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Why is Apple Charging Canadians More?

Last week the Canadian Dollar reached parity with the US dollar. In fact, it’s been within 5% of the value of the US greenback for about 3 months now. Today, it’s actually worth more than $1 USD. Which brings to mind the obvious question for any...

Taking Advantage of U.S. Short-sightedness

There’s a hole you could drive a truck through in U.S. economic development  and immigration policy, which represents a substantial competitive advantage for Canada in furthering its own economic development and the growth of its knowledge-based industries. ...

Palm Kills the FOLEO

As Om reported yesterday, Palm killed the FOLEO.  Great!  It was a still-born project from the start, as I pointed out (among a long list of others) in May when it launched at D3.  Fundamentally it speaks to the ability of companies to be overrun by rock star...

The 300 baud club

If you don’t know what it’s like to hand dial your computer’s connection to the outside world, you probably missed out on some of the early lessons that have steered some of the internet’s most successful people.  Or so says James Hong.  I...

How to Keep It Simple Using Video

Obviously I think that Simpler is Better. From Barcamp, I saw a video from Lee Lefever on social bookmarking, explained simply. They edit their movies using Final Cut Express, shoot in their small apartment on the floor, and focus on quality of instruction vs. glossy...

Apple Can’t Ship Keyboards?!

Back in the ’90s, when I actually logged some time at a campus Apple reseller, the Apple supply chain was ridiculously poor, due to its unpredictability and the occasional ridiculous lack of availability of basic accessories. Often our academic customers would...