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How to Build a PC – Putting it Together

Stephen Fung February 16, 2021

In our last blog post, we walked you through many of the things to consider when building a PC. From the case to the CPU, we went through several…

The Kingston Workflow Station Tested

Stephen Fung January 22, 2021

The Kingston Workflow Station was announced at CES 2021, and it was a product that spoke directly to some of us on the team. Namely Robin, our videographer and…

Shopping for a new Laptop?

Gary Steeves December 26, 2020

I bought my two-in-one Surface Pro 3 laptop five years ago, after much comparison-shopping, on sale at a pre-Christmas event at a drugstore.  Its Intel processor is now seven…

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Is Apple ditching Intel for ARM?

Graham Williams June 22, 2020

Yes, and no. There’s a rumour that Apple will announce a “move to ARM-based Macs” today that has tech nerds in a lather. For many, Apple’s move to Intel…

Use your DSLR or mirrorless camera as a webcam

Ted Kritsonis November 13, 2020

Video calling is now the norm amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, so what if you could move beyond your computer’s aging camera and use a DSLR or mirrorless camera instead?…

Five Technologies Apple Must Improve in 2020

Graham Williams June 21, 2020

I had a friend say to me “you’re not in the Apple ecosystem, you ARE the Apple Ecosystem”, which is to say that while Apple gear is my weapon…

Apple Products and Accessories Now Available on Amazon.ca

John Biehler November 16, 2020

Up until very recently, the majority of ‘Apple’ products found on Amazon were either knockoffs or poorly labelled 3rd party products. Apple has sold genuine products in the US…

How To Use Signal Messenger

Graham Williams July 10, 2020

It’s become more clear every day that engaging with any Facebook property isn’t good for your privacy. Removing the Facebook app is a good start to reducing the amount…

How to use Zoom to make the most of the holidays

Erin Lawrence November 30, 2020

Zoom is a great tool for connecting with family and friends in these socially-distanced times. Allowing you to have face-to-face conversations with people all over the world, Zoom will…

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HUAWEI’s Latest Products Make Us Poorer

Stephen Fung February 27, 2020

The Mobile World Congress in Barcelona isn’t happening. But the Chinese mobile giant, HUAWEI, carries on with product announcements for all its new products. They’re pushing through with launching…

How to Build a PC – The Parts

Stephen Fung February 2, 2021

Why would you build a PC? When Henry Cavill, the man of steel himself, built a PC last year, the Internet exploded. Who knew Superman was a computer nerd…

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Apple Gear for Creative Pros

Stephen Fung November 20, 2019

On Today’s Global News Tech Talk, our wallets become a little lighter as we look at some of the latest Apple products. These are products that are geared toward…

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…

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Canada’s Must Have Black Friday Deals

Stephen Fung November 27, 2019

On Today’s Global News Tech Talk the wallets become lighter yet again as Canada’s biggest weekend of shopping is happening this Friday. Mike and Sonia discuss all of the…

CES 2021: ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 WiFi 6E Router

Stephen Fung January 11, 2021

ASUS brand Republic of Gamers (ROG) announced one of the first WiFi 6E (802.11ax) router to the market at the virtual CES 2021 show. The ROG Rapture GT-AXE11000 takes…

Accessible Technology Helplines for People with Disabilities

Gary Steeves November 17, 2020

“Careful, if you remove this account, its offline … yada yada yada. Do you want to continue?”  My JAWS screen reader from Freedom Scientific reads me the warning loud…

CES 2021: Kingston Workflow Station for Content Creators

Stephen Fung January 11, 2021

As a group of content creators, videographers and photographers, we’re always dealing with memory cards from different cameras, devices, and drives. As a result, we inevitably end up with…

How to Fix Mac Bluetooth Audio Issues

Graham Williams June 25, 2020

If you own AirPods or Bluetooth headphones, you’ve probably been getting a lot of use out of them. Because they pair so quickly with your Mac, they’ve become my…

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How to use EventBrite instead of Facebook Events

Graham Williams July 13, 2020

Kicking the Facebook Habit™ isn’t easy, but it’s worthwhile. The less time and energy that you give Facebook, the better it is for you, for me, and for everyone…

macOS Turns 11: Big Sur Brings Big Changes

Graham Williams June 22, 2020

Continuing on the theme of “yeah, those things you’ve been asking about for ten years… we’re doing it”, macOS Big Sur is unifying the experience across all of Apple’s…

How are the Logitech Master and MX Keys for multi-screen home offices?

Ted Kritsonis November 5, 2020

Whether you’re self-employed running a business from home, or setting up something more permanent with multiple screens, Logitech’s MX Master mice and MX Keys keyboards may be one way…

Samsung Unpacked 2020 goes virtual

John Biehler August 5, 2020

This morning, Samsung held their annual Unpacked event, but for the first time, as expected due to the pandemic, they hosted it virtually. Normally these events are private media…

Apple One & Apple Fitness+ Announced

Graham Williams September 15, 2020

Apple One is finally here: the service that combines all of Apple’s offerings into one easy bundle, saving subscribers money. The service launches this fall. Apple One For some,…

Welcome back Samsung: The Book S, Ion & Flex

GetConnected June 1, 2020

With the class of 2020 closing in on graduation and father’s day just around the corner Samsung is re-entering the Canadian laptop market with 3 new models that could…

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CES 2021: WD and SanDisk Portable SSDs Go To 4TB

Stephen Fung January 11, 2021

Feeding the need for more and faster storage solutions, WD and SanDisk have introduced a series of refreshes to their product lines for CES 2021 that include an upgrade…

Apple Opens iOS 14 & iPadOS 14 Public Beta Program

John Biehler July 9, 2020

As mentioned during the recent WWDC session, Apple has opened up their Public Beta Software program for non-developers to check out the new software for iOS and iPad devices….

