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SugarSync does sweet job of keeping gadgets in harmony

2008-03-20

Edward C. Baig USA Today With SugarSync Mobile, photos you take with your phone are automatically synced to your PC. You use a computer at work, one at home and a third when you travel. You carry an Internet-capable smartphone , too. If onl…

Prepare yourself for the change of a lifetime

2008-03-20

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Homeowners gain from falling rates

2008-03-19

U.S. economic woes have silver lining for those with mortgages Suzanne Fournier Province HELMUT PASTRICK For B.C. homeowners struggling with huge mortgages, falling interest rates could be the silver lining to the cloud cast by the deepenin…

New owners promise Sun Tower restoration

2008-03-19

One owner acquitted of murder in 1995 Derrick Penner Sun New highrise developments are being build near the Sun Tower at Pender and Beatty streets. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun The Sun Tower , one of Vancouver 's premiere heri…

Business gives computing a personal, hands-on touch

2008-03-19

Murderbox crafts high-end computers with a flair for design and personality Marke Andrews Sun Charles Harwood (left) builds custom-made, high-end computers, each of which is dubbed Murderbox. Customer Simon Barry's model moves liquid coolan…

Apartment rental demand keeps growing

2008-03-19

Rising employment among young, house price increases key factors Fiona Anderson Sun Rising house prices, and increasing employment rates among the young, are having a spinoff effect on rental apartments, according to an economic forecast by…

New features coming for Blu-ray DVD format

2008-03-19

Marc Saltzman USA Today The Blu-Ray disc logo is displayed at January's Consumer Electronics Show. New features are on tap for the brand's high-def DVD players. The high-definition-video war may be over now that Toshiba has conceded defeat …

BCNet's fibre-optic cable redefines Internet speed

2008-03-18

Network connecting universities has capacity of five GB per second Chad Skelton Sun Michael Hrybyk is the CEO of BCNet, which has quadrupled the network's capacity to 50,000 times faster than a home high-speed Internet connection. Photograp…

'Tough to quantify' any effect on housing market

2008-03-18

Derrick Penner Sun It is too soon to say whether the rising turmoil in world financial markets will shake the confidence of British Columbians and scare them out of the housing market, according to economic observers. High prices in B.C. re…

In Fed we trust, but can it get us out of this mess?

2008-03-18

Sue Kirchhoff and Barbara Hagenbaugh USA Today President Bush on Monday with, from left, SEC head Christopher Cox, Treasury chief Henry Paulson and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke. A home for sale in Antioch, Calif. With mortgage delinquency rate…

More than mortgage in first year -Closing costs add thousands to purchase price

2008-03-16

Pedro Arrais Province When buying a new home, it is important to remember there are added expenses besides the mortgage. While most homeowners are prepared, a recent Ipsos Reid poll found three in 10 B.C. residents felt unprepared for the c…

A delicate balance: smoking bylaws

2008-03-16

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our 111- unit condo building in Vancouver is at war over the issue of smoking. We have been unsuccessful in the past years on passing a bylaw that would restrict smoking in common areas, and the pro…

A delicate balance: smoking bylaws

2008-03-16

Tony Gioventu Province Dear Condo Smarts: Our 111- unit condo building in Vancouver is at war over the issue of smoking. We have been unsuccessful in the past years on passing a bylaw that would restrict smoking in common areas, and the pro…

Adult Immersion - 'Ole! Espanol'

2008-03-16

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House prices out of reach for most Vancouverites

2008-03-15

Affordability continued to deteriorate in 2007, RBC report finds Derrick Penner Sun It got even harder to afford a home in Metro Vancouver at the end of 2007. RBC Economics confirmed Friday what any home shopper here knows -- buying a house…

Building green vital for climate, panel says

2008-03-15

Fiona Anderson Sun Making buildings greener is the easiest, quickest and cheapest way to reduce greenhouse gases, a panel at Globe 2008 told delegates Friday in Vancouver . Buildings in Canada are responsible for about 35 per cent of greenh…

Georgia Residences gain chef, move sales

2008-03-15

One-bedroom units already sold out Sun Chief and chef in the new Georgia Residences sales centre, the president of the property's developer, Bruce Langereis of Delta Group, poses with David Hawksworth. Photograph by : Bill Keay, Vancouver S…

Smallest SLR camera great for beginner photographer

2008-03-15

Sun Olympus E-420 digital single lens reflex camera with ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens Diamond (like) USB flash drives, Kinlan 1 Olympus E-420 digital single lens reflex camera, $530 or $630 with ED 14-42mm f3.5/5.6 Zuiko Digi…

San Jose Art District

2008-03-15

Ida Victoria Gustavson Other Many people who move to Los Cabos bring along works of art that mean a lot to them. Sometimes in the transit, these works become damaged: glass broken, mouldings chipped, artwork knocked kitty wampas in the fram…

Cabo San lucas & San Jose will be on gps in next 6 months & Google Map

2008-03-15

It will soon work here, but with so many un-named streets, it

Housing woes may move into Canada

2008-03-14

Turner warns that prices may begin to fall John Morrissy Province OTTAWA -- With the subprime contagion spreading around the world, Canadians who hoped their homes would be immune from the carnage are wrong. The disease is here and coming s…

Onni Developments proposed development site at Seymour & Pacific is now a Community Garden for at least 2 seasons

2008-03-14

Developers sprouting gardens Allen Garr Van. Courier Sometime during last summer's civic strike a Tex-Mex rib joint named Carlos 'N Bud's disappeared from the corner of Pacific and Seymour and a most amazing transformation took place. The b…

Express no flash in the pan

2008-03-13

For a place this small and casual, it sure offers some spiffy plates Mark Laba Province Dawn Dawson (left) serves spinach salad and hand-rolled cilantro-pork dumplings. Christina Doo (right) holds black-eyed Shanghai and sweet-Thai chicken …

Buyers' options rise with listings

2008-03-13

"We continue to see the market rebalance, particularly with detached properties, where listings climb and sales either hold or decline slightly." - REBGV president Brian Naphtali. Sun The Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver (REBGV) repor…