Here’s a coupon for 25% one regularly priced item at Chapters, good until February 14. Can also be used at Indigo, Coles, or Smithbooks.
Feb 04
I’ve added my Youtube videos to the blog. You can check out the gallery at:
http://www.brockdebenham.com/videos/
Feb 04
I just downloaded the Wordpress app for my Blackberry — pretty nifty. Here’s a picture of my lovely daughter, Madison.
Jan 20
I’m watching these shows on TV this week:
Monday:
Heroes
How I Met Your Mother
The Big Bang Theory
Two and a Half Men
Tuesday:
American Idol
Wednesday:
Modern Family
Thursday:
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Jan 13
I was having a very difficult time upgrading my blackberry to OS 5.0. I couldn’t figure out what I was doing wrong, and my blackberry (bold 9000) would constantly reset when the applications were being loaded onto the device.
I finally found the simple solution — make sure your media card is out before you upgrade. After I did that, I had no problems with the installation.
Nov 06
Here’s a coupon for 30% off Gap, Old Navy, or Banana Republic from November 12-15, 2009 in Canada or the USA.
Oct 20
Check out Mack’s new website for information on local events around Edmonton. It can be found at http://www.shareedmonton.ca.
Oct 10
While travelling in the USA, using your cell phone can be costly. Rogers roaming airtime rates are $1.45/min, and text message rates are $0.70/text. Even if you buy a travel pack, you’re still going to be paying about $1/min on Rogers.
I unlocked my Blackberry Bold through Horizon Wireless. You can get your GSM phone unlocked for about $8-10. This will allow you to use any GSM sim card when travelling.
I had done a bit of research regarding US pre-paid SIM cards. You can get one from AT&T or T-mobile, but the rates will be quite expensive. The one I ended up going with was O2 wireless, which you can buy the sim card at Bestbuy for $10, which gives you a $7 airtime credit.
The rates are as follows: $0.14/minute and you can roam anywhere in AT&T coverage with no change in rate. Long distance is free to over 50 countries. Text messages are $0.05 to send or receive to anyone in the US or Canada. All in all, getting the prepaid SIM will save you a lot of money if you are planning on just making a few calls or a few text messages. The only downside is that you can’t use your Canadian phone number, and there are no data services with O2 wireless. But, if you’re phone has WiFi access, you can still access the internet through that.
Sep 20
Check out this site, care of Bryan. Some interesting pictures for your culinary indulgence:
Aug 18
Sony has cut the price of all PS3 systems immediately — the 80GB version will set you back $299 CDN (same price as in the US, so Canadians are getting a good deal). The price has already been dropped at Futureshop.ca, and it even includes a free game right now. The PS3 Slim will be released on September 1 in North America, and will include a 120GB hard drive, and a more energy efficient processor, which, I’ve read, will help reduce fan noise.
The new slim model won’t allow linux to be run on it, so if you’re interested in that, you better pick up one of the older versions. The old 160GB version will be cut to $399 and will be phased out, like the 80GB model.
I picked up a PS3 for $350 a few months ago, and it’s an excellent entertainment system. The games are great, and you can, of course, watch Blu-ray movies in full HD, and you can wirelessly stream movies from your computer to watch them on your PS3.