The New Mac Pro Is Not a $11,000 Cheese Grater

Graham Williams June 4, 2019

Apple’s  World Wide Developers Conference  (WWDC2019) is an exciting time for developers, but they’re not the only ones paying attention. Apple users tune in, too, because this show is…

Intel’s new Hybrid Processor: why you want one

Ged Smyth June 11, 2020

With the world of Notebooks getting more diverse, the demand for more efficient and versatile processors is at an all time high. Intel is all in with their new…

Thermaltake Inspires Work & Gaming at CES 2021

Stephen Fung January 28, 2021

Virtually speaking, CES 2021 was a difficult place to see what many companies have planned for release this year. A major player in those show and tells is the…

StartMeStick review

Ted Kritsonis August 7, 2020

Looking to give your old computer one job to do? Plug in a StartMeStick and you may be able to breathe new, one-dimensional life to it. That’s the ultimate…

Apple Announces New M1 Processor and Computing Lineup

John Biehler November 10, 2020

This morning during Apple’s “One More Thing” event, CEO Tim Cook and his team unveiled the new CPU processor, the M1 as expected. This new chip will power a…

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…

iPad Air Gets A Serious Set Of Upgrades

Graham Williams September 15, 2020

The iPad Air is bringing a huge jump in performance to Apple’s most popular model, along with some smart new hardware features that bring it inline with Apple’s iPad…

Apple to Add Mac Trade-In Program in Canada and US

GetConnected June 10, 2020

Apple has announced plans to launch a Mac trade-in program in its retail stores across the U.S and Canada. This joins existing programs offered for their other products like…

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The Hubbub About Hubs

Stephen Fung February 10, 2020

On Global News Tech Talk today, John and Jennifer are talking about things that can help you clear off some much-needed desk space. Tech like USB hubs can make…

The new Dell XPS Desktop

Ged Smyth July 10, 2020

Dell has just launched its latest XPS Desktop and it is a powerhouse.  Here is a quick overview of the features. A new 10th generation Intel® CoreTM processor-powered XPS…

SpaceX launches more Starlink Satellites

Ged Smyth August 7, 2020

From launches to The International Space Station all the way to sending up satellites to help improve the world’s bandwidth, it seems as if SpaceX is turning space into…

Toshiba Exits Laptop Market

Ged Smyth August 10, 2020

It seems like only yesterday I was working on a sales floor at Future Shop: flat-panel TVs were in their infancy and Toshiba was king of the laptop. With…

How To Remove a Drive from a Netgear ReadyNAS Without Breaking Anything

Stephen Fung November 19, 2020

It was time for Mike to upgrade his drives in his NETGEAR ReadyNAS network storage enclosure. After an extremely infuriating experience, the tool-less drive tray broke in his hands….

Tech Talk: Microsoft Surface devices for Back to School

GetConnected August 19, 2020

John Biehler shows off some of the latest products and accessories from Microsoft that might be a perfect fit for back to school or work, including the Surface Go…

Windows 10 Done Right? Our Take on Microsoft’s Surface Devices

Stephen Fung September 14, 2020

As a software company, Microsoft it’s hard to control the hardware experience. With so many variations of hardware to support, from so many different sources, Microsoft offers both choice…

Tech Talk: New from Apple

GetConnected April 12, 2019

On this week’s Tech Talk, Mike Agerbo brings Global News an exclusive look at some of the Apple products recently announced at the Apple Spring Event! These include the…

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…

Are These the Portable SSDs You Are Looking For?

Stephen Fung September 17, 2020

SSDs or solid-state drives have come a long way. From being mostly unaffordable hardware for PC enthusiasts to now being standard equipment in many notebook PCs. Portable SSDs have…

Tech Talk: Back to School tech from Asus

GetConnected August 17, 2020

On Monday, John Biehler shared the latest tech news and some products to help with back to school/work planning with Neetu Garcha on Global BC’s Morning News. More information…

Tech Talk: Father’s Day Gifts

GetConnected June 3, 2020

This week, on Global BC’s Noon News Hour, Mike Agerbo shared some tech gifts that you still have time to order before Father’s Day. Here are the products Mike…

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….

Tech Talk: Improve your home office

John Biehler February 18, 2021

Working from home? Mike shares some tech products to help update your home office including one of the latest laptops from MSI. Products mentioned include (linked on the side…

Relive Windows 95/XP on your Raspberry Pi 4

John Biehler April 21, 2020

Pi Lab has created the ultimate nostalgic version of Raspbian for the Raspberry Pi 4 single board computer, with their releases of Raspbian XP and Raspbian 95. By making…

Clockwork Pi’s DevTerm

John Biehler November 26, 2020

The team that created the GameShell retro handheld console a few years ago is back again with a new, lust-inducing machine, the DevTerm. The all-in-one device is touted as…

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