I just downloaded the Wordpress app for my Blackberry — pretty nifty. Here’s a picture of my lovely daughter, Madison.
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.
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.
Aug 04
Looks like The Beatles: Rock Band is finally available for pre-order in Canada — and less than the US price! Amazon.ca is selling the premium bundle for $225 CDN, while it’s being sold in the US for $249. Amazon.ca ships for free. The bundle includes “The Beatles: Rock Band” software, Höfner Bass controller, The Beatles branded Rock Band Drums, Microphone, Microphone Stand, and Special Content.
UPDATE: Amazon.ca is offering pre-order club codes with your pre-order. Received mine on August 4, 2009. Awesome!
Here are the various links:
For PS3 — The Beatles: Rock Band Premium Bundle
For XBOX 360 — The Beatles: Rock Band Premium Bundle
For Nintendo Wii — The Beatles: Rock Band Premium Bundle
It looks like they have some of the guitars for sale, as well. The guitars are $79.99 each, which are cheaper again than the US versions. Might as well get those if you’re spending the money on the Beatle-themed instruments with the premium bundle:
For X-Box 360 — The Beatles: Rock Band Wireless Rickenbacker 325 Guitar Controller
For X-Box 360 — No other guitar available for purchase at this time.
For PS3 — The Beatles: Rock Band Wireless Gretsch Duo-Jet Guitar Contoller
For PS3 — The Beatles: Rock Band Wireless Rickenbacker 325 Guitar Controller
For Nintendo Wii — The Beatles: Rock Band Wireless Rickenbacker 325 Guitar Controller
For Nintendo Wii — The Beatles: Rock Band Wireless Gretsch Duo-Jet Guitar Contoller
And, if you’re hard up for cash, or have an earlier version of Rock Band, you can buy the stand-alone version of the game. They cost $59.99 CDN each. Here are the links for each system:
For X-Box 360 –The Beatles: Rock Band
For PS3 — The Beatles: Rock Band
For Nintendo Wii –The Beatles: Rock Band
Find any other good deals on Beatles products in Canada? Let me know!
Jul 24
25 of the 45 expected songs from The Beatles: Rock Band have now been released. The rest of the Abbey Road album will also be available for purchase after the game is released.
Here is the most up to date song list:
- “And Your Bird Can Sing”
- “Back in the U.S.S.R.”
- “Birthday”
- “Can’t Buy Me Love”
- “Day Tripper”
- “Dig a Pony”
- “Do You Want to Know a Secret”
- “Eight Days a Week”
- “Get Back”
- “Here Comes the Sun”
- “I Am the Walrus”
- “I Feel Fine”
- “I Saw Her Standing There”
- “I Want to Hold Your Hand”
- “I Wanna Be Your Man”
- “I’ve Got a Feeling”
- “Octopus’s Garden”
- “Paperback Writer”
- “Revolution”
- “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” / “With a Little Help From My Friends”
- “Taxman”
- “Twist and Shout”
- “Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows”
- “Yellow Submarine”
Jan 27
I don’t know how many people from Canada have tried to check out Hulu.com. It’s a site, partially owned by NBC, that features full length TV shows and movies for free. Catch? A few advertisements, and, the major one is you can’t technically view the videos unless you’re in the United States.
I previously wrote about a cool utility that allows you to connect through a VPN and make it seem like you appear from the United States. The utility is called Hotspot Shield, and this, again, allows you to view all of these videos when you’re located in Canada.
Give it a try!
Jan 19
Here are Dell’s next round of daily deals, with free shipping on everything!
- Dell E1909W 19 inch Widescreen LCD Monitor – $119.99
- Microsoft Corporation Zune 8 GB Digital Media Player (Black) with Leather Carrying Case – $99.99
- Logitech EX100 Cordless Desktop Keyboard/Mouse – $19.99
- Iomega 1.5TB Prestige Desktop Hard Drive USB 2.0 – $159.99
- ANTEC TruePower Quattro 1000 Power supply – $199.99
- Diamond Multimedia Stealth ATI Radeon HD2400 PRO PCIE 256MB GDDR2 SD RAM Graphics Adapter – $49.99
Jan 16
Here are Dell’s next round of daily deals, with free shipping on everything!
- Aluratek Cavalry Hurricane 1TB 3.5′ USB 2.0 eSATA External Hard Drive – $119.99
- D-Link DI-624 AirPlus Xtreme Wireless G Router – $19.99
- CyberPower Intelligent LCD CP825AVRLCD 825VA Compact UPS – $79.99
- Dell UltraSharp 3007WFP-HC 30-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor w/Height Adjustable Stand – $899
- Target Defcon Security Notebook Cable Lock – $17.99
- IOGEAR DVI Net Sharestation – Video Extender Over Network – $99
Jan 15
Here are Dell’s next round of daily deals, with free shipping on everything!
- Dell S2309W 23-inch 1920×1080 Widescreen Flat Panel LCD Monitor – $169.99
- Fellowes Powershred P70CM Bundle with Basic 6 Outlet Strip – $39.99
- GARMIN INTERNATIONAL Nuvi 270 – 3.5-Inch Touchscreen GPS Navigation Device for North America & Europe – $179.99
- Kensington SoftGuard Notebook Carrying Case – Notebook carrying case – black – $13.99
- I-OMagic Corporation Portable CD/DVD-RW Drive with DVD Playback Software – Designed for Dell – $79.99
- IOGEAR Laser Travel Mouse with Nano Technology and Retractable Cable – $15.99
Jan 14
Here are Dell’s next round of daily deals, with free shipping on everything!
- Logitech Harmony 880 Remote Control – $99.99
- Viewsonic N4790P – 47′ LCD TV – widescreen – 1080p (FullHD) – HDTV – $1199.99
- Sanyo Internet Radio – with Clock and WiFi – $99.99
- StarTech Home Theatre Cable Essentials Kit – $39.99
- Sling Media Slingbox PRO-HD Media Player – $249.99
- Belkin 12-Outlet Pivot-Plug Surge Protector – $29.99
