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Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 14, 2013, Winnipeg, Manitoba C M Y K PAGE A15 MISS LONELYHEARTS MAUREEN SCURFIELD lovecoach@ hotmail. com WIRED DAVID BELL db@ thedavidbell. com TheDavidBell. com David Bell (@ thedavidbell) is a young entrepreneur in Winnipeg. He specializes in emerging technology and online aspects of business, including web and social media consulting. Access his company online at iBXMediaGroup. ca. He is an active member of the YouTube community ( http:// www. TheDavidBell. com), with more than two million views and 5,000 subscribers. He was also a Dragons' Den contestant. Email: db@ thedavidbell. com Concerts Bob Log III Windsor Hotel; $ 10 advance at Into the Music, Music Trader, online at www. ticketworkshop. com. Theatre Best of Friends Reunion Celebrations Dinner Theatre, Canad Inns Fort Garry, to Aug. 10, 6: 15 p. m.;$ 30.95 to $ 69.95 at 204- 982- 8282. Out & About Winnipeg Folk Festival Birds Hill Park, ends today. Tickets at winnipegfolkfestival. ca. The Chain Project Crescent Fort Rouge United Church, 7: 30 p. m., stories and songs linked in a variety of ways. Tickets $ 5 and $ 10. Soca Reggae Festival Old Market Square, noon to 10 p. m.; $ 7 and $ 10. Ai- Kon Manitoba's largest Japanese animation convention, Winnipeg Convention Centre; $ 18 to $ 30 Ticketmaster. The Half Moon Drive In 75th Anniversary Weekend Lockport, free concerts and 11 p. m. fireworks. Furious Pete world- record hotdog- eating attempt, 4 p. m. West End BIZ Mural Walking Tours To Aug. 30, 10 a. m.- 7 p. m. To book, call 204- 954- 7900; $ 2 and $ 5. Saint- Boniface Walking Tours Old Saint Boniface City Hall, 219 Provencher Blvd., to Aug. 31, 10: 30 a. m. and 1: 30 p. m., 204- 233- 8343. Exchange District Historic Walking Tours Various venues, until Aug. 31. Call 204- 942- 6716 to reserve. Nightclubs The Cavern ( 112 Osborne St., downstairs): Dustbusters King's Head Pub & Eatery ( 120 King St.): All the Kings Men Marion Hotel ( 393 Marion St.): Band Jam Tavern United MTS Centre ( 260 Hargrave St.): Neal Pinto Tavern United Transcona ( 826 Regent Ave.): Tom Dunlop DEAR MISS LONELYHEARTS: A few days ago, my wife fired a dozen wine glasses on the floor and screamed at me that I'm a " common wino." I just looked at her and said, " You'd better clean that up," and went into my study and finished the bottle of wine out of the bottle with no glass. I heard her crying, but I didn't go to her; she didn't deserve it. I'm not a common wino. Yes, I drink wine with dinner every day, as does any sophisticated person in civilized parts of the world, and yes, I often finish the bottle over the evening. I used to drink Scotch every day, so I don't know what she's complaining about. I'm totally responsible; I don't drive at night after dinner wine. I'm a person who loves to read and talk about what I read, usually with my wife. Right now I can hear her packing. She's banging everything around so I'll know. I love her but I'm not about to give up who I am to be with her. I'm a sophisticated, intellectual man who loves a fine drink when he's reading. I didn't ask her to stop being a common housewife, did I? - Livid, Tuxedo Dear Livid: You are telling me you're a functioning responsible alcoholic, and happy about it, but it's not working for your marriage. Your wife is desperately unhappy and frustrated with you. Breaking the wine glasses was symbolic, as you must know. You're saying you like how you are - a daily drinker - and won't change. She's saying she has to leave because of that fact. Unfortunately, you love this woman! You'll find out how much when she leaves you. To be fair, you must realize it can't be fun to live with a man who can't leave the house after dinner because he's going to finish a bottle of wine from dinner and be too stewed to do anything. Her choices are to sit and talk with you about what you're reading that night or go out by herself - or with other people. That's not much of a marriage. Dear Miss Lonelyhearts: I'm 16 and my girlfriend is 15. She likes hanging with me and having fun and making out and staying up drinking, and other fun stuff. But, she won't say she loves me. I ask her and ask her and it just makes her mad. She says she " loves me as a friend," and that she will only be " in love" once in her life and she will marry the guy. Can you believe that? This sounds like a big BS story to me. Do you think she's putting me on? My first girlfriend always said she loved me, no problem. Why would I waste time on a girl if she didn't love me? Girls I just like are just friends. - Need To Hear It, North End Dear Not So Dumb: She's not putting you on; she's just OK with liking you a lot more than other guys. The kind of love you want her to express is a kind of young dating love, not the forever love she's talking about. Your ex traded the " I love you" thing easily and now you aren't together. So was that really love? How many people