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Sep 03 2010

Apple to take a bite out of flaws in the iPod line, a burning issue with Toshiba laptops and Blackberry Torch to hit the Canadian market soon.

Posted by Allan in Bell, Finance - Business, Finance - Personal, Telus, expense, overheating, technology, tags: 2009, allan, apple, Bell, BIOS, blackberry, Commission, consumer, errors, features, improvements, ipod, Jobs, laptop, overheating, pro, problems, product, recall, resqbug, revamped, rich, RIM, Safety, Satellite, Steve, Telus, torch, toshiba, Virgin, waddington

Steve Jobs has announced that the iPod line has been revamped. There are two camps of thought as to why this is being done. The first belief is that this is Apple’s way to put a positive spin on fixing the problems and errors of 2009. The other view point is that Apple is shrinking the iPod to better streamline the available models and make their products more feature rich. Whatever the reason for the change, Apple fans will love the features and improvements.

Like Toshiba as your preferred laptop? Well you may be due for a new computer. 41,000 laptops have been recalled due to overheating. The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the recall this week. The affected models are:

Satellite T135D-S1326, T135D-SP2012L, T135-SP2909R, T135D-SP2012M, T135-SP2013L, T135-SP2013M, T135D-S1322, T135-S1330, T135D-S1328WH, T135D-S1328RD, T135D-S1328, T135D-S1327, T135D-S1325WH, T135D-S1325RD, T135D-S1325, T135D-S1324, T135D-S1320, T135-SP2911R, T135-S1312, T135-S1310WH, T135-S1310RD, T135-S1310, T135-S1309, T135-S1307, T135-S1305WH, T135-S1305RD, T135-S1305, T135-S1300WH, T135-S1300RD, T135-S1300, T135-SP2911C, T135-SP2911A, T135-SP2910R, T135-SP2910C, T135-SP2910A, T135-SP2909C, T135-SP2909A

Satellite Pro T130-W1302, T130-EZ1301

Toshiba recommends that you update your BIOS to correct this issue. Click on the link here for the BIOS update.

And finally, Want a Blackberry Torch, but live in Canada? Well Rogers delivers it on September 24th… No word on when Telus, Bell or Virgin will deliver.

Remember, that the only dumb question is the one never asked. If you have any questions or comments, I look forward to them, please email or call me.

Cheers.

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This article is for information purposes only. It is recommended that individuals consult with an IT professional before acting on any information contained in this article. The opinions stated are those of Allan Waddington and not a reflection of any company he currently works with or has in the past.

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Aug 27 2010

GMAil calling! Germany lawmakers to snub Facebook and Wanted dead not alive on Facebook!

Posted by Allan in Computer Technology, Finance - Business, Finance - Personal, General Business, google, linkedin, technology, tags: allan, facebook, gang, gmail, google, GTalk, investigate, kill list, linkedin, network, outcast, outlaw, Professional, resqbug, services, skype, social, violence, VoIP, waddington

Is GMail the new skype? Now you are able to use your GMail account to make phone calls through-out North America for free to any land line. Want to call somebody outside of North America? Not a problem. To call outside of North America isn’t free, but the rates are crazy low.

Employers in Germany may soon have one less source for finding new employees. A possible new law would outlaw an employer from checking out job candidates on Facebook. Oddly it would still be legal to “google” the candidate or use social networks designed for professional purposes like LinkedIn.

Have you seen the “Kill List” on Facebook? You might think that it’s a list of companies competing against Facebook, but you would be wrong. The kill list had 66 names of residents in a southwestern Colombian town. At first police thought it was a joke, but when 3 people on the list were killed – they started investigating. While gang violence isn’t uncommon in Puerto Asis, the use of Facebook to warn the victims is highly unusual… talk about social outcasts!