It's a busy Thursday, but I've got a couple of minutes so I'm going to tell you about a few web-based services I use on a daily basis.  All of these can be used for free. I'm going to skip services like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube or Linked In and stick

Google sent me my invitation to preview Google Wave.  Wave is Google's shot at what email would look like today if it hadn't been invented yet. Here's Stephanie and Greg explaining the features of Google Wave. Google Wave looks cool and all, but it's a bit boring if you have

For the past couple of years I've seen that Rogers ad where the guy is able to continue a conversation on his cell while riding the elevator.  The one schlub's call gets dropped while the cool guy keeps talking...  You know the ad. I have a Blackberry with service from

Years ago, in the pre-YouTube era, I was pretty stubborn with my HTML and CSS.  It simply had to validate with the W3C or I wouldn't publish it.  Here's an entry I wrote exactly six years ago today. I'm proud to declare that all pages within torontomike.com conform to

I started using Gmail over five years ago.  My work email resolves in Gmail, making it an integral part of my personal and professional life. I love Gmail as an email client.  The filters, the labels, the conversations, the integrated chat, it's served me well for half a decade. All

I'm the local computer expert.  I think when you know html and css and webmaster stuff, there's a general assumption you're a computer expert.  My wife is always pimping me out to her friends who have PC issues, and I'm forever supporting the family with their computer ailments. Here's a

The folks at Clickfree asked me if I'd review a product they're launching on August 10th and I said, "sure".  It's a Transformer for my iPod that promises to "backup your computer to unused storage space on your iPod or iPhone". I got the little transformer device, plugged it into

Well before Google, Yahoo was my Google. I'd search for everything via Yahoo!  It's with a little sadness I'm reading about Yahoo's new partnership with Microsoft. At its core, this agreement means that Yahoo has given up on its search engine business. Microsoft will be able to increase its market

The Associated Press doesn't want you to reproduce their headlines or post an except from one of their articles, even if you link to the source.  Unless you pay them first, of course. I fundamentally disagree with this stance by the AP.  Article citation with links to the source article

Over four years ago, in an entry about Google Maps, I closed with the following wish. In a perfect world, Google would develop an operating system.Last night, on the official Google blog, Google announced the Google Chrome Operating System is coming. Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight

Firefox 3.5 came out today.  I just updated, and so should you.  Better yet, if you're still using Internet Explorer, this is a good time to test drive Firefox. Sure, there's a new Firefox icon, but what else is new?  The video below will show you. I like how

I still swear by my Firefox browser.  I use a portable version of Firefox that's self contained, so it can reside on a USB key.  Although Chrome is probably a little faster, I'm pretty attached to my Firefox add-ons. The first Release Candidate build of Firefox 3.5, shipping this

Although I didn't take to Facebook, I recognize it's the big daddy of social networking sites. About 9 hours ago, Facebook made it possible for regular folks like you and me to secure vanity urls. I was up anyway after the awesomely fantastic game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup

Remember Bing, the new Microsoft search engine? Here's a good use for it.  Click the pic to enlarge it.

I play NHL 2K9 on the Nintendo Wii with my son.  We've been playing for a few months now, and I'm still struggling with the controls.  There's just too much to learn. When I was a kid, I played Ice Hockey and Blades of Steel on the NES and our

Great laughter results when I pull out my BlackBerry 6230 in front of my brothers.  Affectionately known as the Blueberry, this brick was durable, but not very fresh. Today my employers took back their Blueberry and gave me a Blackberry Curve.  The Curve has such modern conveniences as a camera

I managed to leverage an issue with my work issued laptop into a new one.  It's a LATITUDE E6500 from Dell, and since it's been a while since I've set up a Windows machine, I'm documenting what I do here so I can reference the details next time. Firstly, it

I recently wrote about Adblock, the most necessary of all the Firefox Add-ons I use.  In the comments, someone asked me which other Firefox Add-ons I use for work and/or play. Here are my ten favourite Firefox Add-ons. Adblock Plus - You know those ads you see all over

My web browser of choice is Firefox.  I actually use a portable version of Firefox that can be cloned and run off a USB flash drive.  I've tried other browsers, like Chrome, Opera and even IE8, but after five minutes of browsing I find myself missing Firefox terribly. Yes, there

My  work issued laptop, a.k.a. The One Running Windows, is having a CPU usage issue. While I work, the CPU usage climbs until it can't climb no more.  It then sticks around 100%, making it very difficult to work.  Try working without any spare CPU... it's very little

I'm working on a SalesForce.com web-to-lead implementation.  In a nutshell, the content submitted via an HTML form needs to auto-update a new instance of SalesForce.com. I thought it would be straight forward after reading these website setup instructions but I can't get it to work.  The issue I'm