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With the rise of microbreweries and craft brew houses, the popularity of unique, great tasting beer is a growing phenomenon. Beer drinkers have evolved and the days of going to the Beer Store and grabbing a 24 case of your favorite Molson or Labatt brand has turned into going to the expanded beer section of the LCBO and grabbing a variety of tall boys. Untappd is a great application that brings beer lovers, beer snobs and everything in between together to share their thoughts on beers from across the world. From stouts to lagers and IPA's to pilsners, Untappd has it all. Search from an expanded database of beers to rate, review and check in the beer you are drinking. You can also see what other people are saying about it too and get suggestions to try new beers with similar characteristics. Another great feature is the rewards. You can earn badges by completing certain achievements (try 5 beers from England, try 5 ciders). Untappd makes drinking beer fun. Work for brewe...

Most of us have either started our New Year's resolution to get fit, but some may still be on the fence. At TELUS, the focus for 2015 is Fitness. Here are some great apps that can help you kick your butt into shape: Fitbit With the use of any Fitbit device, the Fitbit app can track distance, steps, floors climbed, calories burned, food/water intake and sleeping patterns. Use this app to challenge your friends to a walk off and get badges for achievements. Fitbit keep you motivated all day long. Available on Android and iOS My Fitness Pal My Fitness Pal is the most popular app n the market for tracking your meals. Use the barcode scanner or enter your foods in manually. The catalogue on the app is quite extensive, even including franchise restaurant nutritional information. You'd be surprised to see how many calories are in a Non-Fat Frap! My Fitness Pal also tracks your daily exercise and deducts those calories from your daily goal. If you have iPhone, the app wil...

It has been discussed for over three years now that one day TELUS would shut down the beloved MIKE network. At one time the MIKE network was the peak of technology. The ability to have a Push to Talk solution that worked seamlessly across borders was revered by the competition. Sadly, with no additional expansion and lack of data devices, the MIKE network will officially be shut down January 29, 2016. TELUS has been loading offers for MIKE clients to jump ship to the LTE network for a while now, but the switch is more important than ever now. If you are still on the MIKE network here's some information that you need to know to ensure you have no interruptions in service: When is the official shutdown date? MIKE customers will continue to receive IDEN service throughout 2015 until the shutdown on January 29, 2016. If you wait until after the shutdown date, you will have a loss of service Can I use my MIKE phone on the TELUS network? You will not be able to use a MIKE devi...

I have been watching CES 2015 like a hawk. This is by far the coolest year for technology and future advancements. I couldn't be more excited to see all the new innovations from some of the leaders in the industry. Here are my favourites as it relates to the wireless world: Digitsole Digitsole is a Bluetooth enabled ergonomic sole for your shoes. These soles not only are really comfortable, but also count your steps and calories as you walk on them throughout the day. This is quite possibly one of the most accurate ways of tracking since it's your feet literally doing the walking. Another great feature is the ability to heat your feet via the Digitsole application which is available on both Android and iOS (Windows soon to come). The temperature can be modified through the app as well. Petcube If you are an animal lover like myself, you will love Petcube. It's a digital box that sits in any room of your house and monitors your furry family. You can see what...

Ever wanted to have a security camera or baby monitor without dumping a lot of money on an expensive security system? Now you can.  This is a great Do It Yourself rig for setting up a security camera for seeing what your kids or pets are doing or just to see what is going on in your house. What do you need? - A current iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad) - Another iPhone, iPod or iPad connected to Wifi - Manything App from the Apple App Store Manything allows you to connect multiple iOS devices for security streaming and recording. All video gets stored on the Manything Cloud, so you can actually go back and see what happened hours ago.  The Manything app is a very painless set up. Simply create an account using your Facebook login or your E-mail address. Once this is created log in with the same account information on all iOS devices you are using. Now you can set up your Old iOS device (this will be your camera). For best results use a ...