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After spending hours (literally) fighting with a corrupt .NET 2.0 installation on a Windows Server 2003 box, I found the golden ticket. It’s called .NET Framework Cleanup tool and it can be found here: http://blogs.msdn.com/astebner/pages/8904493.aspx.
I was unsuccessful in running a repair or an uninstall. I also spent some time going through the manual uninstall KB [...]

On a short shopping excursion yesterday I made a stop in at the local FutureShop store. As I walked in the doors I immediately noticed that the place seemed unusually empty for this time of the evening (I shop there a lot). Though the isles were packed full of clearance tables and the shelves certainly [...]

For those who might be confused about the activation options for Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista, I’ve compiled a bit of a breakdown on MAK (Multiple Key Management) and KMS (Key Management Service):

KMS Pros:

Activation is automated. New servers will attempt to discover the KMS via DNS (an SRV record) and activate automatically.
Internet [...]

A month ago I started playing with the idea of picking up a Mac for my home.  I’ve been using a Macbook Pro at work for close to 6 months now and have grown quite fond of the platform and so this was really the next logical step.  As many of you know Apple products [...]

How much do you spend per month on your banking services? Typical bank accounts run between $5 and $10 per month or $60 to $100 per year.  Spread that out over 30 years and you’re spending between three and five thousand dollars more than you should! Banks earn a profit by lending out money, charging [...]

Ever wish you had your very own personal assistant? Well now you can…sort of. Wakerupper is yet another free web service and is designed to remind you of anything and everything. Wakerupper will call a phone of your choice and will either play a prerecorded message you submitted or will use text-to-speech technology to read [...]

I Recently picked up a Merlin X950D Mobile Broadband Expresscard for my MacBook Pro.  I’m on the Rogers network in Canada and my commute to work runs approximately 1 hour each direction.  I’m fortunate enough to be able to carpool and thus 9 times out of 10 I’m a passenger rather than  driver.
This leaves me with a [...]

I have an iPhone and I live in canada.  It’s definitely not a commodity here and I’ve probably been asked 100 times (literally) the following question: “are iPhones available in Canada yet?”.  The answer to that question is of course no.  So I thought I’d write an article explaining how I got one here and how it’s [...]

How much should you spend on a new phone? What is the best phone out there? Should I purchase an e-mail enabled phone or just go with a standard phone?

The answers to these questions are all subjective and ultimately I can’t tell you what you should or shouldn’t do. What I can do however is [...]

So like everyone on this planet I have a cell phone and I honestly don’t know what I would do without it. In fact, thinking back over the past 6 years or so I can almost recall every instance where I forgot my phone and didn’t have it by my side. It’s become a bit [...]