Hugh Thompson is a Consumer Electronics enthusiast, writer, Internet Marketing Consultant, and former owner of Digital Home, a consumer electronics news and information website. As a voice for the Canadian consumer, Hugh is a frequent guest on radio and television programs across the country discussing the latest in consumer electronics.
Back it up: How to avoid losing your digital treasures
Tips for everything from cloud-based syncing, to off-site physical storage for those precious media files you could lose in a fire
The post-PC world is real and it's here
The number of PCs sold may be growing, but PC sales as a percentage of overall internet-enabled device revenue is declining rapidly, justifying Tim Cook’s belief that we have entered a post-PC world
Create walls of sound with whole home audio
Smart wireless systems can provide an option from expensive hardwired installs
Don’t own a PVR? Do you like watching 28,000 commercials?
One in five of Canadians don’t own a Personal Video Recorder, here are five reasons the other four should get on that
Should you get an extended warranty on pricey electronics?
Retailers say emphatically ‘yes!’, but shoppers should be armed with the likelihood of breakdown before making that last decision at the checkout counter
How to choose between plasma, LCD or LED
If you’re shopping for that new flat-screen HDTV, Hugh Thompson helps you understand which technology offers the most video quality for your budget
With Fibre Internet, the future is here, but not for most Canadians
Atlantic Canada and Manitoba are getting fibre to the home, but for most of us it’s still copper cable to the home
Now is the time to switch wireless providers
If you are one of the approximately 8 million Canadians whose wireless contract ends this year, then it’s time for you to check out the new competition
Tips and tools for the over-the-air TV enthusiasts
Digital Home’s Hugh Thompson suggests ways to boost your ITA signal and record and transfer shows
On the PVR’s 10th anniversary, device sets sights on the whole home
Though expensive, whole-home PVRs turn your home’s TVs into multifunction media hubs
