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Heading to YC Alberta 2009

My life takes a turn in the Youth direction this weekend as I packed up a few kids and we head up north to Edmonton, Alberta to check out YC Alberta 2009.  This is a Christian Youth Conference that features a lot of bands, some great speakers, a lot of fun activities and not a [...]

Growing Success – A Real Challenge

I live in a single world but have a split personality.  I love technology, computers and such, but my life is also out playing in the dirt.  I guess I never grew out of that stage as a boy.  Spring is here in Alberta and it’s time to get in the field and plant some [...]

Spring Has Sprung in AB

With spring here in Alberta comes a lot of outside activity and no more playing video games – especially for the kids.  We have a lot of fun in the downtime going to the little stream that flows past our place and having fun throwing rocks in the water.  I don’t care what generation you [...]

It’s My Life

If you’ve got a nice camera – or any camera for that matter, you may wonder how many times you can pull out the card and plug it into your computer without wearing things out.  Quite a while ago I picked up an Eye-Fi card to accompany me on a trip.  This card doesn’t have [...]

HDR Updates

I’m certainly no photographer, but I’ve had a bit of fun recently trying to pull off some HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos.  For those of you not familiar with this, the process is really quite simple in principle.  You take 3+ photos of the same subject at different exposure levels and then combine the images [...]

CES Aftermath – Qik

CES 2009 has come and gone and we were there to cover the event.  There were a lot of products and companies represented and BCCHardware tried to cover a wide array of products in order to appeal to many different readers.  We managed to cover everything from BFG’s new Phobos system to mobile stuff from [...]

Of Tidbits and Tablets

The New Year has arrived and I find myself somehow glad that 2008 is over.  It was a good year, but 2009 brings with it the 4th Anniversary of BCCHardware.com.  We have also just published our 400th review and there is a bit of a giveaway going on if you’re interested in getting free stuff.
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December Nikon Loving

I have recently picked up a new camera to help kindle my love of photography.  I often don’t have time to take pictures, nor do I always have the ability to compose good shots, but now I don’t have the excuse that the camera is to blame.  I picked up the Nikon D60 – an [...]

Tripping Toys

I’m off to Jamaica for the first time in my life and my wife and I are really looking forward to getting away from it all.  It is with a bit of sadness that we leave our boys behind, but we’ve never had a “real” honeymoon and after 11 years of marriage, I think she’s [...]

Telus’ 3G That Isn’t

I live in rural Alberta here in Western Canada, and our cellular providers and options are limited.  If you live in a large city, you’ve got a lot more choices.  The biggest choices here in Southern Alberta are Telus and Bell on the CDMA network, while Rogers and Fido live on the GSM network.  Where [...]