November 2007
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Canadian Mobile Data War 2007
For years, Canadians using mobile data devices (Blackberrys and other PDAs) have been getting royally screwed on mobile data fees. Just one year ago, I think most providers base plans included a “generous” 500 kilobytes per month.
That means users could download…five small pictures, per month.
A few months back, it looked like things might be getting [...]
Lessons from Ottawa BarCamp 4
Ottawa BarCamp 4 was my first time attending the “open source” conference and let me say, it was great being around such a large group of uber-geeks. I swear, I’ve never seen so many Moleskine notebooks in one place.
That said, I learned some scary stuff from the seminars.
Alec Saunders demonstrated how Facebook has [...]
My problem with Facebook
It seems every time I meet a new acquaintance, the last thing they ask before parting ways is, “Do you have Facebook? You should add me!”
Now, I don’t know if this has officially replaced the more customary exchange of business cards but my stock response is usually, “Facebook? Eww!”
But as I call myself a technology [...]
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TrueSwitch: Service or creative spam?
I got an e-mail today from some company called TrueSwitch informing that someone has a “brand-spanking-new Yahoo! Mail address”
The problem is, I have no clue who this “someone” is. It would have nice if, for example, this e-mail had mentioned at the very least, what this person’s old address was.
Of course, not being able [...]
Car Insurance Companies: Too Much Information
Going to company web sites makes it easier to shop around…sometimes.
I found a notable exception the other day while trying to find car insurance prices. See, all the major insurance companies DO have a system that will generate a quote based on information you enter. The problem is, they also demand that you punch in [...]
