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Prepaid Data in Mexico

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Brendan

On a recent trip to Puerto Vallarta, me and fellow travellers wanted to stay connected without paying huge money for roaming or shoddy hotel wifi. So I looked into getting a Mexican SIM card for my iPhone. Its not quite … Continue reading →

Free Visual Voicemail in Canada

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Brendan

Visual voicemail is an idea that’s been around for a long time, but most people are still using archaic dial-in systems. One problem is that carrier and handset support for the feature is uncommon, and another is that it usually … Continue reading →

VirtualBox “Failed to load..”

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Brendan

Lately I’ve been using the wonderful VirtualBox software to run my Windows virtual machines (Internet Explorer testing etc). It’s just about as good as Parallels or Fusion, but its completely free and open source. What’s not to love? But once … Continue reading →

Prepaid Data in the US

Posted on December 29, 2010 by Brendan

I recently took a trip down to the States, and before I hit the border I tried to research the best way to get prepaid data and phone service. It was all too spread out and complicated so here’s my … Continue reading →