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Leopard conquers Vista in the OS wars

By Blaine Kyllo
Where Leopard is a stable, usable operating system with a few bugs, for many Vista is a nearly unusable, unstable mess of an operating system with a few nice features.

Massive Technology Show gets down to business

By Blaine Kyllo
Conceived as a place where small and medium-sized businesses can learn about technology solutions that can help them succeed, the first Massive Technology Show took place in 2005. That show, held in Vancouver, attracted about 2,000 people, and the event is now presented in Edmonton and Toronto as well. This year, the show was held at the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre on April 1.

Hacking for fun and fortune

By Jon Azpiri
While sports fans across North America are busy obsessing about U.S. college basketball’s March Madness or the race to make the NHL playoffs, many in the computer industry are watching a competition in Vancouver.

Big Music is fighting a losing battle for rights

By Blaine Kyllo
Both consumers and artists will benefit from the impending death of digital-rights-management efforts by the music industry.

It’s not all Rainbows for Radiohead fans

By Blaine Kyllo
For all the hype around Radiohead’s decision to release its 2007 album In Rainbows as a pay-what-you-want download, the experiment wasn’t all that groundbreaking.

Blu-ray claims victory in high-def DVD wars

By Blaine Kyllo
Blu-ray Disc is now your one and only choice because of Toshiba’s decision to discontinue the development, manufacturing, and marketing of HD DVD players and recorders.

At CBC Radio 3, podcasts reach global domination

By Blaine Kyllo
Canadians can be found everywhere in the world. For many of them, the CBC Radio 3 Podcast is a lifeline to their home country and its unique musical culture.

Clone, clone on the range

By Alex Roslin
Since many cloned farm animals are born with abnormalities, how safe is their meat and milk?

A new crop of Apples for geeks to bite into

By Blaine Kyllo
The slick MacBook Air, billed as the world’s thinnest notebook computer, is among the Macworld trade show’s cool unveilings.

Yes, our copyright law can get your ass sued

By Blaine Kyllo
Recently, I was surprised to learn that I’m a lawbreaker. I haven’t been convicted—not yet. But I’ve been committing crimes for years without knowing it.

The right headphones create an ear for music

By Blaine Kyllo
For those of you who received iPods and assorted other MP3 players during the holiday season, your next challenge is getting headphones that not only deliver high-quality sound but meet your individual needs.

TiVo finally comes to Canada

By Blaine Kyllo
The company calls it response to demand, but it may be resignation to a lack of partners that drove the digital TV recorder to finally launch a Canadian service

Gizmo gifts for gearheads

By Blaine Kyllo
iPods, TiVo, GPS, and other 21st-century strings of letters that make some hearts beat faster

Santa's making a blog and checking it twice

By Blaine Kyllo
The Jolly Old Elf's teched up to the tinsel this year with blogs, chat, and flash games a plenty