Like many Canadians, Curtis Khan leads a busy life and is not always home to watch his favourite TV shows and movies. Nor is the Richmond Hill marketing executive fond of waiting for new episodes of those shows each week and sitting through commercials. Instead, Khan, 42, is one of the 33 million people...
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If you wouldn’t think of booking a vacation without checking out your destination on tripadvisor.ca, you may want to take a look at online ratings of prospective employers the next time you are looking for a new job. Ratemyemployer.ca and glassdoor.ca are examples of websites that provide employer rating services as a resource to...
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A wager on cyber gambling is paying off for shareholders in Zynga Inc. The stock surged nearly 15 per cent Wednesday after the San Francisco-based company opened an online casino in the U.K., its first foray into the lucrative arena. Zynga shares are nearly 50 per cent higher this year, boosted by the company’s...
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MONTREAL—Do you get emails saying you’ve just won $ 1 million or that you could win a cash prize? Fraud experts warn that scammers can use this type of promotion to grab thousands of dollars worth of fees and personal information from victims trying to collect on their winnings. “The simple rule is: If...
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Bill Drouillard wanted four new tires for his 2006 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck. He shopped around and found the lowest price was $ 1,050. Then, he stumbled upon a website called GetMeTires, where he ended up paying $ 925 for the tires he wanted at an independent dealer. “I was looking for specific tires,...
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While U.S. federal authorities continue cracking down on internet gambling site operators, New Jersey governor Chris Christie this week signed a bill legalizing online gaming in his state. And by this fall, long before Toronto’s proposed waterfront casino materializes, Ontario Lottery and Gaming will be operating an online gambling portal. The reason is clear:...
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Mintlife Learn about Mint.com or Sign Up | Log in Categories Feb 11, 2013 / By Julia Scott I’ve gone off the deep end of DIY. Making your own butter isn’t a hobby, it’s an obsession. So is making your own yogurt. I also make my own beer, keep a kitchen garden, and use homemade...
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Is Canada more racist than we think? It turns out that writing a column about Idle No More and the ongoing battle by Indians in Canada for fair treatment attracts racists the way a wet lawn calls out to worms. I had always thought that one of the joys of Canadian life was its...
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Those hoping to spend the holiday watching streaming video from Netflix can now get back in front of their TVs, tablets and PCs after a Christmas Eve outage. A Netflix Inc. spokesman said by email Tuesday morning that the service has been fully restored. The outage affected customers in the Americas starting around 12:30...
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Brampton teacher Alan Muliyil is an innocent man in the real world. But in corners of cyberspace — a living hell for him — he is described as a “sexual offender” and a “predator.” His lawyers are trying to change that, after Muliyil was cleared of sex charges in a prostitution investigation involving a...
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