Filed under: OS, Cult of Mac, Mods

It couldn't happen, they said. It wouldn't work, they warned. But gmjhowe over at Instructables did it anyway: he converted his old 1984 Macintosh into a machine that could run Snow Leopard. And he laid out some pretty good instructions on how to do so yourself. His two rules are as thus: don't hurt the old Mac in any way -- besides its value as a collector's item, the thing still looks great. And don't skimp on costs -- you...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Alexei Ponikarovsky was traded late Tuesday to the Pittsburgh Penguins for forward Luca Caputi and defenceman Martin Skoula. ...

Jayna Hefford had three goals and three assists, Caroline Ouellette had one goal and four assists Saturday as Team Canada thumped Slovakia 18-0 in the most lopsided outcome ever in women's Olympic hockey. ...

First, find your Facebook username by going to http://www.facebook.com/your_user/. Next, Open iChat, then select iChat » Preferences and click on the Accounts tab.

Click on the + (plus) sign to add a new account, with these settings:

• Account Type is Jabber Account
• Account name is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and enter your password
• Click the drop-down arrow to reveal Server options. Enter chat.facebook.com as the server name.
• Enter 5222 as the port and click Done.

Click Done again, and you are good to go.

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Lorem ipsum is a block of dummy text in Latin often used in design and publishing to fill space in a mockup. The brilliant Dummy Image Generator is like "lorem ipsum" for images.

Like "lorem ipsum", the Dynamic Dummy Image Generator offers a glimpse at what content might look like in a layout, but instead of placeholder text, it creates a placeholder image. Using the service is dead simple:

Sometimes you just need a placeholder image right at your finger tips. Just enter the width + x + height at the end of this URL and off you...

Canadian provider WIND Mobile formally launched today and became the fourth major cell carrier in the country. The company pitches itself as the antithesis of typical cellphone carriers and promises none of the hidden costs of incumbents like Bell or Rogers, such as activation or service access fees. It also makes a point of offering phones and devices without contracts; while device prices are higher, it lets customers switch providers without an early termination fee....

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At Monday night's regular meeting City council passed a motion that will see them work with Canadore College to give all students a City transit pass – much like the arrangement Nipissing students ... continued on BayToday.ca ...

Filed under: Productivity, Freeware

After reading through the comments on my post about Dashboard Widgets, I noticed quite a few people lamented the fact that the widgets have to go through a 'start-up' process every time you turn on your Mac or log out and log back in. Well, not anymore.

We actually covered this four years ago, back when it was an application named Dashboard Starter. Today it's called Dashboard Kickstart and its taken the form of a System Preference pane by Alwin...

Is the Google Phone already out in the wild? In a blog post yesterday, Google had written that the company was doling out a new mobile device running on Android 2.1 to their employees for what they call is 'dogfooding' - a means for employees to test new devices and... ...

When you get right down to it, Dropbox is a pretty simple app. It syncs folders—that’s it. But what makes Dropbox amazing is the sheer number of different ways you can use that functionality, by itself or in conjunction with other programs, to improve your computing experience. We like Dropbox so much that we’ve written about it several times before, and we still haven’t gotten to every cool thing you can do with the program.

That’s why, in this article, we’re going to share with you a whopping 15 things that we think everyone should know...

OPP News Release ******************** Notman Township – North Bay OPP received a call from North Bay Air Traffic Control shortly after 1:30 p.m. this afternoon requesting the assistance of the ... continued on BayToday.ca ...

Filed under: Humor, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

We've long heard jokes of the iCar, the iToilet, and other iCrap, but until now we'd never seen a real, working example of one of these things. Well, here's your iToilet, gang. It doesn't connect to the internet in less than three steps, but it does connect to a series of tubes.

Tipster Mike Jones actually had this made for himself, but through Rival Toilets, makers of custom, printed potties. Yep, the owner of...

North Bay Police Service News Release *********************** A couple of days ago, a military police officer was waiting in traffic on Gormanville Rd. at a construction site. At this ... continued on BayToday.ca ...

A new four-way stop is expected to make it easier for drivers turning from Worthington Street onto John Street, especially during peak traffic times. North Bay council approved an all-way stop at the busy intersection Monday based on a staff recommendation.[...] ...

One minute, popular local politician Pierre Lambert was revelling in his re-election to town council.

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Filed under: Cult of Mac, Odds and ends, iPhone

Or maybe it was devoured first? Jerry Brito emailed a link to his wedding cake photos, made by the good folks at Charm City Cakes. It's an astoundingly accurate rendering of an iPhone save one thing our own Dave Caolo spotted: four bars on AT&T? Wishful thinking, although in the context of a wedding cake, maybe it's a good signal.

This is neither the first nor the last cake done as Apple gear, although it is certainly...

Filed under: Humor, Cult of Mac, Odds and ends

Talk about embarrassing. Steve Ballmer guest hosted on NBC's Today Show yesterday to talk about the Windows 7 launch. Sadly for Steverino, Matt Lauer talked a lot about Apple and the iPhone. Even worse, sharp eyes noticed an NBC-produced graphic in the background with a Windows 7 logo appearing on the screen of what clearly is a Mac laptop.


You can watch the video here. That's probably not the kind of quality control Microsoft would have liked.

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Apple today completely revised its iMac with a new design and much faster performance. The series now switches to wider 16:9 aspect ratio, LED-backlit displays and a new look with edge-to-edge glass and a seamless aluminum body. The displays are also much denser and start at 1920x1080 (1080p) for a 21.5-inch display and an extremely sharp 2560x1440 for a new, largest-ever 27-inch model. Both now use color-accurate IPS (in-plane switching) displays versus the cheaper TN (twisted nematic) panel from the old 20-inch iMac....

Sergei Kostitsyn has been suspended by the Canadiens after refusing to report to the Hamilton Bulldogs, the clubs AHL affiliate, and has reportedly requested a trade. ...

Mats Sundin announced his retirement from hockey on Wednesday, ending a professional career that spanned nearly 20 years. ...