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HP portable printer works with digital camera

2007-03-24

Sun 1. HP Photosmart A440 camera and Printer Dock series, printer is $130; package including printer and digital camera, $200 to $250 depending on camera model, available in April. One thing that digital cameras offer is immediacy, but that…

FIRST of its kind in past 15 years

2007-03-24

Boutique project is unique in the Kitsilano area Sun George Wong of Platinum Marketing Group and development manager Bud Eaton (right) at FIRST, the new condo project at First Avenue and Burrard Street in Kitsilano. Photograph by : Ian Lind…

Foreclosure hurts long after home's gone, so cut a deal while you can

2007-03-23

Sandra Block USA Today A foreclosure sign outside a Miami home. The rate of foreclosures nationally hit a record last year. If you're lying awake at night, fretting about whether you'll lose your house to foreclosure, you may not be the onl…

Godzilla vs. the sushi chef

2007-03-22

And you won't be able to stop eating the Pink Godzilla roll Mark Laba Province Chef Yoshiyuki Aoki and Hideko Aoki with a selection of tasty treats from their West Broadway restaurant. Photograph by : Gerry Kahrmann, The Province Sushi Aoki…

5 Great places for Jambalaya

2007-03-22

Mark Laba Province 1. Steveston Seafood House: Almost as old as the old salts that once walked the Steveston streets, and this hefty jambalaya, chock-full of prawns, chicken, chorizo and scallops, would please their ghosts. 3951 Moncton St.…

Low rental vacancy rate shows city 'isn't pulling its weight'

2007-03-22

Erin Hitchcock Sun BURNABY - Burnaby's low vacancy rate may be forcing people on to the streets, says a tenants' rights organization. "Burnaby is getting a lot of criticism," said Martha Lewis, executive director of TRAC Tenancy Resource an…

Social housing residents get notice, but few details

2007-03-22

Residents of Vancouver's Little Mountain social housing complex received their first official notification Frances Bula Sun VANCOUVER - Residents of Vancouver's Little Mountain social housing complex received their first official notificati…

Early pounce on new bistro brings delights and dings

2007-03-22

Fresh plump mussels, a smoked duck tart, fisherman's stew and beef bourguignon all went down well Mia Stainsby Sun Valerie and Laurent Devin offer wine and the chef's lamb shank garam masala with lime and fresh herbs at their new Bistrot Bi…

Good, hearty Bavarian food, ja

2007-03-22

Try the German draft beer, the schnitzel and spaetzle, and don't count calories A.R. Wodell Sun Owners Kiran (left) and Sunny (holding house salad) Manihani and chef Michael Rick (holding wiener schnitzel) stand with fellow staff at the Old…

Potluck Cafe an oasis of cheer

2007-03-22

The non-profit enterprise in the Downtown Eastside serves great 'stick-to-your-ribs type food' Mia Stainsby Sun Chef Johnny Perry at the Potluck Cafe, which serves breakfast and lunch. Photograph by : Glenn Baglo, Vancouver Sun Oh boy, if f…

Now showing in stores: Apple TV

2007-03-22

USA Today AppleTV is elegant and doesn't take up much room. Apple TV hits stores this week. The elegantly simple device wirelessly connects music and video from your computer's iTunes library to the big-screen TV in your den. Leave it to Ap…

Glass walkway takes visitors out over Grand Canyon

2007-03-21

Chris Kahn Sun Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin declared it a "magnificent first walk." HUALAPAI INDIAN RESERVATION, Ariz. -- Native leaders and a former astronaut stepped gingerly beyond the Grand Canyon's rim Tuesday, staring through the glas…

Little Mountain to be redeveloped

2007-03-21

Frances Bula Sun IT'S 'THE BEST' PUBLIC HOUSING IN THE REGION: Little Mountain housing complex at Main & 37th has lots of green space for both people and the birds. Photograph by : Ward Perrin, Vancouver Sun Magdalena Ayala and her daug…

First-time buyers plunge into the market

2007-03-21

No price too high as purchasers raid their RRSPs, borrow from family, Re/Max says Derrick Penner Sun A decade or so ago, buyers expected to own a house like their parents', Ash said in an interview. Now in Vancouver, almost every other prop…

New magazine to focus on sustainability

2007-03-21

Sun Canada Wide Media will launch a new quarterly Vancouver magazine in May -- Granville -- that will focus on sustainability issues for urban consumers. Canada Wide representative Samantha Legge said every story will bring sustainability t…

We don't have an easy-money housing bubble to burst here

2007-03-20

Jay Bryan Sun As Canadians read alarming headlines about overstretched U.S. homebuyers threatening that country's financial system, they can keep one comforting thought in mind: It's simply not happening here. The term "subprime," once an o…

Spending on remodelling homes forecast to increase

2007-03-20

Fewer new homes likely to be started this year, report says Derrick Penner Sun British Columbians will spend more money remodelling their existing homes this year and next, and less on brand new homes, Credit Union Central B.C. predicts. Ho…

Coming to a casino near you

2007-03-20

Realistic digital display expected to revolutionize one-armed bandits Rachel Konrad Sun PureDepth CEO Fred Angelopoulos demonstrates a 3-D image of a slot machine in Redwood City, Calif., March 8. The Silicon Valley startup inked a deal wit…

Chance of falling victim to cyber theft increases

2007-03-19

Number of Internet threats to enterprise and consumer computers up 300 % since 2005 Gillian Shaw Sun The United States has become the Internet's virtual shopping mall for stolen credit cards, home to more than half of the globe's undergroun…

Norton tries to trump Microsoft

2007-03-18

COMPUTER SECURITY. Norton 360 'aims to cover all the bases' with one product Jim Jamieson Province What is it? Norton 360 Internet security package Price: $89.99 Why you need it: Everyone needs some kind of security suite if they are on the…

To flip homes or not to flip homes

2007-03-18

'If you cannot afford to lose, don't get into the business,' says TV flipper Joanne Hatherly Province VICTORIA -- They're provinces apart, but Randy Mackay of Toronto and Robin Pickard of Victoria have a few things in common. They're both 4…

HPO Homeowner Protection Act explanation for new home buyers

2007-03-18