Shaw Delays Usage Based Billing Implementation–What Does This Mean?
Written on February 8, 2011 at 8:20 pm, by wunderbar
Shaw today announced that it is going to, at least temporarily, suspend the service which would have enabled usage based billing on their internet plans. Usage Based Billing had gone into effect on January 1, 2011. For a more detailed explanation please see my article I wrote about this here. In the press release, and Read more...
The New Shaw Reality-Bandwidth caps: wrapping it all together
Written on January 14, 2011 at 10:20 am, by wunderbar
As of January 1 of this year, Shaw has implemented some very significant changes to it’s internet pricing structure that is going to affect a great number of users in the future. They have decided to place a cap on how much data every user can download per month, and are starting to charge overage fees for Read more...
Tragedy at Big Valley Jamobree
Written on August 1, 2009 at 8:38 pm, by wunderbar
Tonight another storm ripped through central Alberta. 2 weeks to the day after tragedy struck the city of Edmonton, a community just south of Edmonton was struck. This weekend is the 17th annual Big Valley Jamboree. it is a massive outdoor event showcasing country music. When the storm hit, the winds, in excess of 100km/h Read more...
What a Storm
Written on July 20, 2009 at 9:20 pm, by wunderbar
Last saturday an absolutely wicked storm blew through the Edmonton area. It was truly one of the most damaging storms I have ever seen. It was matched only by the massive storm that caused flooding few years ago. And while there was little to no rotation in the clouds, to many, the storm reminded them Read more...
Twitter and the media
Written on March 4, 2009 at 6:34 pm, by wunderbar
Yesterday Lynda Steele of Global TV Edmonton posted to Twitter asking for suggestions on how the media can effectively use Twitter, and asked for anyone to email her with suggestions to take to a newsroom meeting today. This, along with the recent rush of Edmonton media flocking to Twitter really got me thinking about Twitter, Read more...