are you going to say " I love you" to in your dating career over the next 10 years? This girlfriend doesn't want to cheapen the words, so she's saying " love you like a friend" to pacify you. Try saying " I adore you" or " I'm crazy about you" which sounds warm, especially if she can say it back with enthusiasm. Otherwise, this relationship is going to get supremely irritating for both of you. Questions or comments? Please email lovecoach@ hotmail. com or send letters c/ o Miss Lonelyhearts, 1355 Mountain Ave. Winnipeg R2X 3B6 THE LINEUP ENTERTAINMENT A15 SUNDAY, JULY 14, 2013 Time to decide you're an alcoholic; your wife has Google's competitors Google is the leader of the Internet. They own absolutely everything: search, email, online storage, news, video, analytics, advertising networks, social media, etc. Does Google really have any competitors? Bing and Yahoo! are somewhat relevant, but they are not as big and widely used as Google. I think other companies will not contest Google for the foreseeable future, but there are some companies that are coming out with really innovative products that are making Google stay on their game. Google Reader shut down recently, which really sucked for a lot of people because that was a great service. For those in the dark, Google Reader was a web- based aggregator that pulled content from RSS feeds and delivered it to you. People like me who are always looking for content loved this service; it was also good for daily news junkies, too. A company called Feedly quadrupled its user base due to Google shutting down their service. Feedly filled the void when Google shut down and probably is making Google think twice about their decision. Another excellent startup that is gaining traction lately is Leap2, which is a visual search engine that incorporates results from Twitter as well as websites and other data sources. It just sealed a $ 1.6- million investment and is well on its way. Google Fiber is ultra- fast Internet that is exclusive in the United States. A company called OneGigabit is trying to attack Google and has decided to provide Canadians with a fibre- optic high- speed Internet network. OneGigabit is planning on charging customers $ 45 to $ 65 per month, while Google Fiber is much more costly. I like to see these new companies popping up and trying to give the old boys a run for their money. Competition inspires innovation. Microsoft Surface I was invited to the Microsoft Surface press conference in Winnipeg about a year ago and had the chance to play with the product for a while. I enjoyed the technology and innovation Microsoft was trying to push - I just thought the price- point was too high and they were missing a huge portion of the market because of it. The Surface has been on the market for a while now, and I don't think it's doing to well. Tech source the Verge reported this week the prices of the Surface are being slashed by 30 per cent - which is $ 150 off the original price. Microsoft tried entering the tablet market in the upper end and it just didn't work out. The Kindle Fire, which is $ 169, is an exact example of what Microsoft should've aimed for. If tablets are cheap, with good features, people will buy them. People don't want a super- expensive tablet, they want something at a midrange price that can do everything they want. The Microsoft Surface could do anything a tablet user wanted, but it was too expensive, and the consumer would just rather buy an iPad. Serval Project Cellphones are completely dependent on telecommunications networks. To make a call or send a text, you need service. Almost everyone in the world has a mobile phone - they've become an incredibly important component in our society. Cellphones allow you to communicate in times of need and in times of not. The Serval Project wants to enable people in areas where there isn't service, and in developing countries where making a cellphone call can cost hours of wages make a phone call easily. According to a report on Mashable, " The service makes it possible for nearby phones to join a mesh network without being modified to sidestep default restrictions on Wi- Fi networking in Google's mobile operating system. The free app for Android phones developed by Serval has nearby phones link up to one another using Wi- Fi, creating a ' mesh' network in which every device can act as a stepping stone to help data travel between any other." Serval is currently running a campaign to raise $ 300,000 to keep advancing the development of the mesh extender. It's incredibly inspiring to see technology advance for good causes. The Serval Project isn't in it for the money or the glory, they just really want to give an opportunity to less privileged people and others who need to communicate where there isn't means. If you want to learn more, visit the ServalProject. org. You can also find out how to get involved to help on the web page as well. A_ 15_ Jul- 14- 13_ FP_ 01. indd A15 7/ 13/ 13 8: 59: 02 PM ;