Archives for August 2010

Apple Media Event September 1

It seems like the Apple traditions continue, with yet another September Apple Media event at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theatres, this time on September 1st a little earlier in the month than usual.   READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Dual-core Atom netbooks will pump you up!

Intel, on behalf various netbook manufacturers including Acer, ASUS, Fujitsu, Lenovo, LG, Samsung, MSI, and Toshiba took the lead in announcing the new or forthcoming release of a dozen new netbooks based on Intel’s new dual-core Intel® Atom™ processor N550.

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QuickBooks 2010 easy to accept credit cards

With Quickbooks 2010 via Intuit Merchant Services, you now have the ability to accept credit card and debit card payments directly,  enabling you to have cash in your account that much faster –  in typically 1-2 days.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Outlook Mac Coming Back

With Microsoft Office for Mac  returning with a whole new look for  2011 this October, one old friend from the past will be emerging after a decade of absence – Outlook for MacREAD FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Book Your Room, Meet The Beatles, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Offering incentives to get customer to stay at one’s hotel is nothing new these days and with so many outlets vying for your hospitality dollar, it’s something you’d likely expect.

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Review: TomTom Ease portable GPS

Living in Edmonton and not doing a substantial amount of annual driving, I never thought I would have the need for a GPS.  So when the opportunity arose to head south on a 4000km+ round trip journey to Salt Lake City Utah for my good friend Luigi’s wedding, I thought this might be the time to use a little technology to ease the pain of long distance travel.  READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG

Searching for HP’s next TOP CEO

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With the sudden departure of HP’s CEO Mark Hurd,  I thought, why not create a new reality show called Searching for HP’s Next Top CEO. The rules will be simple, there will be none or you can create your own .

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The Tide is Nigh for Google Wave

After a little more than a year, Google Wave is hitting the rocks.

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Vuzix Wrap 310XL: big screen eyewear

They look like an unsuspecting pair of sunglasses, but when you wear the Vuzix WRAP 310XL it replaces your video display screen whether you’re watching a movie or playing a video game while laying on the beach…READ FULL POST AT CANOE TECH BLOG