The recent passing of Apple's founder Steve Jobs has spawned a new era for the company. As we all know, Apple already has a magical appeal to consumers, but the publicity surrounding Mr. Job's death has taken it to a whole new level. As a recent Mac convert, I truly believe that 2012 is going to be the year where the average consumer will finally be able to rationalize the purchase of a shiny new Apple. On another note, Pirates of Silicon Valley is a great flick that gives you a behind the scenes look at the inception of the computer business that we know today. It's never been more appropriate to give it a watch : )

WizMouse is a compact little piece of freeware from Antibody Software that runs in the background of your computer and allows you to scroll through the window that your mouse cursor is hovering above.  Without WizMouse you would have to click on any window to make it the active window before you can use your mouse wheel to scroll through it.  It may not seem like a tool that you immediately see the value in and you might be thinking that you don't need it, but I'm here to tell you otherwise. 

It seems like I buy 4 or 5 coffee travel mugs each year. There is a multitude of reasons why I go through them so quickly, but the most common is leaks. Leaks are simply unacceptable. Firstly, coffee is hot (think McDonald’s coffee lawsuit), and secondly spilling on yourself on the way to work is quite the embarrassment. But have no fear, there is hope…

Released in September of 2006 by singer songwriter Emily Haines,more commonly known as the front runner for Toronto, Canada's indie-rock band Metric and her various collaborations in another Toronto, Canada indie rock band Broken Social Scene.