June 2006 - Posts

• Flashtastic!

  By: Sharon Fernandes In a flash, technology has changed the face of the traveler. The once sun-kissed, bohemian-esque, map-toting type is now the sun-kissed, bohemian-esque, map-toting type with a camera affixed to his face or a Blackberry glued to her Read More... Posted 29 June 2006 13:29 by Terra Pobuda | 0 Comments Filed under: Flashpacking

• Detox for Gamers?

  By: Emilija Businskas Technology has become such a normal part of our daily lifestyle that we rarely question how much time we spend sitting in front of the computer. How much is too much? This post was inspired by an article I read about the opening Read More... Posted 23 June 2006 19:37 by Ian Barr | 1 Comments Filed under: Gaming

• Got Bandwidth?

  By Darren Leroux With the proliferation of high-definition rear-projection, LCD and Plasma displays, more and more consumers are tuning into the wonders of High Definition Television (HDTV) . But according to USA Today , cable operators are starting to Read More... Posted 15 June 2006 15:15 by Darren Leroux | 1 Comments

• Build it and they will come: web retail

  By Ian Barr A quote taken from a classic baseball movie called Field of Dreams that sums up the online shopping experience (or lack thereof in Canada). You see a few weeks ago my colleague Leslie wrote about the pains of online shopping. After returning Read More... Posted 15 June 2006 18:35 by Ian Barr | 0 Comments Filed under: eBusiness, OnlineShopping

• World Cup Runneth Over

  By Aimee Lazarus A recent Canadian Business article talks about how the World Cup affects businesses – negatively – since all the punters like to skip work to be in the pub. Sometimes you just don’t have this option. Take last weekend. We were at home Read More... Posted 15 June 2006 16:37 by Ian Barr | 0 Comments