by technicalguy | Dec 24, 2016 | Technology, Vancouver
This morning there was a news article about a family that got stuck in the snow. Nothing unusual about that, we’ve all been there if you live in Canada – and they were from Calgary which does get a lot of snow. But they were on a logging road. Why were...
by technicalguy | Jul 19, 2016 | Computers, Small Business Technology, Tech Fun, Technology, Vancouver
An onsite tech recently told me a funny tech story he encountered at work. He had been tasked with upgrading the card scanners at multiple fitness store locations throughout the city. It had already been a long day and he had just a few more replacements to do. Now...
by technicalguy | Nov 1, 2013 | SmartPhone, Vancouver
On November 16, 2013 Bell Canada will automatically start tracking everything you do on your phone and will shortly add to that everything you do on your TV and Internet – including what you watch, your calling patterns and your mobile app usage. ...
by technicalguy | May 25, 2013 | Technology, Vancouver
Google Glass has had a lot of press lately. Currently still in beta it has however been open to testers and developers and we’ve already seen video and other features. But Google Glass technology is actually not new. Recon Instruments, located right here in...
by technicalguy | Jan 8, 2012 | Technology, Vancouver
Best Buy may now be our competitor as it buys Mindshift Technologies Inc. Getty Images Mindshift, of Waltham, Mass., was founded in 1999, and provides IT services to more than 5,400 small and medium-sized businesses throughout the U.S. Best Buy has more than 1,100...
by technicalguy | Dec 22, 2011 | SmartPhone, Technology, Vancouver
Canadian Wireless provider Mobilicity is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) early in the new year, maybe as early as the first quarter, in the hopes to raise up to $100-million. Mobilicity’s IPO may set the stage for a consolidation among Canada’s...