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Bell Canada illegally overcharging on SALES TAX

The following is an account of what happened to a friend of mine. For whatever reason he decided to check the tax calculation on his cellular bill and found a mistake:
I have just noticed and believe that Bell Canada has been incorrectly charging the GST and PST on my Bell Mobility account.
My exact example [...]

Technology Quote

“The marvels of modern technology include the development of a soda can which, when discarded, will last forever and a $7,000 car, which, when properly cared for, will rust out in 2 or 3 years.” – Paul Harwitz
– as found in Men’s Health, December 2005

Change someone’s monitor display

The Ctrl-Alt-Direction key sequence is supposed to be used for changing your workspace. On my computer at work it changes the screen orientation.
Ctrl-Alt-Up – right side up
Ctrl-Alt-Right – 90 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Down – 180 degrees
Ctrl-Alt-Left – 270 degrees
Not that I would, but people who leave their computer’s unattended need to have this happen to them. Often.

Here comes another Tech Bubble!

Good song, to the tune of Billy Joel’s “We didn’t start the fire”.