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Ottawa rejects Rogers-Shaw deal

GetConnected October 26, 2022

Canada’s Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne rejects proposed deal between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. Catherine Urquhart reports with a contribution from our John Biehler….

Tech Talk: Facebook threatens to block news content in Canada

John Biehler October 24, 2022

Facebook is warning Ottawa it is prepared to block news content in Canada over a proposed revenue-sharing bill. Digital Living Expert Mike Agerbo has more on that, plus he discusses…

How to Make Your Own Digital Business Card

GetConnected April 26, 2022

In this video, we’re going to show you how to program your own NFC Tags to operate as a digital business card. Conferences and networking events are coming back in…

Willow lets you invest in real estate by buying shares online

Ted Kritsonis February 3, 2022

A Canadian startup, Willow, is live with a new fractional investment platform that allows anyone to buy and sell shares in commercial real estate properties. Willow calls this mechanism “PropSharing,”…

Too many Gmail accounts? Kiwi has an app for that

Ted Kritsonis November 5, 2021

It’s standard practice to manage a Gmail account on a web browser, but Kiwi lets you do it with multiple accounts via its desktop app for Windows and macOS. Desktop…

Wix lets you build your own app without knowing any code

Ted Kritsonis August 19, 2021

Interested in having your own app, yet have no idea how to start or code it? Wix App Builder aims to tackle that with a more novel approach. You may…

Tech Talk: Work from home tech essentials

John Biehler June 30, 2021

Mike shows off some high tech gear to help improve the work-from-home experience including a laptop, microphone and MagSafe stand for your iPhone….

Collectibles are fast becoming assets you can invest in

Ted Kritsonis June 29, 2021

Rather than stocks, bonds or other securities, some investors are looking at sports and pop culture collectibles as asset classes long-term. People have been collecting things for a long time,…

Tech Talk: Getting Back to Business

John Biehler June 16, 2021

Mike shows off the latest tech gadgets for work, or home, office including the brand new iMac, a portable receipt/document scanner and more….

Zoho Mail may be the email host you’re looking for

Ted Kritsonis May 12, 2021

Whether you’re running a small business with employees or doing it yourself as a sole proprietor, a good email host can be an important piece of the puzzle. This is…

Tech Talk: Work from home essentials

John Biehler May 5, 2021

Mike Agerbo shows off how to boost your productivity with some essential additions to your home office. Note: The free TV offer from TCL starts on May 6th. More info…

What is an NFT?

Stephen Fung March 17, 2021

An NFT is a Non-Fungible Token or NFT for short. But what does that even mean exactly? How can one explain it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFdc4eHO9ec First, what is an NFT? Recently the…

Wise aims to be your currency converter and ‘borderless’ bank

Ted Kritsonis March 9, 2021

Whether or not you’re working from home these days, if you’re earning income in more than one currency, Wise may be a way to streamline how you manage it all….

Speak clearer with better home office microphones

Ted Kritsonis February 11, 2021

The explosion of virtual conferencing and video calls over the last 12 months has exposed the limitations of computer microphones with respect to audible clarity. If you’ve taken part in…

Why a webcam may be worth it for better video calls

Ted Kritsonis December 11, 2020

The webcam hasn’t seen a year as good as 2020 in, well, years, and with so many options available, raising your video conferencing game is within reach. COVID-19 forced millions…

Why multiple monitors in your home office makes sense

Ted Kritsonis November 25, 2020

If your laptop is your primary computer, and you’ve been using it as the only screen to get work done at home, you may be doing it wrong. I learned…

5 free PDF editors you can use right now

Ted Kritsonis October 20, 2020

If you work with documents in an office, there’s a good chance you deal with PDFs. The ubiquitous file format is easy to manage, unless you have to edit it….

Shootout at the App Store Corral

John Biehler August 18, 2020

There is a battle brewing between game/app developers and the app stores that Apple and Google both manage. For a while now, Apple and to some extent, Google have been…

AI Safely Reopens Museum Doors During COVID-19

Ged Smyth August 14, 2020

Businesses need to find innovative ways to keep themselves out of harm’s way and safe. COVID-19 has made business as usual difficult. This holds especially true for large venues. Open…

Apple One is on the way and will be a One-Stop-Shop

Ged Smyth August 13, 2020

It’s an exciting time for Apple recently with the iOS 14 launch coming up. They are going even further by looking at putting a lot of their services together in…

New Zoom Features Can Spruce Up Your Meetings

Ged Smyth August 5, 2020

With the world still working from home, Zoom seems to the way we all end up connecting. It has made everything from work meetings to happy hours easy to manage…

SpaceX Successfully Returns Crew to Earth

Ged Smyth August 4, 2020

Seems like yesterday that SpaceX launched Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. In reality, it was back on May 30th from Kennedy Space Center on Falcon 9. Only one…

Google invests $450 million into ADT

Ged Smyth August 4, 2020

Monday started off with a bang in the tech world. Google made a substantial investment into ADT to commence a long term partnership. As a result, ADT stock rose 65%…

Perseverance Successfully Launches

Ged Smyth July 31, 2020

At 7:50 am EST on July 30, 2020, the Perseverance successfully launched into orbit. It will spend the next 7 months in orbit and reach its destination on February 18th…

Konami throws its hat in the ring with a gaming PC

Ged Smyth July 29, 2020

Konami is a name we all know and love from the gaming world. I have fond memories of playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the arcade. Titles such as Contra,…

