Planes don’t often fall from the sky, but when they do, the impact is felt far and wide, and not just physically. These tragedies prompt people to demand answers, yet the air transport industry doesn’t seem to prepare itself adequately to provide those answers. Note: I’m not an
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Four-door hatchbacks have always been the way to go. This might be my respect of cars popular in Europe, but they’re utilitarian, they maximize access to space, they offer decent fuel economy – what’s not to love when you have a hatchback as a dally driver? OK,
Read more →Tamara Hunter knows what people think about one of her technology choices. “I use a BlackBerry and get teased about it frequently,” explains the associate counsel at DLA Piper (Canada) LLP. “I have been in elevators and had people (even people I don’t know) say ‘Hey, is
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There’s a well-defined market for large, luxury highway cruising sedans. Their buyers may drive themselves, but don’t be surprised to see them in the back seat as a chauffeur takes care of the driving. American automakers have a long history of excellence here, and one of them recently
Read more →If you’re of a certain age, the first computers you used did not have mice. They certainly had no graphical user interface, or GUI, a term now as archaic as WYSIWYG — what you see is what you get. Then along came Steve Jobs and his merry
Read more →You can protect client data from malicious hackers, right? Prove it. “We have a request a month from clients to demonstrate how secure we are,” said Lionel Cochey, director of information security governance and risk management for Bennett Jones LLP. Hackers can’t always crack the digital defences
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During ten days of hot weather, I had to decide whether to shield myself from the sun or enjoy windy open-top motoring in the 2017 MINI John Cooper Works (JCW) convertible. Lesson learned: if you buy this car, stock up on sunscreen. If you don’t, stock up
Read more →A picture is worth a thousand words, and pictures of your device’s screen are no exception. Those screen shot images can help people troubleshoot problems with your device — and help you better communicate how-to instructions as well. Sometimes you will see people taking pictures of their
Read more →Chuck Rothman participated in a panel discussion at Osgoode Hall late last year. Video of the event later made its way online. He asked several people who watched the video about it. Reaction was lukewarm. “It’s not like somebody will see me, call me up right away
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Sometimes, carmakers create models that practically sell themselves. Toyota has developed a few perennial bestsellers, among them the economical Corolla. Back in the 2000s, it also produced the Matrix. This tallish four-door hatchback had been part of Toyota’s lineup for about a decade before it was moved to the
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