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Snow Leopard runs how Mac OS X should have from the start

This is a tightening of existing features, fixes based on a few years of user feedback that could not be envisioned when developing the software.

Vancouver Internet start-ups need to network for success

While Vancouver is home to a growing number of Internet start-ups in various stages of development, some say the infrastructure and investment required to make the city a top high...

Open Web advocates say social media needs reform

A question that’s increasingly being raised is, who should control all of the data shared through social media sites—the user or the service?

BCIT spawns iPhone games

The British Columbia Institute of Technology launched its iPhone Game Design course in September, just six months after Apple released the smartphone’s software-development kit.

Geotags help locate photos

One method of cataloging digital photos, known as geotagging, uses where they were taken. Geotagging goes beyond labelling a photo with a place name.

In Second Life, it's a wonderful, virtual world

What do you get when you remove the gaming from a multiplayer on-line game? Second Life, an on-line virtual community, where users can socialize and explore without having to...

Some tech gifts Canadians won't be getting this Christmas

With Christmas time coming, you'll be seeing a lot of lists of great gifts to get for that special someone. This isn't that list.

Pownce's closure warns us about trusting the cloud

With the announcement that Twitter rival Pownce is shutting down on December 15, users of the microblogging service who want to save their posts had better do it soon. Following...

Software lets you be Choosy about your browsing

If you're like me and use different browsers for different things, you're probably as annoyed as I am by the way that OS X is set up to launch a default browser.

Northern Voice blogging conference is looking for speakers

Northern Voice is an annual blogging and social media conference that's held near the start of every year in Vancouver. It manages to attract bloggers and Web media people from...