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A surprising Globe and Mail admission
Today, very few press outlets are reporting the story of the large Canadian newspaper Globe and Mail informing its subscribers that they would not publish a Labor Day edition. The lack of publishing...
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Why don’t we have an open source peer to peer remote control tool?
Yes, that’s a bit of a mouthful, I know. Bare with me. After Logmein delivered a huge blow to occasional remote access users everywhere, I’ve been thinking about the state of Remote Control tools. I’m...
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Why you don’t need to delete Facebook friends
Mixed in with “I hate the world”, cat pictures, sponsored posts is the interesting phenomenon of Facebook friend pruning. When the mass deletion is upcoming, the user tends to say “For those I truly...
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Payphones are dying – Now is the time to speak up
I have more than a passing interest in payphones. In fact, whenever I’m out of the country, I try to get at least one picture of a local payphone and submit it to an online database of phones. It’s so...
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Microsoft buys Nokia Devices & Services business
Today, the Internets blew up with news about Microsoft buying Nokia’s devices and services business: …a transaction whereby Microsoft will purchase substantially all of Nokia’s Devices & Services...
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The Ugly Samsung Galaxy Gear and What I want in a Smartwatch
Yesterday Samsung launched the Galaxy Gear, a new $299 “smartwatch” that pairs with a smartphone to deliver updates and notifications right to the wrist. Samsung hasn’t exactly created the market for...
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All signs point to an iPhone 5S fingerprint reader
Recent rumors about Apple’s next iPhone (expected to be called 5S) include a number of various upgrades and features, but probably the most interesting rumor has to be about a fingerprint reader on...
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CWTA opens a phone blacklist database you probably won’t use
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ll probably recall that I wasn’t too keen on Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA)’s plan to create a database of blacklisted cell phones....
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A refreshing context
This week, a number of contextual horizons have been opened for me. First, I was given the chance to read (and review) a pre-release version of Robert Scoble’s book, Age of Context. I’m reading it...
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Royal Bank’s frustrating iOS application
At the end of August this year, Canada’s biggest bank – Royal Bank, or RBC, posted a record quarterly profit of $2.3 billion. That’s $2.3 billion of profit in just three months. To say that RBC has...
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iPhone 5s’s fingerprint reader
Despite what John Gruber asserts, criticisms of the Touch ID fingerprint reader appear accurate. If the purpose of this new tool is to reduce friction on the login process, it does succeed; but, if the...
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Thoughts on the Cryptolocker virus
I’ve recently heard of a brutal new kind of malware. While it is considered part of the ransomware group of viruses, Cryptolocker appears to carry a more unique payload. Once Cryptolocker infects a...
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Talking Calwell #5 – iPhone 5s, Fingerprints and Hulk Hogan
Back with our first episode in a while. We’ve been working on new ways to record the podcast, and #5 uses Skype. We’d sure love to know what you guys think. We discusses topics such as the iPhone 5s’...
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LTD Inc. tells Blogging Calwell to edit content
When I started blogging more than a decade ago, I knew it was going to be tough sometimes. I knew I was going to have foot-in-mouth syndrome, share too much information, and generally face ridicule for...
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Apple’s iPad Air Event
Most unusually, I missed Apple’s most recent event. This was not because I didn’t want to see it; It was more about being busy with other things. Sometimes it does feel like both events and work...
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First look: Blackberry Messenger on iOS
With all that has kept Blackberry from releasing its Messenger tool (BBM) on the iOS and Android platforms, it might be no surprise to see the product scrapped. To get from an expected launch to an...
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Talking Calwell #6 – Blackberry, BBM, Failure, and a Smartwatch
We’re looking to return at more regular intervals with Talking Calwell. This time around, the technology failed us, but we still found a way to make it happen. We talk about Blackberry, BBM, iOS, and...
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Count your coins for free: Smart tools to keep more money
Coins in Canada are a fact of life. It almost appears as though, over the years, coins have gotten heavier in our pockets; this despite the phasing out of the penny. Even though we use interac debit...
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Technical Difficulties
If it weren’t for technical problems, I sometimes wonder what I’d been doing. One thing that’s for sure, is that as issues get fixed, more pop up and need attention. Those of you that read Blogging...
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Not long ago, TheNextWeb reported on a new idea from Digg founder Kevin Rose. This idea; Tiny is an idea for a new blogging platform. While Tiny doesn’t seem to be real yet, the YouTube video included...
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