Ditching dedicated Home Phone, what are my VOIP options?
Hi everyone, I am planning to ditch my home phone line and go VOIP. I can go FreePhoneLine.ca option with the $50 unlock key. but I've also heard about Magic Jack type devices... What is your...
View Articleold hard drives.. what to do with them?
I have enough old small (20-40GB) laptop hard drives to play card games with them... short of making them e-waste, anyone in Toronto take these to refurbish older laptops for charity or something?...
View ArticleLooking for a black and white printer
i was looking at this but one of the reviews said the toner costs almost as much as the printer itself so i dont know now. http://www.staples.ca/en/Samsung-ML-...1#revs_content all i need is black and...
View ArticleHome network questions
Hi everyone, I just had an installation from Electronic Box done today and as many of you know, the modem comes with a built-in wireless router. In addition to this router I have an Asus RT-N66U and a...
View ArticleCan one Office365 Home premium subscription be used for 5 different people in...
Can you , please, confirm or reject idea to use Office365 Home Premium in business environment. In particular, is there any specific "NOT FOR BUSINESS USE' phrase in O365 Home Premium license. Thanks...
View ArticleSamsung Series 7 Ultra now available at BB
Just an FYI for those who were waiting for this laptop, Bestbuy Canada just received one of the Series 7 Ultra config's with i5-3337u, 8gb ram, 256gb SSD, intel HD4000, 1080p PLS touchscreen, and 7-8hr...
View Articlecan't access mobilesyrup website
I stopped being able to access the website http://mobilesyrup.com/ Is anyone else able to access this website?
View ArticleWhere can I send in my old/broken electronics for scrap in Toronto?
So I have a bunch of old laptops/phones/tablets that barely have any resale value. I'm aware that there are a bunch of websites that have a deal where you can mail in your old electronics and they...
View ArticleLooking for a pair of quality 2.0 speakers
Not looking for 2.1 since I don't want to deal with the sub and the wires. Living at university in a dorm and have to move around every 4 to 8 months. Currently considering the Bose Companion 2 Series...
View ArticleBacking up hard drive?
My 2.5 year old computer I have right now seems like the hard drive disk should be backed. When you want to backup a computer do you have to buy another external hard drive? How about if the external...
View ArticleChoosing new gaming card
Hi. I recently had some really bad luck with my 2 previous video cards. -First card was a MSI 7870 Twin frozr. Card was the first batch and suffered from the famous blank screen problem. Refund....
View ArticleIs this a good price to jump into windows RT?
FS is clearing out their ASUS VivoTab for $349. Is it a hot deal or will RT shut down in the coming months? I am looking for a tablet not a full fledge computer. MS Office is included in the RT which...
View Articlenew home build media EXPERTS needed!
Just planning the wiring for a new home build and trying to see if what I want to do is indeed possible. I would like to place all my media components into one dedicated, well ventilated media room. I...
View ArticleAudiophile Bluetooth Headphones
Looking for good bluetooth headphones, for home listening. I've found these Sony MDR1RBTs but the problem is their $400 cost. They're also pretty new, so I haven't been able to find any deals on them....
View Articlewhich denon reciever has best value from these?
in the market for a denon receiver...saw these online and will ship to us address refurbished avr 2113ci $399 refurbisished avr 1913 $339 refurbished avr 2313 $499 refurbished avr 3313ci $740 new...
View Articlesystem recovery media on external hard drive?
My computer keeps asking me to create a system recovery media but the two options offered are no good as I don't have a rewritable DVD nor do I have a (at least)8 GB flash drive. Can I instead use my...
View ArticleBest video card I can get on a 430 watt PSU
I've been wanting to upgrade my video card for a long time. The problem is my PSU is a puny 430 watts. Most of the higher end video cards I see are rated at something like 500 watts. Is it possible to...
View ArticleNeed an Internet Service Provider: Should I stay with Acanac or go with...
My Acanac DSL internet is up for renewal soon. I have the Bronze DSL plan, I am paying Bronze 11Mbps $37.95/month and I have to add another $8 for dry loop. I don't really care for the speed since I...
View ArticleToshiba z830-00d vs asusx202e
Both are the same price at 550 at LD. The toshiba is a display model but that doesnt bother me as ive had many displays... Which one would you guys choose??
View ArticleWestern Digital Red Drives - DOA ...
So I thought WD Reds were good drives, but after some Googling it seems that these drives have a high failure rate. I bought 4 yesterday from Canada Computers, and 1 of them was DOA. The drive would...
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