SuperFreakonomics
By Steven D. Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
HarperCollins; 288 pages; $36.99
In 2005 rogue economist Steven Levitt and journalist Stephen Dubner partnered to write Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything. Filled with interesting topics on teachers who cheat, self-serving realtors, and crack-selling boys living with their moms, it was a blockbuster, remaining [...]

A while ago I wrote a review of Amazon’s Kindle digital reader when it became available in Canada.
Amazon.com recently announced that its deluxe model Kindle DX will soon become available to gadget lovers in Canada.
Like its non-deluxe sibling, Kindle DX is based on the E-Ink display technology, which draws very little power. The other features [...]

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On November 17, 2009, Amazon.com announced that their popular electronic reading device became available for shipping to Canada. Two days later, I [...]

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I’m pleased to announce that we have successfully installed Windows 7 on our machines. I’d characterize my first day with Windows 7 as “techno-bliss.” Things work as they should, while the user interface has been greatly enhanced. Gone are the “not responding” and “caution” pop-up boxes.
The installation of Windows 7 was not easy. It took [...]