Be humble

The first stage after install

First scan after updating

Confirmation after first scan

Fine tune settings

Canadian cell phone giant, Rogers Wireless, has officially introduced its HSPA+ Rocket Stick modem, allowing laptop computer users with a cellular broadband subscription to make use of its new 21-Mbps mobile data network.

Rogers Wireless Launches HSPA+ Rocket Stick Modem » Telecommunications Industry News

Which reminds me to ask, how is your “there won’t be one square inch of PEI that does not have high speed Internet” working?

Inevitable.  Microsoft has entered the free virus scanner area.

Microsoft Security Essentials provides real-time protection for your home PC that guards against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. 

Microsoft Security Essentials is a free* download from Microsoft that is simple to install, easy to use, and always kept up to date so you can be assured your PC is protected by the latest technology. It’s easy to tell if your PC is secure

Microsoft Security Essentials

Some of the ‘old folks’ will tell you that the higher the nest, the deeper the snow.  A visitor reports that this one is 22 feet from the ground.

For Skype talkers, a Skype-certified stand-alone videophone, billed as a world’s first. No computer, no additional hardware or software, just plug in and dial. It has a seven-inch (17.8-cm) 800-by-480 pixels LCD screen, with a built-in camera and speaker and microphone. Works on 802.11b/g WiFi, or plug in an Ethernet cable. A battery in case the power goes out gives a talk time of 20 minutes, and standby of 30 minutes. In Canada, the new videophone is slated to be available through http://www.ncix.com and http://www.canadacomputers.com. For more, check the Asus website at http://www.asus.com.

Skype calling gets easier and easier | Kelowna.com

September 18, 2008 I made a prediction about the then forthcoming Winter and with the benefit of hindsight I think I was close.  I have been watching my four favourite predictors and there is a mixed message.  One is indicating that it will be an absolute pig of a Winter.  Very cold and very deep snow.  Another is indicating deep snow.  The third is indicating a harsh Winter.  The 4th is indicating that cold weather will arrive a little later than usual.

Considering these indications, here goes

• November will be cold, but no accumulation of snow.  The average November temperature will be warmer than traditional norms. 
• Early December will be warmer than usual, turning very cold in the last half of the month.  We will have snow accumulation and at least one significant storm in late December.
• January and February will be colder than usual with more snow than usual.  It will be a nasty two months.
• March will be frustrating.  We will not ride our motorcycles until very late in the month.  We will have numerous snowfalls that will continue to add to the accumulation.
• April will continue to be frustrating.  It will be beyond the 15th before we really see signs that Spring is really here.

Today, we are pleased to announce Picasa 3.5, a new version of our free photo editing software for Mac or PC. Picasa 3.5 has name tags and uses the same technology that powers name tags on Picasa Web Albums. With name tags, you can organize your photos based on what matters most: the people in them.

Google Photos Blog

I have not used a conventional telco long distance service for a couple of years.  All of my long distance toll calls are made via Skype.  While the service just gets better and better, there is still the factor of having a head-set, quality bandwidth and a computer.  It is not always convenient.

I have been looking at Jajah. 

I opened an account and used it for the first time this morning.  I went to the web page, clicked on my home phone number (as compared to the other two – office and cell) and then clicked on my daughter’s phone number is my address book.  My phone rang.  I picked it up.  My daughters phone rang (in Australia) and she picked up.  We then had our conversation on our conventional telephones.  The quality of communication was as good as I would have experiences if I had called via Bell-Aliant. 

One can also ‘attach’ a number to a local number (currently the closest bank of local numbers is Halifax).  Thus if I was in the Halifax area, I can simply call a local number and my daughter’s telephone in Australia rings. 

Impressive.

I did not need to know:

It is concluded that the mallards were engaged in an ‘Attempted Rape Flight’ that resulted in the first described case of homosexual necrophilia in the mallard.

But at least you now know.

Yuk

Atlantic lobster fishermen in need of financial help got quite a surprise Tuesday when they were directed to a toll-free number that was supposed to detail an aid package but which connected them to a lusty sex line instead.

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