Archives for April 2011

Introducing Psyko Krypton & Psyko Carbon 5.1 Gaming Headsets

While fun, suspense, excitement and challenge as well as awesome graphics and animation, is all part of a great gaming experience, one other important element of a great game is the sound. And the more you’re immersed in it the better it is. But not everyone has the luxury of having a huge surround-sound home theatre system to crank up and even if you do, the last thing you want are your kids, your spouse and your neighbours hearing gunshots in the wee hours of the morning.

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Epsilon hacked! Am I still being phished?

So I received an email, supposedly from BestBuy.ca, an excerpt shown above, alerting me to the fact that my name and e-mail address have been exposed by “unauthorized entry” into their system. It’s not Best Buy’s system, but rather Epsilon’s, a company who sends out e-mail on Best Buy’s behalf.

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Dressing Up Your iPad 2

20110330 Ipad Dressup 01With the new and improved iPad 2 hitting the Canadian market, it opens the doors to some real cool and innovative accessories. And whether your interests lay in fun, fashion or just good old solid protection, there’s nothing more important than keeping your new iPad 2 well-dressed for any occasion.  READ MORE AT G4 Canada

CASA forces local Mac society name change

Edmonton – With the threat of legal action from the Coalition Against Substance Abuse (CASA), The Mac Owners and Users Society of Edmonton (MOUSE) is being coerced into a name change.  The small, humble society never thought it would be a pawn in a political battle brought on by a disgruntled society member.

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Apple turns 35 today

Apple turns 35 today. Yes, only 35 and that’s no April fools joke. The incredible and continuing journey began on April 1st, 1976 in of all places, Steve Jobs’ garage in Cupertino California. The actual corporation we know today as Apple Inc., was officially incorporated back in 1977 as Apple Computer Inc.

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