Here is a comparison on how in my opinion public transit is not always the most efficient way of getting to and from work. More specifically the TTC is not always the best route.
By Car (via Google Maps) – 11 / 12 minutes

Google Maps Directions

Google Direction Options
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Rogers HTC Magic & Dream
This past weekend, Rogers made available an update to the Android 1.5 OS which powers both the HTC Magic and Dream devices. This update supposedly resolved the 911 / GPS bug which was identified several months ago. Why it took Rogers so long to provide a fix for a bug which they were informed about almost 4 months ago and was patched by various other wireless providers is a whole another story. But I am mentioning this to set some context on the reason for this new update. Read the rest of this entry »
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on 01/24/2010, 12:23 PM,
by Puleen,
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Canada.
Yesterday around 9:00 pm EST Rogers released an update for the HTC Magic and Dream devices which fixes the recent 911/GPS bug. You can find out more about this bug in my previous posts. This update does not actually update the phones to a newer Android platform, but simply provides a patch which fixes the 911/GPS bug. Interestingly enough it also brings the HTCs Sense UI experience to the Android 1.5 platform which both of these devices are powered by. Read the rest of this entry »
Last week Rogers announced that the HTC Dream device had an issue with the GPS hindering the ability to complete 911 calls. In a nutshell the issue with Dream was that if the GPS is enabled, users lost the ability to dial 911. As a result Rogers released an SMS message to all of their HTC Dream customers to notify them of this bug and also on steps for them to take to disable GPS so as to maintain the ability to dial 911. Read the rest of this entry »