iOS 5 Arrives Today

Dale Hogan    Gadgets and Stuff     Apple, iOS 5, iPad, iphone, iPod Touch, Technology

Today is the day!  Apple is releasing it’s much touted iOS 5 mobile device operating system.  I’ve personally been eagerly waiting this release as it contains some wonderful improvements and feature that will be useful in my day to day business.  It’s a free update so no need to concerns yourself about cost.  There is already an update for iTunes this morning to help support the new features in iOS 5 and iCloud.  You can get the lowdown and nitty gritty on iOS 5 here.

iOS5 Coming this Fall

Dale Hogan    Gadgets and Stuff     Apple, iOS, iOS5, iPad, iphone, iPod Touch, Technology

Calling all Apple junkies!  You’ll be thrilled to hear about iOS5 coming this Fall.  Owners of the iPhone 3Gs, iPhone 4, 3rd & 4th generation iPod, as well as both iPad 1 & 2 will be beneficiaries of this iOS release.   There is a long list of updates, improvements and sparkly new things.  Some of my personal favourites are: Notification Center, iMessage, PC-free and easier access to the camera.  Check out all the details here

QR Codes….What?

DavidM    Business, Gadgets and Stuff    

You’ve probably seen the funky squares with scribbles somewhere in your travels and may or may not know what they are. They’ve been around for awhile and are very popular in Japan but now they are making an appearance in North America. read more…

Google Magazine?

DavidM    Business, Design and Development     Google, magazine, quarterly, think

Well, sort of. read more…

WordPress Tip: RSS Feed from Specific Category

DavidM    Design and Development, WordPress Tips     coding, feed, rss, tips, WordPress

If you wanted to get an rss feed for a specific category, like Cool Links on GoatMinds all you need to do is add /feed to the category url.

If the category URL is:
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Valentines App Sale

Dale Hogan    Gadgets and Stuff     App Store, Apple, Games, iPad, iphone, iPod Touch, Technology

I bet you love your iDevice and I bet you also love games.  Well, I’ve got a deal for you!  hop on your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad and head to the App Store.  Search for either “Gameloft” or “Electronic Arts” and you’ll get a long list of games that are on sale for 99 cents until Valentines Day.  Enjoy!

The End of Unlimited Internet Access…Not Just Yet

DavidM    Gadgets and Stuff    

In my previous article I told you about the CRTC ruling siding with Bell Canada. Turns out the CRTC does listen, and not just to Bell Canada. The CRTC has suspended their ruling that Bell can start charging suppliers for bandwidth usage which would have brought an end to unlimited internet access and introduced usage-based billing. At the moment it’s a 60 day extension so that they can re-review the situation. A huge thanks goes out to OpenMedia.ca for leading the consumer protest.

Of course, the battle isn’t over yet but if you are enjoying an unlimited internet access account you can still do that for now.
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The End of Unlimited Internet Access…

DavidM    Gadgets and Stuff     bell canada, crtc, Netflix, unlimited internet

If you are Canadian and have an unlimited internet access account you may be in for a shock over the next few days, if you haven’t already received a notice.

The reason for the notice is Bell Canada recently won a huge victory with the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) having approved their request to introduce Usage Based Billing on wholesale Internet services.
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