Roku 2 XD and 2 XS officially launched in Canada

Roku, the leading streaming platform in the U.S. today announced the official launch of its products in Canada. Two Roku streaming player models – the Roku 2 XD and the Roku 2 XS – are available for purchase in Canada starting today. The Roku 2 XD and the Roku 2 XS streaming players have suggested retail prices of CAD 89.99 and CAD 109.99, respectively. 

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TypeHellow browser extension allows you to start a chat room on any website

TypeHello,  is a new web communication tool that makes it simple to “meet” and chat with other people while surfing the internet. By adding the TypeHello browser extension, anyone can create a chat room and message friends or meet new people who are browsing the same web site. 

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CrashPlan+ offers Affordable Cloud Backups

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Backups are an essential part of computing life. Hard drives die, computers fail, accidents happen. Not everyone is keen on regular backups since they require external drives or other tedious workarounds. Cloud backup services, however, make sense because they work in the background and cost less than backing up to physical drives. CrashPlan for PC, Macs and Linux offers various backup options starting at $1.50 a month.

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SourceCode: For Self-Publishing, Blurb's the Word

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I have always been somewhat obsessed with the idea of publishing a book. In the dark ages, before we had technlogy like the Internet or cloud computing or even printers, it was a very expensive and labour intensive proposition. Not anymore, thanks to a service called Blurb.

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