Category Archives: Tid-Bits

Tiny bite size facts and information chunks.

Have to see it to believe it – Soap Nuts!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Steve Wilkinson

Coming off of Canadian Environment Week (June 5-11th) and World Environment Day (June 5th) I thought I would share one of our latest environmental discoveries. I often find myself a bit under-whelmed with some of ‘natural’ or environmentally friendly solutions … Continue reading →

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Farewell Gizmo5, No Thanks Google Voice, Hello Callcentric!

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Steve Wilkinson

Ok, this is a bit of a rant, but might also help out some stranded Gizmo5 clients. A couple weeks back, I received an e-mail that Gizmo5 services were being shut-down, and that I would have to transition my account … Continue reading →

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Gas mileage conversion chart: Canada & USA

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Steve Wilkinson

I have yet to get used to thinking in Liters/100km for gas mileage here in Canada. Miles per Gallon (MPG) is simply engrained in my head. Part of the problem is just the difference in units of liters and gallons. … Continue reading →

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Great OSX Services addition: WordService by Devon Technologies

Posted on November 11, 2010 by Steve Wilkinson

Just a quick post to point out an update to Devon Technologies’ WordService. WordService has just been updated to version 2.8 if you are already using it. Download at: http://www.devon-technologies.com/download/index.html If you are not already using this, I really recommend … Continue reading →

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WiFi scamming… be careful

Posted on August 30, 2007 by Steve Wilkinson

You probably are aware of this scam concerning wifi, as it is not new. But for OSX users, I just wanted to post a visual of it. I took this screen-shot on a recent trip while I was at the … Continue reading →

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MacWorld eve

Posted on January 9, 2007 by Steve Wilkinson

Well, I guess it’s morning officially. In a few hours, Apple will be pulling the covers off whatever they have been teasing us about. The interesting thing is that I’m really not sure what to expect this year. In years … Continue reading →

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Virus protection… a new approach!

Posted on November 13, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

You never can be too safe living in the on-line world of today. If you read the ‘tech’ web sites, you are assured to find some article about a new exploit endangering your cyber existence. Even if you don’t follow … Continue reading →

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Steve Jobs – top 10 greatest IT people…. where am I?

Posted on October 30, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

ComputerWeekly just named Steve Jobs the greatest IT person of all times. He even beat out Bill Gates, who came in 3rd. Many will think this is just silly, but really… read the article. I think it is a well … Continue reading →

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Finally… some sanity on Apple security

Posted on September 19, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

I just ran across this article on Apple’s security problems. From the press lately, you’d think the sky was falling. Thankfully, John Welch has written this excellent article on what this really means, and some tips to help protect yourself. … Continue reading →

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Apple laptops might get hot…. but…

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Steve Wilkinson

This week, I was a bit bummed about some issues Apple has been experiencing with their new MacBook Pro and MacBook models. It turns out that some manufacturing problems have lead to CPUs running hot (due to thermal paste application … Continue reading →

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