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A New Business Writing Project
A few months ago, I was approached by Globe & Mail editor Noel Hulsman about a new Web site the newspaper was going to launch focused on serving the needs of entrepreneurs and small business owners. The idea was to deliver relevant and valuable content that people could use to operate their businesses better, or [...]
My 2010 Technology Wish List
Here’s a list of some of the things I’d like to see tech-wise this year:
1. A tool that deletes profiles from all those Web 2.0 services that I’ve checked out but rarely, if ever, used over the past few years.
2. An upgrade to the iPhone’s OS that enables easy switching from app to app like [...]
8.5% Yogurt & Great Tech Ideas
I was reading David Pogue’s 2009 “Best Tech Ideas”, and it made me think of yogurt.
Not just any yogurt but yogurt made by a Quebec company, Liberté, that features 8.5% milk fat. In a world dominated by no-fat and low-fat, a yogurt with 8.5% fat is extraordinary (and extraordinarily delicious!).
So how are “Best [...]
Avoid the Temptation of the Upgrade
Over the next week or so, consumers will be sorely tempted by “XX% Off” and “Inventory Clearance” sales – making it increasingly difficult to avoid falling victim to “Seasonal Consumerism Syndrome”, or SCS.
At its worst, SCS compels you to purchase product you don’t need, particularly upgrades of perfectly functional products you already own. But when [...]
Review: Dyson Animal Needs More Bite
About a year ago, we were in the market for a new vacuum cleaner after blowing through yet another one of those cheap vacuums bought at Wal-Mart. As a gadget geek, I really wanted a Dyson but got talked about it by the salesman who convinced me that a European-made a Miele was a much [...]
The Dyson DC25: Powerful But….