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Over $500K housing is 20% of the Canadian market
Mortgage rules in Canada have been tightened up again, with the hope that the high prices of some markets will be reigned in. I keep seeing the media parroting the line “The changes affect properties that cost more than $500,000 … Continue reading
Tagged Podium, rant, The system, WhoKnows?
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So you pissed it all away again…
Oil is sitting at under $40 a barrel. If that has you worried about your job in Alberta, good – you should be worried as the longer this lasts, the higher the unemployment rate is going to go. If you … Continue reading
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Security Camera D-Link DCS-942L
Synopsis: The D-Link DCS942L camera is a feature rich security camera, but a bitch to configure manually. Even the setup wizard, once I finally got it working, didn’t work without some issues. It turns out most of the wizard issue … Continue reading
Tagged Computers, internet, rant, review
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My iPrayer to Steve Jobs
Hello Mr Jobs. I see you’ve been busy in your new role as heaven’s technology innovator. I really thought you’d take it easy for a bit, but no, you’re right back in it, stirring things up as you always did … Continue reading
Tagged Computers, rant, WhoKnows?
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3:2 where are you?
You’d think I’d be able to get a decent size digital picture frame in 3:2 format so I can display my DSLR pictures without having to crop the sides on all of them. For those of you that are going … Continue reading
Tagged pictures, rant
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Oy limp icks
Every 2 years I am faced with the usual summer / winter sports obsession known as the Olympics. It’s particular bad this year as since it’s in my country, everyone and their dog is covering the event. I can live … Continue reading
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Damn, you Ice Cream truck!
It seems lately that that my neighborhood has been bombarded by Ice Cream trucks. You really can’t miss them – at least by sound. That silly musical bonging playing the same thing over and over and over. The thing of … Continue reading
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Madly waving the Rubber Chicken to Kill Bad Computer Mojo
The title sums it up for you non-computer types. For the rest of you, long, nerdy, techy rant follows.
Tagged Computers, rant
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Random tomfoolery
Farewell emails in this recession era are one of those things where people have gotten bitten by technology they don’t fully understand. First of all, why, oh why do companies give there employees the ability to send globally in the … Continue reading
Tagged Food, internet, rant, WhoKnows?
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iTease
And so it begins: We will let you know by email after each item in your order ships. If you ordered multiple items, you may receive separate shipments with no additional shipping charges. I had just ordered a Mac mini … Continue reading
Tagged Computers, rant, review
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