Archives for July 2009

G4: Broadband Almost Everywhere – No Stick Required

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


Greg Asks – What the Dell Happened Here?

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


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

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…]

United Breaks Guitars – Power of Social Media

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…

Blogging for Fame and Fortune – Book Review

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


Why Won’t You Just TimmieMe or BucksMe?

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

READ THE ENTIRE G4 Article here!iTune AppsiTune Apps

Brother MFC990-CW Cordless MFC Makes Sense

For the longest time, I thought the most useless item on a fax machine or a multi-function printer (MFC) was the actual phone. It was either a corded handset or just a keypad with no receiver to dial out. Now considering the fax machine is soon to be going the way of the dodo bird – sorry Fred, as a phone into today’s cordless world, mostly of them are now more or less useless.

READ GREG’s G4 Article Here!

The (FLIP) Mino Has Landed

After the success of its Flip Ultra line of pocket-sized point and shoot Camcorders, Pure Digital (Flip Video – now a Cisco Company) has finally released in Canada its new smaller sleeker line – the Flip Mino and the Flip Mino HD. Full Story

SeatGuru Finds you the BEST Seat in the Air!

If you are taking a 30- minutes short hop from Ottawa to Montreal, it may not make much of a difference but when you start taking those long hauls or even that moderate 3 ½ flight from Edmonton to Toronto knowing not only what type of aircraft you’re on but what type and where your seat is located can make the difference between being refreshed or cranky when you eventually de-plane………

Read Greg’s CANOE Article on SEATGURU

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HEY Canada! You Can Pimp Your Flip

While everything today seems to be mass-produced, it’s nice to know that you can still get something personalized without paying through the nose. And it’s not a keychain, t-shirt or a license plate – it’s a pocket camcorder!

Flip MinoREAD Greg’s ARTICLE AT G4TECH TV