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Are smartphone extras worth the cost?

July 19th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

Two new cellphone services, from Rogers/Fido and Bell Mobility, might not give you much of a break on your monthly data charges, but will certainly make calling a little more flexible.

globeandmail.com.

Unpatched Windows PCs fall to hackers in under 5 minutes, says ISC

July 14th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

According to Computer World:

It takes less than five minutes for hackers to find and compromise an unpatched Windows PC after it’s connected to the Internet, a security researcher said today.

computerworld.com.

Public Wi-Fi in Canada still a toss up

June 5th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

If you live in the downtown core of one of Canada’s major cities, then you might have access to a public Wi-Fi network — or you just might not have a public network to tap into at all.

PCWorld.ca.

Ubuntu 8.04 Beta Release

March 21st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Technology

The Ubuntu developers are moving very quickly to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software the open source community has to offer. This is the Ubuntu 8.04 beta release, which brings a host of excellent new features.

Note: This is still a beta release. Do not install it on production machines. The final stable version will be released in April 2008.

You can download Ubuntu 8.04 beta here: http://www.ubuntu.com/testing/hardy/beta