Even MS tablets beat the Playbook
OK, well some people might like retro, but I did not see that coming!It turns out that Tablets running Windows7 beat the RIM Playbook in market...
View ArticleAndroid takes the cake but Bada?
It is not surprising that Android has taken the lead market share in Q2 beating out Apple and Symbian. What is surprising however is the Samsung OS Bada, which I never heard of, beating out Microsoft...
View ArticleThe end of an era
Steve Jobs announced that he is stepping down as a CEO. We must all salute one of the most controversial personalities in the tech world. Love him or hate him, he has the marketing genius to build and...
View ArticleDid Tim Hudak just say Miller régime?
That was a little nasty. Call Miller whatever you want to call him, but he was a Toronto mayor, not some dictator in third world country.And no, I am sure that Hudak did not use the webster definition,...
View ArticleAlberta's pipeline to the Gulf
While driving today I heard that there are some protest against building a pipeline to transport oil from Alberta's oil sands to the gulf of Mexico. While not a big fan of all these protests, they are...
View ArticleBezos the new Jobs
Jeff Bezos might not have all the glamor and marketing coolness Steve Jobs have, but he is probably the most sophisticated genius marketeer of our generation. He single-handedly made e-commerce...
View ArticleThe death of an icon
Today marks a very sad day in the world of Technology. Steve Jobs, one of the greatest icons in technology has passed away after struggling with Cancer. At such a young age I can't think of how...
View ArticleThe worst bank In Canada
This is the first part of a series I will be writing about the my experience with the worst bank In Canada. Not surprisingly I just tried to Google "The Worst Bank In Canada" and about eight of the...
View ArticleThe worst credit card service rep in Canada
In a previous entry I was speaking about the problems I was having with CIBC's new master card. The problems did escalate further as things got worse not better!I waited another couple of weeks and I...
View ArticleMy first experience with CIBC - the worst bank in Canada
When I first immigrated to Canada, I knew very little about the banking system here. So I arrive with some cash in my pocket to keep me going for few days, and a draft cheque from an RBC (UK branch)...
View ArticleMore from CIBC
Well, I am not sure how long this story will go, but it appears that the incompetence has no limits sometimes!Of course after having the recent terribly bad experience with the worst bank in Canada I...
View ArticleChrome vs Firefox?
Hmmmm, this is a strange one.Long time ago, Chrome started attacking IE displaying a download link on Google.com with "A faster way to browse the web", ok, that might be true if you use IE, especially...
View ArticleFairway Mechanical
A while back, I wrote a story about Mike Preston, the crook that took our money to install a geothermal system but ran away afterwards. Well, few days ago I was contacted by a gentleman named Ryan from...
View ArticleCIBC Mortgage, The worst mortgage advisors in Canada
A while back a wrote about my experiences with the worst bank in Canada, but really that wasn't the only problem I had with CIBC at the time. The whole problem with my credit card was happening while I...
View ArticleFuck Rogers
UPDATE Unfortunately, I have switched back to Rogers because the alternative was to deal with TekSavvy Reliability issues, which are not acceptable.I remember the days when Bell Canada used to be the...
View ArticleMike Preston
Few years ago I was ripped off by an HVAC guy named Mike Preston who promised to install a geothermal furnace and ran away with our down payment. His original company was called Max Air Geothermal...
View ArticleTekSavvy Reliability
Few months ago I was thinking about switching my ISP from Rogers to TekSavvy, the premise seemed unresistable, ditch Rogers who loves to charge its customers an arm and leg and keep offering a service...
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Mike Preston goes to jail!
UPDATE: Someone is trying to defend Mike's son Chris Preston. They think it is OK to cover up for fraudsters, so despite Chris's covering up for his fraudster dad they think just because he wasn't...
View ArticleVonage Database Compromised
To avoid spam and to improve password security, I maintain different email addresses when signing up for different services. Long time ago when I signed up for Vonage I started receiving spam on their...
View ArticleThe raise and fall of the iPhone empire
I have been off the journal for few months, unfortunately during this time some asshole started to argue with the victims of the fraud named Mike Preston, apparently there are idiots who think being...
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