Business Ramblings The Net

Making Money 24/7

The holiday season always reminds me why I make my money online. When I used to run a print shop, we would shut down the day before Christmas and wouldn’t open again until Jan 2nd of next year. Many businesses shut down for a few days or even a week during the holiday season. While it’s nice to take a […]

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Christmas Gift from Google

Even though I’m on Google’s naughty list, they were still nice enough to send me a Christmas gift. I guess they realized that no matter how evil I am, I still make them a lot of money and I’m sure they would hate to see that business go to Yahoo. You can see what Google sent me in the video […]

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The Net

Boxing Day Price Increase

The day after Christmas in Canada is known as Boxing day. It’s very much like Black Friday in the US. Boxing day is the day when all retailers put their products on sale and shoppers line up for hours on end to buy what they believe is a bargain. I’ve decided to use Boxing Day as the day to announce […]

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Merry Christmas To All John Chow Readers

I figure everyone is with friends and family today to celebrate Christmas. I know I am. However, I want to take some time out to wish all John Chow dot Com readers a very merry Christmas. I hope you get everything you wished for and that your holiday will be a happy and safe one. Like last year, this Christmas […]

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Vote for Me and You Could Win a Ruff PC

Remember that Ruff PC Laptop review that Michael did a few weeks back? It seems that review was part of a review competition with the best review winning the Ruff PC. The winner is decided by readers in three rounds of voting. Amazingly enough, I made it into the second round without even knowing about it. The competition started with […]

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VanDusen Garden Festival of Lights

What better way to get into that Christmas spirit than by surrounding yourself with a ton of Christmas lights? The Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden is a yearly treat that runs from December 7th, 2007 through January 1st, 2008 (except December 25th when the Garden is closed for Christmas). The Festival of Lights creates an enchanted wonderland illuminated by […]

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