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05/04/2008 14:00:00
Remember the turntable, that big platter-based dinosaur on which we used to play our music before compact discs and digital downloads herded them to the landfills of the world?
Well, the days of wow and flutter are back! 04/28/2008 10:00:00
Watch out Adobe! With its 14th version of its CorelDraw Suite of applications, the Ottawa, Canada-based company has once again thrown down a gauntlet in the page layout, graphics creation and manipulation application market. 04/27/2008 14:00:00
They called it the "Catch the Vibe" Challenge, and it was definitely challenging.
It was also an interesting way for GM to get nearly 100 journalists, bloggers and me to chauffeur rolling billboards for the Pontiac Vibe around three Canadian cities in an adaptation of the scavenger hunt theme. 04/23/2008 10:00:00
When creationists and theologians try to convey to us what they think is written in Genesis, they give ammunition to the opposing side. The revelation of Genesis has not been given to them. 04/23/2008 10:00:00
May is coming soon it will be here.
Time then, of Thoughts for May© 04/22/2008 10:00:00
Though its name may be inspired by the high flying world of aviation, Honda's Pilot SUV is a decidedly down-to-earth vehicle. And though it may come off as a tad bland, it's really just a straightforward, no nonsense imagining of the eight passenger SUV niche. 04/21/2008 14:00:00
HD discs are getting more attractive as more Blu-ray hardware and software appears, offering consumers the ultimate in picture and sound quality.
Moving to the world of high def may mean rebuilding your home theater, though, whether it be adding a 1080p compliant TV, a Blu-ray player, or whatever. 04/20/2008 10:00:00
Which is the better answer to the world's growing energy requirements: feel good gestures or creating new energy sources that can feed our needs?
Being an incurable right wing whacko, I tend to favor finding solutions that actually do something, rather than sitting in the dark for an hour. 04/19/2008 21:00:00
What's even better than a garden variety Honda Civic? How about a gas-sipping hybrid or a souped up, luxurious version. 04/07/2008 12:00:00
Its name has been around for decades, but it seems like decades since the Malibu moniker was applied to a really interesting and compelling car. But it has now: Chevy's Malibu is a car that deserves respect. 04/03/2008 12:00:00
It has an all-new body, more room inside, and many other upgrades, but at heart it's still a Toyota Corolla. And that should please millions of people. 03/25/2008 12:00:00
What do you do when you're a leading audio/video cable company in an era when many of your products are being made obsolete by technological change?
If you're Monster Cable, you adapt by diversifying your product line and jumping into the emerging HDMI cable market with both corporate feet. 03/22/2008 12:00:00
They're big, brawny and luxurious and can go nearly anywhere. But are they any good?
Of course they are this is high end stuff!
"They," are the Porsche Cayenne Turbo and Lexus LX 570, top of the line SUV's from opposite corners of the world. Both are state-of-the-art, but very different. 03/20/2008 12:00:00
Remember when owning a scanner meant you either had a big, flat behemoth on your desktop, or a tiny hand held device that would only give good results if you could keep your hands absolutely "shake-free" while scanning?
It doesn't have to be that way any more. 03/18/2008 12:00:00
Mercedes-Benz' C class is the most affordable of the German carmaker's sedan line, but that doesn't mean it feels like an entry level vehicle.
It is, after all, a Mercedes. And that means even its lower end cars are upper echelon in the grand scheme of things. So it is with the new C. 03/13/2008 11:00:00
Do you have a habit of killing your house plants?
If so, the Thirsty Light digital plant monitoring system may be the answer to your chlorophyll-challenged conundrum. It's a nifty little system that lets you know when your plants need a dash of H2O and you don't need to get your fingers dirty! 03/11/2008 12:00:00
Love may not be quite as wonderful the second time around. But it's still pretty good!
After my second kick at the Lexus GS 450h hybrid, I wasn't drooling with lust as much as I did after my initial week of test driving it more than a year ago. Its still a fine car, though. 03/03/2008 13:00:00
While politicians are telling us that global warming is threatening to destroy our planet and we need to take action to stop it by making major changes to industry and our life style, scientific institutions are telling us that the warming cycle is over and the planet is now beginning to cool. 02/24/2008 00:00:00
Remember when calling something "The Cadillac of (whatever)" really meant something? Those days may be dawning again, if the new Cadillac CTS is any indication.
This 2008 CTS is a fine sedan that's truly competitive with the offerings from Germany and Japan to which it'll be compared. 02/24/2008 00:00:00
Many of today's TV's have a tuner built in that can receive HD from a cable company or off the air, but that won't help the millions who've abandoned cable in favor of a satellite provider.
They still require a set-top. One of the best I've seen is Dish Network's vIP62 (Bell's 9242 HD in Canada). 02/22/2008 14:00:00
As recently as 1999, when Congress was considering funding for missile defense, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., once again invoked the old George Lucas imagery to debunk the idea. "Like the movie, this is a phantom solution -- hitting a bullet with a bullet in outer space." 02/22/2008 11:21:28
Take a popular mid-sized sedan, weld two doors shut and what do you get?
Not the Nissan Altima coupe, apparently. Nissan says this attractive and sporty entry only shares its hood with the Altima sedan, and who am I to call them liars?
The two door version is recognizable as an Altima, though. 02/20/2008 12:00:00
Satellite radio is a wonderful innovation for people who are tired of the "Same old same old" of most terrestrial broadcasting.
It's also ideal for people who travel a lot: you can listen to your favorite station from coast to coast, without it fading out once you're out of range. 02/11/2008 12:00:00
They may make you deaf if you misuse them, but headphones can also have real benefits in a variety of situations.
A company that offers a wide variety of choices is Otto, which makes everything from a wireless MP3 headset player to noise canceling phones. 02/10/2008 12:00:00
Talk about making a fuel of yourself. The Dodge Dakota midsized pickup is a heavy duty beast that for 2008 is capable of driving right past the gas pump and straight to the ethanol one. 02/07/2008 12:00:00
New Jersey recently became the second state in the U.S. to pass a law that prohibits product tests on animals when a federally approved alternative exists. Now its time for every other state to follow suit. 02/03/2008 12:00:00
It's another one hit out of the park for Audi and its A6.
Seems like every time I drive one I end up a gibbering wreck, recounting my latest love affair. And then I bemoan my bank balance, or lack of same. And so it was with the A6 sedan, the V8-powered version of which I got to bond with recently. 02/02/2008 13:00:00
Scientists say they can speed up the underground bacterial fermentation that turns Canada's tar-like Athabasca sands into natural gas with lower cost and pollution than mining the tar sands. 02/02/2008 12:00:00
A general trend with things technological is that prices and sizes drop and capabilities increase. So it is with color laser printers, which have gone from stratospheric hulks accessible only to large corporations, to much more manageable sizes and prices that nearly any home office can handle.
01/29/2008 12:00:00
Prepare for your electronics to be assimilated.
It isn't some Borg-like alien invasion, though. Rather, it's the accelerating convergence of all your audio, video and computer stuff from separate technological niches into an organized whole in which all of your toys can talk and work together.
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