ — It was six years ago, over a jug, or two, of Alexander Keith’s Ale, that business partners Terry Smith and Kevin McNulty started discussing the abysmal state of training in the resources industry.

“These injuries can’t continue,” Smith said. McNulty, a safety consultant in the oil and gas sector who had spent much of his working life in the mining industry, added that the problems went beyond injuries. He was referring to the 1992 Westray Coal Mine disaster in Plymouth, Nova Scotia which resulted in the deaths of 26 miners. MORE

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G4: Broadband Almost Everywhere – No Stick Required

July 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

It used to be that Internet-Ready meant that your device either had a wired either card or a wireless adapter built-in. We then saw Mobile Internet-Ready which meant a dongle, a stick or and external adapter was needed to give you access to the mobile network. Well Rogers and Hewlett-Packard HP have changed all that and you’ll have one less thing to carry around with Canada’s first 3.5G embedded notebook… READ STORY at G4TECHTV Canada


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Greg Asks – What the Dell Happened Here?

July 22, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

If there was press release, I must have missed it. The slim-line Dell Adamo… READ FULL ARTICLE AT CANOE TECHNOLOGY


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Gadget Greg Gazin CityTV BT Edmonton 16JUL09 6:50AM

July 15, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

On our next segment, Gadget Greg Gazin, will show us various types of cases to protect your precious laptops or notebooks while taking them on your Summer Holidays. [Read more…]

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United Breaks Guitars – Power of Social Media

July 13, 2009 by · 3 Comments

Dave Carroll from the Sons of Maxwell had his Taylor guitar mishandled by United Airlines about a year ago. They didn’t want to fess up, so he got even by writing a song as well as a creating a video. In a matter of a week or so, the video has had over 3 million views and counting.

Don’t underestimate the power of Social Media. It can be a powerful tool, but it can also work against you of you are on the receiving end. The lesson here is to deal with Customer Service issues promptly, but also ensure that you are constantly monitoring what’s being said online about your company and your brand .

Here’s the Video.United Breaks Guitars I can’t seem to get the tune out of my head.

Here is also his official statement from an undisclosed warehouse in Nova Scotia

Update: Dave Carroll has added 2 follow up since United Breaks Guitars debuted in 2009: 

United Breaks Guitars 2

United Breaks Guitars 3

The United Airlines Saga Continues…

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Blogging for Fame and Fortune – Book Review

July 9, 2009 by · Leave a Comment
Blogging for Fame and Fortune
While blogging has been around for a few years, and some believe it may already be passé, there are, still, currently over 50 millions blogs in cyberspace, with more being added every minute. …. More  Read Full Article at Troy Media


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Why Won’t You Just TimmieMe or BucksMe?

July 9, 2009 by · Leave a Comment

With all the things the Apple iPhone can do, it’s amazing that
the top download for the last 2 consecutive months is coffee related
and it has anything to do with the taste and the smell of freshly
ground beans or a gimmick of some new scratch and sniff technology.

If you are thinking “What is Tim Hortons?” be proud and you would win the daily double-double

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