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The digital trick of turning a photograph into a sketch has been around for a few years. There have been a number of websites, programs, and cameras that do it, reducing an image to its …

The reality is, we’re not all professional chefs with the skill set to whip together a last-minute gourmet dinner.  For me, living in the hustle-and-bustle of Toronto, I’m constantly searching for great, quick dinner ideas, …

They tried to make me wear a three-piece, but I said no, no, no.
Mention “man in suit” to me and I’m more likely to think of Godzilla, Gamera, or Ultraman before Armani, Canali, or Burberry. …

Like many Canadians, I grew up watching Degrassi.  Decades later the show is still popular, but not just on one platform.  The franchise is now entering the mobile world, promoting an iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch download that …

It is a cathedral of precious pages, sacred spines, and illustrations illuminated with pressed gold and lapis lazuli. The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library is not the kind of treasure I expected to find here …

It felt wrong as I did it. Altering the paintings right off of the walls was certainly an idea I came up with because of its mischief potential, but I admit I felt a pang …

Sometimes cheesy apps work. Tattoo Ink Simulator for Android may be built on a very simple camera trick (it merely composites one image against another), but because tattoos offer clearly-defined graphics it serves the purpose …

To refurbish a computer is to simply pass on the responsibility of recycling it, often to someone ill-equipped to do just that. This is why many third-world countries refuse to accept old systems, it’s like …

Face-to-face, tigers are deceptively cute. Rounded ears, wet eyes, and fuzzy-wuzzy chins create faces that seem to light up in play, but beneath the fur hide switchblade claws, rippling muscles, and a great fury waiting …

Online shopping continues to grow leaps and bounds. In fact, online sales are growing at a rate three times greater than brick and mortar stores! That said, certain things, like apparel, are still tricky to …