AMC and Universal agree to a quicker digital release

Ged Smyth July 29, 2020

This has been a hot topic with me lately, the lack of new releases. With theatres shut down and making zero revenue it has blown my mind that this is…

Microsoft Family Safety App; Keeping your family safe

Ged Smyth July 28, 2020

There is no doubt that screen time is going up and not down during the pandemic. With a large percentage of people working from home, it can seem impossible to…

CES Goes Digital for 2021

Ged Smyth July 28, 2020

Although it should come as no surprise, CES will be a digital-only show in 2021. According to the press release, the event will run from January 6th through the 9th…

Ransomware takes Garmin down for a few days

Ged Smyth July 27, 2020

It has been a rough few days for the tech company. It appears as if Garmin was the subject of a reported ransomware attack. Starting last Wednesday, users have not…

Track+ Launches with Telus

Ged Smyth July 24, 2020

Telus has partnered with Smith Micro Software to launch Track+. This system will exist seamlessly into the Telus ecosystem to keep track of the things you don’t want to lose….

More Delays to the Big Screen, Including Maverick

Ged Smyth July 24, 2020

The struggle has been real for top-end studios and theatres to make a plan during this pandemic. There were a plethora of titles to be released between mid-March and the…

Bill and Ted get the Right Pandemic Release

Ged Smyth July 23, 2020

Like most of us that grew up in the ’80s, I have been patiently waiting for Bill and Ted Face the Music. COVID-19 however had different plans for the entertainment…

China set to launch to Mars July 23rd

Ged Smyth July 21, 2020

Nestled between the United Arab Emirates’ and NASA’s launches to Mars is China’s own expedition. China’s Tianwen-1 is getting ready to set out to deep space in the next couple…

NASA Preps for Mars Launch

Ged Smyth July 20, 2020

With the UAE launching it’s probe “Hope” into orbit this weekend, it’s time to look ahead as to what’s next for space exploration. NASA, for one, is planning on its…

A successful launch by the UAE This weekend to Mars

Ged Smyth July 20, 2020

As written in a previous article, the United Arab Emirates has spent the last 6 years preparing for its launch to Mars. Yesterday that vision became a reality. At 5:58…

B.C. Software Firm gets Record Venture Capital Funding

Ged Smyth July 17, 2020

Clio is a tech company in Vancouver that makes software for smaller law firms. The software handles tasks like cases, clients, and billing. These services are managed through the cloud….

Ottawa partners with Bird Canada

Ged Smyth July 17, 2020

Back at the end of November, the Ontario government announced an e-scooter pilot program to help grow Ontario’s economy. Only a few months later we are seeing that come to…

Shopping on Instagram Just Got Easier

Ged Smyth July 16, 2020

Instagram has announced it will be creating a dedicated shopping page for businesses. With businesses still in recovery from the pandemic, this couldn’t have come at a better time. Accessing…

2022 Nissan Ariya, the EV SUV we have been waiting for?

Ged Smyth July 15, 2020

It doesn’t seem like long ago that the Nissan Leaf was one of only a couple of full EV cars on the road. The last few years have seen a…

WMX to Launch TraffikFlo

Ged Smyth July 14, 2020

With retail environments just starting to reopen, the ability to regulate traffic is paramount to success. There is a fine line between needing your doors to open in order to…

The UAE is Going to Mars

Ged Smyth July 13, 2020

The United Arab Emirates is coming up on its 50th anniversary. and what better way to celebrate this milestone than to send a ship to Mars. 2020 is a hotbed…

Model Y gets a 3k price drop

Ged Smyth July 13, 2020

Tesla has been looking at its pricing strategy over the last little while and had made adjustments to all its current models back in May except the Model Y. It…

Sony gets a little Epic

Ged Smyth July 10, 2020

Sony has announced an investment in Epic games to the tune of $340 million dollars. Epic, who is the studio that brought you Fortnite has a new minority shareowner. As…

Thunderbolt 4 in a nutshell

Ged Smyth July 9, 2020

Intel revealed new details about Thunderbolt™ 4, the next generation of its universal cable connectivity solution. There is an increased minimum performance requirement, expanded capabilities, and USB4 specification compliance. For…

Evolve your Zoom with Mmhmm

Ged Smyth July 8, 2020

Zoom meetings have been all the rage lately. Since the world started staying home it seems as if we are on Zoom meetings all day. Although very functional, there is…

All new Subscription Services for BMW

Ged Smyth July 3, 2020

It started a few years ago when Tesla made their features and some options available through subscription. BMW is now looking to do an overhaul with the launch of iDrive…

A bit of a hold up for fitbit and Google

Ged Smyth July 3, 2020

It wasn’t that long ago that Google made the news by purchasing fitbit, a popular wearable fit technology. 2.8 billion dollars Canadian was the price tag and everything seemed lovely….

Amazon’s vision for Zoox

Ged Smyth July 2, 2020

It is no secret that Amazon purchased Zoox last Friday for 1.2 billion dollars. Amazon plans on being a force in the autonomous hailing and autonomous ride-sharing market. This is…

Google Acquires the Smart Glass Company North

Ged Smyth July 2, 2020

Google has acquired the company North, a Canadian tech company based in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. They make smart glasses called Focals. But what does this new partnership mean for North and…

The Facebook Boycott

Ged Smyth June 30, 2020

Starting July 1st, Facebook could be short a few major advertisers. There are growing concerns with Facebook’s advertising practices and some have said enough is enough. Who’s taking part? Honda …

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