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iPhone 4 - 01 Aug 2010
Friday I went out and managed to get one of the few iPhone 4’s that were shipped to Halifax. since I was in need of both a new phone and a new iPod, this was the perfect convergence of the two. I must say that after a weekend of using it I am quite impressed. [...]
Read Full Post »3D HDTV may not have consumer depth yet. - 06 Jan 2010
With the Consumer Electronic Show right around the corner – Tomorrow Jan 7th – there is a lot of talk that 3D HDTV’s for the consumer will be the next big thing in home entertainment. In fact there is quite a bit of speculation that nearly every major HDTV manufacturer will announce a 3D [...]
Read Full Post »Kindle fails to wow in Canadian launch. - 17 Nov 2009
Last week I wrote a piece about how the local newspaper industry could evolve by adopting technology like the Amazon Kindle eReader to deliver their subscriptions. I went further than to suggest that people be able to buy the Kindle via a subscription model like cell phone companies make the phones they carry available. [...]
Read Full Post »Social Media: You are doing it wrong. - 22 Oct 2009
For those who are not aware of such events, tweetup’s are nothing more than a meet up of people who use Twitter. The purpose of such events is to network with like minded individuals in person instead of using online tools. Here in Halifax we have a very active social media community which has some [...]
Read Full Post »Fired for blogging? The Employee/Employer relationship and social networking. - 07 Oct 2009
Lately I have been battling with a particular thought process which seems to be gaining steam. If anyone has watched the news lately they have likely heard a story or two about Crown Prosecutors in Ontario doing extensive background checks into potential jurors. A professor who is also an investigative journalist warning about the [...]
Read Full Post »Comments keep coming - 19 Aug 2008
I am still surprised that months after posting the link about Convergys I continue to get comments. This is currently the most commented on posting I have made.
Read Full Post »Bell introduces Network Managament, threatens Net Neutrailty - 27 Mar 2008
If you are a Canadian Internet user this might be of importance to you or it will soon become important. Recent changes in Bell Canada’s network have caused a lot of frustration for media hungry internet users. A practice called traffic shaping – deployed on Rogers networks since 2005 – has been slowly [...]
Read Full Post »Convergys To Move Call Centers From Canada To Overseas - 15 Feb 2008
Ottawa Citizen
The above link in the Ottawa Citizen indicates that one of the largest employers in Atlantic Canada (the largest private employer in St John’s NL) will be closing up all it’s Canadian operations.
Comcast customers – which is one of Convergys largest contracts – will see support go from bad to worse. Including a very [...]
There is something in the Air - 15 Jan 2008
… is the slogan for this years MacWorld Keynote from Steve Jobs. While everyone is speculating about a ultrathin portable and other gadget goodness I am thinking that it could be something different. Is it possible we will see WiMAX (the new wireless standard being pushed by Intel) integrated into Mac Products? [...]
Read Full Post »Paris free? - 07 Jun 2007
I do not normally walk down the road of “infotainment” but this recent story has my blood boiling.
Budding billionaire Paris Hilton was arrested in September of 2006 for driving under the influence. She was given 36 months probation for her infraction and in February of this year she was caught speeding [...]
