Tag: Environment
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Disaster Tech
Like many of you, I’ve been watching the events in Japan continue to unfold, and perhaps thinking to myself, “I’m glad something that devastating didn’t happen here”. But what if it did, would you be prepared? I like to think that I am, but sadly, I’m probably not. Yes, I have a first aid kit, and I’ve…
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It’s cold! Pamper your tech
With the amount of gear I have around I’m surprised this doesn’t happen to me more often. The weather in Edmonton has been rather cool of late, in the ‑20 to ‑30 degree range in fact. And today, since it’s warmed up to a reasonable ‑2, I decided to drive the car, rather than our other,…
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The Decline and Fall of the Physical Media Empire
When’s the last time you bought a CD — the actual physical media? Do you remember the artist or album name? I can’t remember either. It’s just not a media format that has relevance to me now, in the age of wifi and online media stores. When once upon a time I used to have my…
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Dilemma: Offloading old tech
Ok, so here’s the deal. You want a new computer, or iPad, or BluRay player or whatever. But your old one is still working perfectly fine. Yet, the features of your next technological acquisition are so good, so cool, that really, that new tech item will make your life much better. Great, so you go…