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iMad at iTunes

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Dec 6, 2011 in Computing, Entertainment, Personal, Reviews | 0 comments

I was at my friend’s place last weekend, we were looking at some apps for his iPad on the App Store. My friend had recently had issues with his credit card, so he was unable to buy any apps. Seeing as there was an app we wanted to get, I decided to pay for it myself. Now, my first thought was to purchase an online gift certificate for iTunes and have it...

Fred’s Approach to Fitness & Weight Loss

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Mar 28, 2011 in Miscellaneous, Personal | 0 comments

I’ve never been a big fan of all the available diets out there, the so-called ‘miracle work-outs’, and the misleading diet pills. I’m a firm believer in a practical method: defining a goal, preparing a plan to reach that goal, maintaining that plan, and tracking progress against that goal. Another important thing is to share your plan...

History Will Be Made

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Mar 10, 2011 in Featured, NHL, Personal | 0 comments

A perfectly sent message… I just hope the NHL is listening.

Air Canada threatens NHL

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Mar 10, 2011 in NHL, Personal | 0 comments

The day after the rather disappointing and very controversial decision made by NHL VP Mike Murphy regarding supplemental discipline against Boston Bruins’ Zdeno Chara’s hit on Montreal Canadiens’ Max Pacioretty, Air Canada, one of the strong sponsors of the NHL, sent a threatning letter to the NHL commissioner and the 6 Canadian NHL governors...

Dangerous Hits in the NHL

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Mar 9, 2011 in Featured, NHL, Personal | 1 comment

As most Habs fans know, last night Boston Bruins’ Zdeno Chara delivered a crushing hit on Habs’ Max Pacioretty late in the second period. Pacioretty was chasing the puck, long after losing possession when he was shoved from rear-lateral angle by Chara, sending him head first into the section separating the two benches. According to NHL.com,...

Document Sharing & Backup with Windows Live Mesh

Posted by Fred Lecavalier on Feb 16, 2011 in Computing, Featured, Personal, TechSup | 0 comments

I recently had to setup a document sharing & backup environment for a friend of mine. With two stationary computers and a traveling laptop, document synchronizing can be troublesome. Since the budget for this was negligible, I searched around for free solutions that could support this type of setup. I decided to set it up using the new Windows Live Mesh...