Perhaps you’ve heard the radio commercials by now about stopping the TV tax. This proposed tax could cost Canadians $5 to $10 a month to “save local television stations.” We can give you the skinny in this “5 questions” interview, a regular feature on Sync.

Windows 7, Microsoft next computer operating system, is due out Oct. 22. One of the marketing campaigns surrounding this significant software launch is what Microsoft hopes will be a viral video called “Windows 7: Hosting Your Own Launch Party.” It’s so cheesy, but can’t help watching it. Does it work for you? Or is Microsoft trying too hard? Check it out and tell us what you think. Heck, it’s certainly better than that Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld disaster.

There’s a lot of hoopla about pornography filters being placed in our schools and libraries. A lot of people are against the idea, but let’s take a look at the advantages.

PC Gerry Martiniuk, has proposed a bill that would require all public schools and libraries in Ontario to install filters to prevent the access of adult material. While that sounds like a good idea in theory, I don’t support it.

Although people should be vigilant against hackers, malware and viruses at all times, be especially careful with any messages promising more information on the three recent celebrity deaths.

With the adoption of social media tools like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and Flickr at an all-time high, access to the details of people’s personal lives has become greater than ever before. While most users agree that the benefits outweigh the risks, a new book suggests that we should take a second look at our second lives.

What better way to blow off steam at the end of a day, say, spent running the United States of America, than by waving a Wii remote around the family room? Just ask Obama.