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When you want a new phone

2010-09-30T17:58:00.002-04:00

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Boost Mobile. All opinions are 100% mine.

Smartphones today are everywhere. If you don't have one yet, most likely it's because you feel that the payment plans are too expensive (and they really are, considering that those contracts hook you in). But to be honest, having a Blackberry can be truly convenient and the best of times. It's undeniable.

I tend to avoid paying on contract though, because 1) I'm stuck for 2-3 years with them, 2) Their contract options are always horrible and meant to scam my money away.

Which is why I liked the pay-as-you-go options.

And now, Boost Mobile is offering that kind of flexibility, with well-known smartphone brands like the BlackBerry and i1! What's more, they let you pay online, in-person, or via phone.

If you want, you could use automatic billing as well. But it's really flexible, and you don't have to be on contract.

The fact is, these days I find myself checking over my social networking sites all the time for updates, and not just for personal use. The phones that Re-Boost offers, are all social in nature, and can provide for my Facebook access needs.

With their options, you can even have unlimited access to Facebook for one price per month. You really have to commend the flexibility that Boost Mobile is offering. It's a simple activation process, you have many payment options, you get great phones to use, and you can also sign up for extras.

What's not to like?

The great HTML5 and Flash/Silverlight Misunderstanding

2010-09-24T20:20:00.000-04:00

When HTML 5's basic functions became widely known and started to be seriously developed to be the successor to HTML 4, Silverlight and Flash have become less and less relevant.

Or so many commentators on the blogosphere would have you believe.

This is simply untrue. When we get to the heart of the issue, we can see that the main arguments for the decreasing relevance of Flash/Silverlight err on the side of irrelevancy themselves.

The misunderstanding stems from a basic lack of knowledge in the industry. I've heard statements that go like this:

"HTML 5 will support video and various other media, so there will no longer be a need for extra plug-ins like Flash or Silverlight."

So let me ask you then, what kind of things have you seen Flash or Silverlight be used for on the web? Is it just for showing video? Of course not. Yes HTML 5 does support video, but Flash and Silverlight both offer so much more than that.

For the people that have believed in the FUD, I really don't think I need to get into the specifics of just how much more advanced Silverlight and Flash (more specifically, Flex) is. Do you seriously believe that 2 simple tags can negate all the uses for advanced coding on RIA platforms? That's completely ridiculous.

Even today, even if we're just talking about simple video streaming, HTML 5 is still not the best option. You hear it from the YouTube team, that it's simpler to do their stuff with Flash. You can think of the quality of streaming and the advanced streaming functionality that comes with Silverlight.

HTML 5 and Silverlight/Flash are not comparable. And don't even get me started on the business applications that cannot be created by HTML 5. That's a whole other playing field that HTML 5 can't even being to touch, and is always ignored by the FUD anyways.

Grilling the Perfect Steak

2010-08-26T18:50:00.002-04:00

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of henderson bas. All opinions are 100% mine.

When I think of experts on cooking, one of the names that pops out is Chef Michael. He often has some excellent tutorials available for you at the clubhouse website.

Have you ever wondered why your own cooking just couldn't measure up, even if you did exactly what the recipe said to do? Well the fact is, there are secrets to cooking exceptional food, just like there are secrets for a whole lot of things. These are the small tricks that true experts of the trade will understand and know.

If you want to learn them, Chef Michael has excellent videos describing how to make the best gourmet gravy, healthy seafood, homemade jam in under 30 minutes, and also things such as marinating BBQ and grilling the perfect steak.

On top of that, recently, La Serious Griller Contest, was running, and you had the chance to win (if you are a Canadian resident) $300 in gear from Canadian Tire, or a deluxe La Grille Barbecue Seasoning Pack.

If you entered, then you had an excellent opportunity to brush up your skills, learn some more, and win some cool prizes. So why wait any longer? Head over to the website I provided you with above, and check out those videos to learn some great tricks of the trade. Then, if the contest is still open, enter that too and have the chance to win that $300 Canadian Tire gift card, or the Barbecue Seasoning Pack. Don't miss your chance now before it's too late!