April 18, 2024

Most farmers are hard-pressed without this sort of thing

A large farming operation in Saanich has gone up in flames. Fire struck a storage building on Vantreight Farms about 7 pm. Flames and thick black smoke could be seen for miles. The owner says the building held plastic bins and pallets. 60 fire fighters from 3 different departments took an hour to control the blaze. Owners say damage is in the … [Read more...]

Sprint tries the subsidized netbook thing again with WiMAX-infused IdeaPad S205s

Note to everyone: subsidized netbooks aren't a relic. Not quite yet, anyway. In what has to be one of the more bizarre launches of the year, Sprint has seemingly decided it wise to launch a $ 199.99 netbook with a mandatory two-year data contract, and better still, the 4G module within favors WiMAX. Just weeks after Sprint affirmed that it was … [Read more...]