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 While it feels like it was yesterday, its been an entire year since we launched Sync, a little 'ol blog devoted to celebrating and demystifying the wild, wonderful and weird world of technology. Happy birthday to us!
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 Earlier this week we told you how the latest in the bad boy of video games has broken into the Guinness World Records for its ridiculous sales. So it's not much of a surprise it was also the best-selling video game in Canada for the month of April. And hey, it came out on the 29th, too! Here we look at the Top 20 games sold in the Great White North.
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 Mom was wrong. Perhaps she knew she was, but in all likelihood she thought it was true. But despite what you've been hearing since you were a kid, staring at the boob tube just two-inches away from the screen will not damage your eyes.
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 Toronto's High Fidelity HDTV, the folks behind four popular HD channels -- Rush HD, Oasis HD, Treasure HD and Equator HD -- did well at a recent major television industry event, winning no less than eight awards at the WorldFest Houston International Film Festival.
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 Do you still have a landline? Does it have cobwebs on it? A new U.S. report indicates we're using our mobile phones more and more these days. Think the same thing is happening in Canada? I’d say oui.
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 Want to open files and folders with a single click instead of a double click? No problem, follow these steps to change your settings in Windows XP and Vista.
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 I spent time today surfing a couple of very interesting sites. The first was Google Sky, an extremely cool site that lets you peruse planets, cruise constellations and examine x-ray images.
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 Whether we're lazy, stupid or too trusting (or a bit of all three), many computer users tend to use the same passwords for logging onto their PC, email, banking sites and social networking accounts.
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 The latest in the bad boy of video games has achieved something other record-breaking franchises haven't pulled off, including Harry Potter books and blockbuster superhero movies like Spider-Man.
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 A photography expert from Henry’s joins Marc to answer questions about camera buying tips and picture-taking tips.
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 Great weather is (finally) here so many Canadians are understandably anxious to skip a day off work or school. But where do you turn for inspiration if your boss or teacher has heard every excuse in the book? Which ones work better than others? What are some of the lamest excuses slackers have ever come up with? A website called Mother of All Excuses has all these answers and more.
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 I’ve been playing around with the free Google Maps software on my BlackBerry, and whether you're in Moscow (where I was on a recent business trip) or back home in Toronto, this program works like a gem. Currently in beta, Google Maps with My Location lets you see where you are on a map from an overhead perspective -- and, if you like -- how to get to a desired location, such as a friend's address or a point of interest. For example, press the 0 button on your phone and the overhead map (or satellite image) shows where you are; now press the Search button and type in something like "coffee" and it will show you the nearest locations to Tim Hortons, Starbucks, Second Cup and Coffee Time. As you'll see in this instructional video, your phone doesn't even need GPS! This is wild stuff…take a look…
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 As a thank you to their fans, industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails is giving away their new album for free.
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 Can you guess how many millions Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto IV" raked in its first week? Anyone? $100 million? $200 million? $300 million? Keep going...
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 Playing songs, watching videos, flipping through photos. The iPod does it all and does it well. But recording onto Apple's little wonder is not so easy. It doesn't even have a microphone. Fear not, ye budding musician: Belkin is coming to the rescue with its TuneStudio. So how does it fare?
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 Available this June, VisionQuest's V-Book is an 8-inch laptop that might be ideal for those who need basic functionality -- email, web surfing or word processing -- or to give a child their very first computer. But as you'll see in this Sync video, this $299 PC is missing a few key features.
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 Sony's Digital Reader book is now available in Canada and the text looks so close to ink on paper you might do a double-take. See for yourself in this Sync video blog post.
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 Don't be caught without a flashlight or radio during a power outage. Just in time for Emergency Preparedness Week, blogger Marc Saltzman looks at two hand-crank solutions that could help you in a bind. Cue the music from the '80s Saga ditty "Wind 'em up"...
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 We ask radio listeners to call in with their must-visit websites, and why. Marc also talks with Toronto-based POIFriend.com founders about their fun site for GPS owners.
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 Concerned about what your kids are seeing online? Safe Eyes is award-winning parental control software for both Windows and Macs, designed to block inappropriate websites -- and much more. Here's what it can do...
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 Ahoy there! If ye enjoy the 'ol match-3 puzzlers you'll want to set sail with Caribbean Pirate Quest, a clever downloadable game that weaves in treasure hunting on the seven seas. Argghhh!
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 Apple is better at solving customers' technical issues compared to other PC manufacturers, says Consumer Reports, in a soon-to-be-published subscriber survey.
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