Christopher Craig

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Great Audio and Video Podcasts

I’ve been listening podcasts for years. They’re a great way to keep current on any topic of your choosing, or just for pure entertainment’s sake. I love listening to them during my commute to work (or at work) instead of the radio (I’m sick of being force-fed the musical genius of most of [...]

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Audible Picks

I’ve always had a thing for audiobooks. I love to read, but sometimes it’s great to just listen to a story, especially if the reader has a talent for really drawing you in.
I spend about an hour in my car each day commuting to work, and since my CBC reception isn’t that great, [...]

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Unplanned Upgrade

As I wrote in my last post, I got a new 20″ 2.4GHz iMac yesterday.
My old 20″ iMac was starting to get kernel panics, and after days of troubleshooting, I was able to rule out possible software issues. At one point I decided to format and reinstall OS X, and in the middle of that [...]

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Just Picked Up a New iMac

I just picked up a new 20″ iMac at lunch today. The logic board on my old one is causing kernel panics, and I’m told a replacement would be $850 + labour…not happening.
Anyway, I’ll post more detail later.

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What, No Cables?

I just replaced my secondary 17″ flat panel today with a Samsung SyncMaster 216BW 21.6″ LCD. Next to my Mac that gives me a whopping 3360×1050 resolution. I should be VERY happy about this, except there were no cables in th box. What a disappointment that was. Back to the store…

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Time for a New Phone

I think it’s time for an upgrade. Anybody interested in buying a Blackberry 8703e for the Telus network? I’ll give you a good price.
Email me.

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Enough is Enough!!

Four major storms in one week. The picture above is the result of two of them. Imagine the work I had to do in the driveway. We’ve had so much snow in the past week, that the banks on the sides of my driveway are over 2 metres high right now, making [...]

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Boxing Day Loot

I didn’t make the ludicrous pilgrimage to the Holy Land (aka FutureShop) this year to partake in the maddening shopping spree that is Boxing Day. I sent my father instead (sorry Dad). He didn’t get the HD DVD player he was after, but he did snag me the GPS I wanted.
It’s the LN735 [...]

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Merry Christmas

I hope you all got the loot you were wishing for!

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Free VW Detailing

I took my new Jetta in to the dealer this morning to get them to fix a squeaking noise in the clutch pedal, and to my surprise, they completely detailed my car!
Very nice surprise. Way to go VW.

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