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Is Windows 8 the best Windows ever? (and is it worth the $?)

The fortunes of once-mighty software giant Microsoft have been steadily waning. The company has been losing ground over the last two decades to Apple. Microsoft has always dominated the desktop genre but, with cloud computing and the popularity of hand-held devices, the days of the desktop seem numbered. Microsoft, determined not to go quietly, is making is most daring comeback bid yet with the recent release of Windows 8 [http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows/home]. Windows 8 is such a su

Environmentally friendly Halloween costumes for 2012

Be kind to the environment and to your bottom line this Halloween with these amazing costumes made from corrugated cardboard boxes. The ubiquitous cardboard box can be sourced from your local grocery or electronics store. The main idea is that you will go inside the box, so start by cutting holes for your head and arms in the bottom and on the side. If you have a rectangular box, made sure that the arm holes are on the short sides. On the large side of the box that will be in front you can cut

Halloween Recipes for Spooktacular Good Times

This time of year, when you think about recipes and cooking it’s not really all that common to think of Halloween. Thanksgiving, yes, and Christmas, definitely, but Halloween doesn’t really bring to mind any specific ideas about cooking. That is, until now! Last year, I decided to host some friends at my house, because I was at the time living in a house on a street that got a lot of trick or treaters. Most of my friends lived in apartments or areas where kids didn’t come, so the idea was that

It's soup stock season!

Oh hi, cold weather! I’ve missed you! No, seriously. I’ve missed you. Why, you might ask? Well, because SOUP, that’s why! I’m a big fan of soup, and over the last few years I’ve realized that the canned stuff (or the carton stuff) is good but usually a) expensive, and b) chock-full-o-salt. Neither of these are good things (for your wallet or your body), so I went on a bit of a mission last year to become a master of stock. Stock, you see, is the key to soup in the same way that Elvis Costello

October Buys that will save you Fistfuls of Dough

Knowing when to buy things can save you a ton of money over your lifetime. Patience is rewarded when you buy things at the right time (especially on big purchases) and you won’t suffer buyer’s remorse. Waiting for the best time to make your purchases will get you what you want with change left over! New Cars With the New Year just around the corner, most prospective car owners want to hold off buying to get next year’s model. This means that you can get incredible savings on new cars from deal