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Articles by Lee Rickwood

Canada’s Small Business Invests in High Tech, Seeks More Service
October 20, 2010 – 4:43 pm | 2 Comments
Canada’s Small Business Invests in High Tech, Seeks More Service

by Lee Rickwood

Canadian entrepreneurs and small business owners intend to invest more in innovation than they did in the past – yes, they want more tech in their companies, but they also want more tech support for their companies.

Mayor Munch Update: Thousands Can’t Wait for Real Election, Online Voting Shows Ford Still First
October 13, 2010 – 2:38 pm | One Comment
Mayor Munch Update: Thousands Can’t Wait for Real Election, Online Voting Shows Ford Still First

By Lee Rickwood

As the campaign to elect Torono’s next mayor heads into its final couple of weeks, thousands upon thousands of you ‘cyber-voters’ just can’t wait.

Canadian Comic Book Combines Multiple Tech Platforms
October 9, 2010 – 11:14 am | One Comment
Canadian Comic Book Combines Multiple Tech Platforms

Are You Awake

This multi platform mixed reality comic book will open your eyes, for sure!

by Lee Rickwood

Netflix Streaming Video Service Launch in Canada Itself a Sight to Behold
September 24, 2010 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
Netflix Streaming Video Service Launch in Canada Itself a Sight to Behold

By Lee Rickwood

It turned out to be a much bigger deal – a major overnight set-up in the rainy streets of downtown Toronto – and a longer wait than I expected. But I came away with pictures …

Mayor Munch online game brings YOU into Toronto mayoralty race
September 20, 2010 – 10:17 am | One Comment
Mayor Munch online game brings YOU into Toronto mayoralty race

by Lee Rickwood

That’s munch. Not punch.
It’s supposed to be fun, after all, not violent.

Toronto at the Centre of the Mobile Universe – For This Week at Least!
September 13, 2010 – 9:19 am | 2 Comments
Toronto at the Centre of the Mobile Universe – For This Week at Least!

By Lee Rickwood

Various events around Toronto (don’t get confused with by TIFF film festival folks) are turning the city into the centre of the mobile universe.

Bundling Talk and TV as Canada Gets New Mobile Phone Services
September 10, 2010 – 12:16 pm | No Comment
Bundling Talk and TV as Canada Gets New Mobile Phone Services

By Lee Rickwood

Vidéotron is the latest in a line of new Canadian mobile services, but it’s not the last.

Watch Your Speed: Canadian ISPs Told to Share the Wealth
September 8, 2010 – 2:08 pm | No Comment
Watch Your Speed: Canadian ISPs Told to Share the Wealth

by Lee Rickwood

Internet access is seen as a basic service – almost a citizen’s right, if you will – and much like basic phone service, should be available to all. That’s the approach of the country’s telecom regulator, as well as some industry groups and consumer advocacy agencies.

Google Chrome and Arcade Fire Rock the Web with New Video and New Online Capabilities
September 7, 2010 – 1:47 pm | One Comment
Google Chrome and Arcade Fire Rock the Web with New Video and New Online Capabilities

By Lee Rickwood

The Wilderness Downtown, the new music video from Montreal-based Canadian rockers Arcade Fire, American writer/director/photographer Chris Milk and Google, is a clever way to promote the new browser, Google Chrome –the new browser, Google Chrome – mostly ‘cuz the only way you can watch the video in its full interactive glory is to use Chrome.

Canadian Company Announces the End of Long Distance Cell Phone Charges
August 30, 2010 – 11:20 am | No Comment
Canadian Company Announces the End of Long Distance Cell Phone Charges

by Lee Rickwood

The app turns any compatible computer into a phone – one with a real seven-digit phone number. That’s right – you get a real phone number, not just a nickname on a closed or proprietary VoIP network.

Summer Camps in Toronto a Techie’s Delight
August 26, 2010 – 9:38 am | 2 Comments
Summer Camps in Toronto a Techie’s Delight

By Lee Rickwood

Tech camps and media centres provide free access to state-of-the-art technology to introduce disadvantaged youth to potential careers in new media, while providing computer literacy skills and opportunities for creative self-expression.

Yahoo Web Searches Powered by Bing Coming to Canada
August 23, 2010 – 10:48 am | One Comment
Yahoo Web Searches Powered by Bing Coming to Canada

By Lee Rickwood

Microsoft will do the heavy lifting, providing back-end functions like ranking search listings for Web, video and image results generated from search queries. Yahoo remains responsible for how the content looks on the page.