Marketing, Business & Technology News

My Apple iPod Touch Experience

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:30:29 +0000

After vowing never to purchase an Apple product, I broke down and purchased not 1, but 2 Apple iPod Touch systems. Both were acquired through Corner Brook Classifieds for under $100 each and included a pile of accessories. Seeing how Apple’s popularity wasn’t waning I bit the bullet. Both iPod Touch devices were 8 GB which [...]

iPhone 4 a Hit in Canada

Barry Wheeler — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 03:12:01 +0000

The iPhone 4 is now available in Canada and has become such a big hit it is difficult to find one at any retailer. Even despite problems being experienced with the iPhone’s antenna, Canadian customers lined up for hours before the phone’s Canadian debut in hopes of snagging the hottest smartphone in the Canadian market. [...]

Humber Motors Ford in Corner Brook Doesn’t Want My Business

Barry Wheeler — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:09:41 +0000

It seems that Humber Motors Ford in Corner Brook doesn’t want my business. According to their sales representative and their sales manager they had too many “issues” with me in the past and “Humber Motors Ford would prefer you purchase your Ford product elsewhere.” I haven’t hidden the fact I wasn’t pleased with the service [...]

BlackBerry Torch 9800

Barry Wheeler — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:47:07 +0000

It looks like RIM has decided to enter the smart phone market in a big way with the release of the BlackBerry Torch 9800 with BlackBerry OS 6. For a great hands-on demonstration, watch the following YouTube video.

Newfoundland Auto Insurance Rates Suck

Barry Wheeler — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 18:11:17 +0000

I have never hidden my dislike for banks. However, now banks have a bit of competition for companies that I truly dislike – Newfoundland Auto Insurance Companies. I’m at a loss why Newfoundland Auto Insurance rates suck. I always knew that dealing with insurances companies was not a pleasurable experience but it was a legal [...]

Canada Pension Plan Reform

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:27 +0000

It looks as if there will be an overhaul of the Canada Pension Plan but exactly what this means is yet to be determined. In recent days the Canada Pension Plan payments and contributions were up for discussion as Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and his provincial counterparts worked out an agreement in principal. According to [...]

It’s Meatloaf Pizza so Shut Up and Eat It

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 03:34:03 +0000

“Shut up and eat it” – it’s a standing joke around my house about some of the meals prepared by my wife. “Shut up and eat it” has some of its roots in a few really “interesting” meals that have been served at our house in the 20 plus years we’ve been together. The kids [...]

Today I Revisted JohnChow.com – Same Crap, Different Day

Barry Wheeler — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:00:00 +0000

After blogging about why John Chow’s Automatic Twitter Follower service was crap in January, I made a decision to stop reading some of the more notable bloggers. I dropped sites such as ShoeMoney.com, JohnChow.com and ProBlogger.net from the sites that I regularly read because these sites were simply recycling content I could easily find elsewhere. Plus [...]

Paul Chernish Brings Web 2.0 to the Job Search with JobUna.com

Barry Wheeler — Mon, 10 May 2010 03:31:37 +0000

After a chance encounter with Paul Chernish, the driving force behind JobUna.com has brought Web 2.0 to the job search market. After spending a lifetime in the recruiting world, Paul Chernish used his experience to develop JobUna and launch a site that has great potential for bringing the job seeker and potential employers together. What [...]

Corner Brook Real Estate Prices – Are They Serious?

Barry Wheeler — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:07:43 +0000

I’ve made it a point to watch the Corner Brook real estate market the last several years. I’m not looking at investing in any real estate in the Corner Brook area, my interest is purely recreational. The Corner Brook real estate market is definitely an anomaly in my opinion. I look in amazement at properties [...]