Archives for August 2011

Tough Alberta distracted driving in effect law Sep 1

AlbertaDistractedDrivingAfter being one of the last holdouts, the Province of Alberta’s Distracted Driving Legislation, Bill 16 goes into effect September 1st, 2011.  And like many other provincial jurisdictions have done, the law limits what you can do behind the wheel. But the new law goes way beyond that, making it one of the toughest laws Alberta’s drivers will be facing.

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Steve Jobs bows out gracefully as Apple CEO

steve jobs sep 2010

While Apple product announcements and rollouts are almost always shrouded in secrecy causing the rumor mill to constantly remain intensively active, one thing is for sure; there was no secret about the challenging health of Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

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It’s Mac to School time, folks!

Well, it’s that time again when Summer is nearing an end and it’s time to get back to school, or

MactoSchoolrather Mac to School. And if you’re ready to deck out your dorm with new Apple gear, now is a great time to do it, before school starts. Now getting a jump-start to avoid the rush is certainly never a bad idea, but there are a few more good compelling reasons to act, especially up you are looking at upgrading existing equipment.

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Social Media magazine in print, really?

Since when is the world’s first printed anything considered something novel and progressive in t

SocialMediaMonthlyoday’s world of wireless devices, apps, e-book readers and the trend towards everything green? Well it seems that a Washington DC-based technology group, The Cool Blue Company LLC , think so.   The Social Media Monthly, their magazine dedicated to the exploration of social media and its evolving technologies, has added a printed format.

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Review: Aluratek LIBRE PRO eBook Reader

aluratekPicBeing The Gadget Guy, I’m usually one of those types of people who really enjoy the latest and greatest bells and whistles that any gadget has to offer. Recently however, I had an opportunity to test drive the Aluratek Libre PRO e-Book Reader. Now it doesn’t fit in the ultimate category, ie; it doesn’t have all the toys that one might expect like Wi-Fi, a colour display or a touchscreen, yet it does have a photo viewer and a built-in mp3 player you can listen to through the headphone jack while you’re reading. Quite frankly, I found myself pleasantly surprised with the experience.

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