Of all the sites on the internet, this is one.
I got a weird text on my cellphone from 1291. It said Rogers Svc MSG: Reply help to make a $5.00 donation in support of earthquake victims in Haiti. Rogers is passing through 100% of donations collected. That was it. Immediately, I became suspicious. Who was 1291? How did I know it was from Rogers? …
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Well, I’m one step closer to having my Nokia N86! I’m such a silly. Every day this month, I’ve been thinking I should order the phone, I should order the phone. But you’ve heard all too often about my fears of making a bad technology decision. Yesterday, after a lot of hesitation, I picked up …
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Edit: I guess I got my wish when I said this video has to go. It’s been pulled. I doubt they did it for me though. It’s probably because that video is out of date. Hopefully they didn’t make a new, crappy one for the Victor Reader Trek. Aside: Hahahahaha Victor Reader Trek. Is anyone …
I got my GDB Alumni Newsletter yesterday, and they had an article in their pedestrian safety series that started me thinking about something. They were talking about hybrid cars, and how since car-makers had worked so hard to make their vehicles soundless, they weren’t keen on adding noise back in. So another solution was apparently …
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I got my Snopes email, and once again, it gave me something to talk about. This Snopes article details the true ways in which you can donate to the Haiti relief efforts and separates them from the complete horseshit. There are a lot of ways you can donate, and boy is there a lot of …
A couple of weeks or so ago, I said I found out that Holly was going to have to get the tumour removed. I guess I should do a little update. The good news is she made it through the surgery as well as one can make it through crazy major 13-hour brain surgery. The …
If you’re looking for a way to bring the nonstop fun of airport security screenings into your own home or for an excuse to teach your little ones how to give a proper pat down, do I have just the thing for you. Yes, it’s thePlaymobil Security Check Point! Imagine the fun you and your …
I’m a big ol’ chicken, and haven’t started the process for the N86 yet. Soon, soon, soon! But one thing I’m trying to figure out is how in hell I’m going to copy over my T9 dictionary from my old phone to my new one. I have put a lot of words in it. I …
Remember back when I was debating Wayfinder Access vs Mobile Geo? Well, Wayfinder Access is no more. Boohoo, boohoohoohoohoo. It appears that Wayfinder Access is being bought, and shut down. There are some licenses left, and they *say* they will continue to receive support, so if you were sitting on the fense and think you …
I got a note from our good buddy Anton, who we’ve talked about on here before, about a free service that I think everybody in Canada and the States should have handy. It is Google 411 for the phone! Yes, Google does it again. I have always been pissed off at how much cellphone companies …