With today's instant updates of Twitter and Facebook, we are able to communicate with each other in minutes and seconds, a far cry from the olden days of waiting days and weeks for mail to arrive. How could our seemingly insatiable need to know what others are doing right this minute change the future of social networking? [display_podcast] Are...

I was surprised to read an article on CNN.com the other day saying that repairs of tech gadgets on the rise.  For many years now it has become cheaper to throw something out rather that fix it.    I don’t know if this is because the gadgets themselves are more complex or because we’ve been trained by advertisers that this is the way of things. ...

Updated for 2010-2011: Download great free software to keep your computer safe! How well would you cope if all of the data on your computer was suddenly inaccessible? Or what if your credit card numbers were stolen online? Unfortunately these are ever-present dangers. But there is free software available that will allow you to safely protect...

I am sitting in a hotel lobby writing these words. The atmosphere is one of dark paneled wood, comfortable lounge chairs and a view you would die for, looking out over a river sparkling with diamonds from the afternoon sun. At one end of the room over the fireplace hangs a picture of the Canadian Fathers at Confederation. The 34 men seem peaceful...

So you’ve rock climbed, done the whole flying thing, been bruised up from rugby a few times, and now you’re up for another challenge. Whether you’ve already done some crazy adventure sport or not, rally racing just might be the kind of hobby you are looking for. In an interview with Mark Jennings-Bates, driver of the Prescribed Burn Rally Team,...