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Why I love iMessage, but hate it almost as much.

Being a Geek I often find myself getting to know people via the inter-tubes and often these people are located outside of Canada. For years I was faced with the inability to keep in touch via text message, unless of course I felt like selling my house to afford the international rates. I had played…

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iOS Must Have Games

Earlier, I gave you a list of must have apps for your iOS devices.  If you’re a gamer my list probably bored you.  This list is for my fellow gamers!  So when you get your new iOS device you should take a look at some of these games.  Just remember a lot of these games…

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iOS Must Have Apps

During the holiday season I’m sure that Apple iOS products are going to be popular gifts.  These devices are pretty cool on their own, but to really unlock their potential there are some apps that are incredibly useful to have.  Since I’ve been using my iOS devices for a few years, I thought I’d take…

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Apple’s Pinch to Zoom Patent Rejected

Those who have followed the explosion of smartphone popularity will know that the “Pinch to Zoom” feature of iPhones and devices like it has been a key feature attributed to the touch screen success. If you’ve even remotely been following Apple or Samsung over the last year you’ll also know that they have been locked…

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Did Apple take a step backwards with iCloud functionality?

For years my wife and I have used the app Zenbe lists to help share everything from vacation reminders to each week’s grocery lists; however, over the last 6 months-ish Zenbe has basically been dead. We found ourselves hitting brick wall after brick wall when looking for an alternative, until I heard a tip over…

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CHEAP CHEAP CHEAP

Have you ever wondered how people can afford to have cars decked out with lots of technology? How about keeping their hardware up to date with their computer? How about driving around with multiple vehicles set with satellite radio? The answer is either their rich, or their smart (or cheap). We live in a society…

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Bamboo Connect Review

Recently I received the urge to try my hand at some poorly drawn webcomics. As I knew my artistic skills were lacking, I decided I’d try to simply use a mouse to create them. After several hours of playing around, I felt that if I were using a pen I could go so much quicker…

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Logitech Harmony 650 Review

THE PROBLEM In a recent living room shuffle I found myself with the space to finally get all of my old video game consoles hooked up again. Sure, I may only have a handful of games for these, but I felt there was just something incredibly geeky about having many generations of consoles all in…

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Afterglow AP.2 Unboxing and Initial Impressions

As mentioned in my prior article, I recently was evaluating the thought of changing my PS3 controller in order to purchase a controller of the Xbox 360 layout. I won’t harp on the same things as before, so check out my review of the Nyko Raven controller for my rationale behind this. In the midst…

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Nyko Raven Alternate Controller Unboxing and Initial Impressions

I was recently discussing with my brother about his initial impressions of how his newly purchased PS3 stacked up against his XBOX360 and as I was listening to some of his complaints, I found that a lot of his points were ones that I had also encountered over the years. For example, he pointed out…

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