March 28, 2024

BC Ferries boss says big losses could have been worse

BC Ferries wracked up a $ 16 million is losses in the last fiscal year but the company president is promising smooth sailing in the years ahead.   Mike Corrigan says the loss could have been worse but for some cost cutting.  "In reality it's actually quite a good news story, we had budgeted almost a $ 20 million loss at the … [Read more...]

Editorial: Apple’s officially over the optical drive, for better or worse

I don't like it. Not one iota. But frankly, it doesn't much matter -- Apple's officially done with the optical drive, and there's no evidence more strikingly clear than the mid 2011 refresh of its Mac mini. Last year, that bantam box arrived with a $ 699 price tag, pep in its step and a personality that could charm even the most hardened desktop … [Read more...]