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Canadian Tech Roundup – Episode 10 – Rogers, Rogers and more
CRTC Says Rogers Not Complying With Net Neutrality Disclosure Requirements Rogers increasing txt msging from 15 to 20 cents Rogers’ Scare Tactics and “Unsafe Public Wifi” Best technologies you can’t get in Canada Who’s going to stand up for consumer rights when it comes to cell phone companies: A cell phone company? Extra billing for […] Continue Reading
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Monday Morning Links
in LinksInternet Movie Car Database – A forum that seeks to identify and catalogue every vehicle used in every movie. It’s quite incredible. They’ve even identified dprototypes used in movies set in the future (Demolition Man, Back To The Future II) and animated cars (Cars). Each make and model is cross-referenced, it’s really a very well […] Continue Reading
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Thought of the Day: Newspapers Websites
I’ve posted about newspapers before, the industry’s seemingly imminent collapse and lack of success online are interesting problems to me. As far as I’m concerned, newspapers (and “old media” in general) are still a relevant source of information and there’s really no reason they should be dying. As Erica Glasier put it on her blog the […] Continue Reading
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Modern Mobile Redirect Using .htaccess
The following set of rewrite rules will redirect all Android, Blackberry, iOS, Windows and WebOS devices to a specific mobile directory on your website. Additionally, it will redirect Google’s mobile crawler – according to Google search spam czar Matt Cutts this is perfectly acceptable and even somewhat encourage. Code snippet – Simple .htaccess Mobile Redirect […] Continue Reading
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Canadian Tech Roundup – Episode 9 – Netflix, CRTC, Shaw
[podcast]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/480185/podcasts/CTR9.mp3[/podcast] The Netflix Effect: Results From A Revealing Study in Canada The federal government is appealing a court’s ruling that ordered it to make its websites accessible to visually impaired users Microsoft Surface 2.0 Coming to RBC Bell announces a new iptv service Shaw’s wireless launch is delayed Another wifi in schools story like we […] Continue Reading