Download Shaw, Bell, Rogers or Telus PVR to computer

November 30th, 2011
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I decided to take a look into making my own PVR since the ones offered by Shaw, Telus, Bell and Rogers are recording boxes with fixed size hard drives.

Visiting many electronics stores such as FutureShop, Best Buy, or Staples, one will find various TV Tuners, a component that allows [...] Continue Reading…

Windows 7 format hard drive fat 32

November 17th, 2011
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Windows 7 does not have a GUI screen to format a hard drive in FAT32 format.  There is the command line option which took ages.  Therefore, is there another option that is both free, fast, and easy to use?

Looking online, there are various fat32 formatting software available that run [...] Continue Reading…

Buying a new hard drive

November 15th, 2011
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My SATA hard drive is dying.  First, my hard drive was constantly running.  Everything I do on the computer took much longer to load.  Next, I can hear the click of death as shown in the video below.

Although, he mentions that the hard drive clicking could be a power [...] Continue Reading…

Purchasing Canadian ETF’s on the TSX

November 7th, 2011
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Table of Contents
Who is this for?

What will I cover

Understanding Risk

ETF Providers on the TSX

Tools of the Trade

Investing Strategies

Free ETF Trading Courses

Creating a Portfolio

Tips from an Average Investor

Types of ETF’s

Scenario #1 – Money Market Fund

Scenario #2 – Rags to Riches

Scenario #3 – Couch potato investor

Scenario #4 – Custom Investment Style

Know [...] Continue Reading…

Windows 7 slow Internet

October 30th, 2011
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I have been having problems with a slow Internet connection.  Therefore, I decided to look online for a possible solution.  Unfortunately, I have not been able to find one.  Therefore, I decided to tinker on my own.

My router can be accessed through an Internet Browser.  Therefore, I decided to [...] Continue Reading…

Purchasing a Syma 107G Metal Series RC Helicopter

August 27th, 2011
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Oct 29, 2011

The Syma 107G is no longer working.  After many hours of crashing into walls and stuff, it now suffers from the toilet bowl effect.  A problem that seems to be difficult, time consuming  and/or expensive to fix.  Therefore, it is in the garbage.

It was a fun helicopter [...] Continue Reading…

Replace Laser Printer Toner or Buy a New Laser Printer

August 19th, 2011
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Over the years, the price of electronics seem to go down.  In the case of my laser printer, the toner costs more than the laser printer itself.

My laser printer uses 1 toner cartridge for each of the colors.  Therefore, to replace all 4 of the toner cartridges in my [...] Continue Reading…

Purchasing a Brother HL-3040CN Color Laser Printer

August 17th, 2011
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I have purchased a Brother HL-3040CN Color laser printer. From what I can see, the toner is not cheap. Therefore, it is recommended to shop around both online and in stores for the best prices.

There are some stores that sell compatible and/or refilled toner which can greatly reduce the [...] Continue Reading…

Save money on almost everything

July 6th, 2011
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When it comes to price conscious consumers, many may try to save money by using coupons, loyalty cards, and/or vouchers.

Being a price conscious consumer, I have a list of free sites that I use often to find deals.

http://flyerland.ca/ – A website for Canadians that has some coupons and flyers [...] Continue Reading…

Purchasing a computer for business use

June 20th, 2011
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In my earlier posts, I always recommend that people get a discrete graphics card with both notebooks and/or desktops.  It seems that when it comes to notebooks, integrated is a better alternative.  With the introduction of the Sandy Bridge processor, integrated graphics is much more attractive.

NOTE:  Ensure that the [...] Continue Reading…