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As 2013 ends, I look forward to, and predict 2014
Photo Credit: Flickr I’m a regular prognosticator, or at least I think I am. As a regular reader, you probably remember last year’s list of predictions. To be fair, I don’t make it easy; I won’t have...
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OPP expands troubling vehicle tracking program
News that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) intend to expand their Licence Plate Recognition Program (ALPR) from 4 to 27 vehicles is more than troubling. Interestingly, they say: “Ontario motorists...
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The Elevator Pitch
Photo Credit: Flickr 2013 has been an interesting year for myself, and Calwell. It has been a good year to be involved with technology consulting, and we’ve has helped solve a great deal of technology...
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2013 blog of the year
This is a new type of article for me, but it makes so much sense. I read countless blog articles throughout the year, and enjoy when I find great stuff to read. There were lots of different news items,...
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2013 product of year
For many, 2013 wasn’t the best year for technology. Apple didn’t make any huge splashes, Blackberry continued to die, and wearables weren’t all that exciting. News of the N.S.A.’s spying also rocked...
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Anti-Virus software is dead, long live Anti-Virus software
The anti-virus (AV) application is dead, right? This often bloated, resource intensive application has to scan every single file on a computer; but still misses that one malicious application that...
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2014 CES: What I’m looking forward to
Generally considered the largest technology show, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about to descend on all of us in technology. If you’re looking for what’s next, or what might be coming far off...
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CES2014: A cool wireless speaker system – Sound Blaster Roar
Here at CES, there are quite a few hot products and interesting announcements, but some of them kind of hover under the radar. I would generally never get excited about a wireless speaker, but after...
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Would Windows 8 have succeeded as two versions?
When I’m asked about “What if” scenarios, it often turns to thinking of the supposed failure that is Windows 8 (and 8.1, to a degree). Many users and technology enthusiasts alike have theories as to...
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Searching for the real CES
I was at this show in 1997. DVD technology had been announced the year before and dual layer movies had started to gain traction. I was at CES to demo a multimedia computer I helped develop [1] that...
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CES is (not) mostly bullshit
I feel like there’s a meme for this kind of thing. Or, there should be. It goes like this: Tech writer gets all curmudgeonly about something lots of people like. Said tech writer spends lots of time...
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Canada Post makes huge changes, becomes even less relevant
A little over a year ago, I wrote about how the post office in Canada might reinvent itself. I was thinking out loud, for sure; but I was also thinking of was the post office could continue during a...
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Logmein abandons its Free product, users
In a move that will likely surprise no one, popular remote access tool maker Logmein, announced today that it will stop offering a free remote access tool. All users running Logmein Free options on...
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Curved TVs are coming, and here’s why you’d want one
At CES this year, one huge trend was the curved 4k or UHD televisions. You couldn’t go very far in the central or north halls without running into a major TV vendor offering televisions curved in...
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IT is entering a commodity era of computing, IBM is not
Cringely is no fan of IBM. His latest skewering of IBM’s move to sell its server business to Lenovo doesn’t sit too well with him. IBM needs to embrace the new era of large arrays of inexpensive Intel...
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Google gets wise to Guest Blogging for SEO
As a blogger, you probably see it more than you’d like. Sometimes, you’ll even entertain the request. It’s the email that starts off with some promise of a blog post “Written specifically for your...
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3 ways to automate the backup of TrueCrypt containers
For some, 2013 has been the “year of encryption”. Leading the rise of all things security. Among the best of these, the tool TrueCrypt, allows you to create entire encrypted drives and “containers”,...
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Changes at Blogging Calwell
Over the next little while, you’re going to see a few changes to Blogging Calwell. I’ve always leaned towards making this site and its tools as simple as possible. Over the next several days, you’ll...
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Facebook Announces Paper, Tries To Reinvent News
With a name like Paper, it seems Facebook may be reaching for much more than a way to find stories from posts. Facebook may be shooting for the lofty goal of being a news service, and a starting point...
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Process Explorer 16 and VirusTotal: A Massive Improvement
For a tool as well known and mature as Process Explorer, it seemed unlikely that a major improvement would come along. Well, that thinking proved quite false with the 16th version of the tool. Process...
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