Sights and sounds of Vancouver 27 Aug 2013 | 08:25 am

Globe and Mail's Gary Mason takes bait on Trudeau's admission he smoked pot 23 Aug 2013 | 10:39 pm

An article by The Globe and Mail's Gary Mason claims that even though Justin Trudeau broke the law by smoking pot, at least he is honest because he admitted it.  So how come this just came out now?  C...

10 reasons I'll never own an Apple product 23 Aug 2013 | 05:50 am

The average Apple product seems to be at least 40% over-priced yet parents continue to buy them for their kids because to 8-18 year olds, Apple is cool.  I'm too old to care about a product's coolness...

BMW Nanaimo opens new store with wrong city spelling 21 Aug 2013 | 08:33 pm

As a BMW owner, I am usually proud of the brand, but look at the picture below of their newest dealership.  The city is Nanaimo, not Nanaino-how could BMW get it so wrong?

How to save a wet cell phone 12 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm

The infographic below could save you a lot of money and frustration.  I have twice dropped my cell phone into water and followed most of these steps to save it.  It even worked for my tablet when I sp...

Canadian snowbirds legislation tied to US immigration proposed legislation 7 Aug 2013 | 07:56 pm

Back in April 2008, I wrote about how it would make sense for the US to allow retired Canadians to stay more than 6 months in the US.  The current immigration policy that passed the US senate and now ...

I bought my first mobile phone 28 years ago today 7 Aug 2013 | 12:21 am

I was excited about getting a portable phone in the mid 80's because my first cell phone for which I paid about $3,000 and another couple of hundred a month in fees was hardwired to my car (remember t...

Rob Ford still seems to be in the driver's seat in Toronto 6 Aug 2013 | 08:19 pm

Canadians have always been a smug bunch when it comes to condemning Americans about how polarized they are in their politics.  The 2012 election was viewed by Canadians as the good vs. evil election s...

Another #BCFerries fiasco all because of 10 cents 26 Jun 2013 | 12:51 am

Finally, the person at the helm of a BC ferry that crashed into an island seven years ago has been sentenced for his crime of neglecting his duties which resulted in 2 deaths when the ferry sank.  We'...

When to buy generic brands and when to splurge 30 May 2013 | 11:10 pm

This is a guest post by Andrea Woroch. Corporate spending on marketing and advertising is the number-one reason name-brand products are pricier than store brands. Sometimes, this investment turns so....