Chris Conrath

Articles by Chris Conrath

Toronto getting set to add to the list of area codes

There was an episode of Seinfeld when Elaine lost her phone service and, upon getting it reconnected, was issued a 917 Manhattan area code rather than the old 212. This affront reduced her to

VC growing in Canada but still lagging

It is a given that Canadians are not the risk takers that our southern brethren are, but ...

Canadians surf better than they buy

Why are Americans more than twice as likely to shop on-line (Forrester: 47 per cent to 23) as their equally connected Canadian counterparts? A recent Ernst & Young survey found that Canadian on-line shoppers would spend, on average, 14 per cent of their holiday dollars on-line while their American counterpart will spend 29 per cent.

The ever shrinking chip

Thank goodness for analogies. How else would we be able to understand the world of microprocessors and...

Adding the code

A booming economy, a plethora of new phone lines and increased telco competition have all restricted available numbers.

Reminiscing with radio from days gone by

Of all things Canadian, few are more tied to our history than CBC Radio. But for the most part, once a show is finished it is forever banished to the archives basement at CBC

Reminiscing with radio from days gone by

Of all things Canadian, few are more tied to our history than CBC Radio. But for the ...

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No thanks, just lookingnCanadians are avid on-line browsers, but we

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