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Tech Talk: TV and movie streaming options in Canada

John Biehler April 1, 2022

Tired of Netflix? Digital lifestyle expert Mike Agerbo of Get Connected Media runs through some great streaming alternatives….

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,”…

How Telus Health’s Virtual Pharmacy service works

Ted Kritsonis January 19, 2022

Telus Health is now live with its Virtual Pharmacy service, giving Canadians another way to get their prescriptions for themselves and loved ones. What is it, and how does it…

Shift wants to pull together all your productivity apps into one

Ted Kritsonis November 21, 2021

Feeling overloaded with too many productivity tabs on your web browser? Shift thinks it has the solution to take all of it over to one single desktop app. The premise…

Learning stuff on Skillshare? What you need to know

Ted Kritsonis September 28, 2021

The old adage of “you learn something every day,” applies to a platform like Skillshare, which aims to teach all sorts of talents to anyone who signs up. This isn’t…

How kids can pursue art and drawing on their devices

Ted Kritsonis September 24, 2021

Many kids like to draw and paint as a form of expression and learning, which they can pursue using the best drawing tools online. Whether you’re a parent or a…

Streaming on FuboTV? Here’s what you need to know

Ted Kritsonis September 10, 2021

If you’re seeking a way to watch soccer routinely, FuboTV is one platform that devotes a lot of its content to the “beautiful game” for subscribers. That kind of aggregation…

Should students turn to Khan Academy as a learning tool?

Ted Kritsonis September 3, 2021

Students often learn in the classroom, but online learning is taking on new dimensions, and Khan Academy has been at the forefront. Since Sal Khan founded it in 2008, Khan…

Streaming on Bein Sports Connect? Here’s what you need to know

Ted Kritsonis August 26, 2021

Soccer fans in Canada and abroad know Bein Sports well as a primary outlet to take in matches, but how well does its Connect app stream them? There is a…

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…

Loanz wants to loan you money when others won’t

Ted Kritsonis August 6, 2021

Need to borrow some cash? Loanz is an online lender that can send up to $15,000 over to you in minutes if you qualify and read the fine print. Loanz…

‘Too Good To Go’ looks to reduce retail and restaurant food waste

Ted Kritsonis July 28, 2021

A new app has entered Canada on a mission to reduce food waste in grocery stores, restaurants and cafés by making it available to consumers at cheaper prices. Too Good…

Streaming docs on History Hit TV? What you need to know

Ted Kritsonis July 15, 2021

Those who developed History Hit TV consider it “like Netflix for history” because of the breadth of documentary video and audio content available to stream. If you’ve never heard of…

Apps to help with addiction and mental health

Ted Kritsonis July 12, 2021

Finding help may have once felt harder to find for addiction and mental health, but smartphone apps are opening doors in a number of ways. The Canadian Centre on Substance…

Thousands of comics on Marvel Unlimited? What you need to know

Ted Kritsonis July 2, 2021

If you’re into the Marvel Comics Universe (MCU), the Marvel Unlimited app gives you a huge library of comic books to read through. Marvel says it’s over 28,000 comics and…

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,…

MyCare health app aims to bridge doctor-patient gap

Ted Kritsonis June 18, 2021

Virtual healthcare gets another option in some parts of Canada courtesy of the Telus Health MyCare app, which gives patients access to doctors without leaving home. MyCare is really a…

How CLZ can organize your comic book collection

Ted Kritsonis May 27, 2021

Whether you collected comic books in the past, or are immersed in the hobby today, the CLZ Comics app may be one of the easiest ways to keep them all…

Zwilling Fresh & Save makes food last longer at home

Ted Kritsonis April 15, 2021

One thing about working from home is that you can always benefit from having food last longer, and that’s what the Fresh and Save system from Zwilling aims to do….

Convert images the easy way for your home office

Ted Kritsonis April 9, 2021

Ever come across an image in a file format you’ve never heard of? You try to open it, and nothing happens, which is why you can use a quick conversion…

Want to listen to audiobooks? Audible vs. Audiobooks.com

Ted Kritsonis March 15, 2021

Not everyone is an avid reader, and audiobooks offer an alternative, but between Audible and Audiobooks.com, which one do you go with? It’s not as easy a decision as it…

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….

Want to listen to SoundCloud? What you need to know

Ted Kritsonis March 1, 2021

Not all music streaming services are like SoundCloud, where the huge music library is as much about indie tunes as it is about all the commercial hits. Music streaming has…

Grammarly tries to make you a better writer

Ted Kritsonis February 25, 2021

How much help would you accept to improve your writing ability? Grammarly says it can hold your hand along the way and help fix your mistakes every time. By now,…

Want to listen to TuneIn Radio? What you need to know

Ted Kritsonis February 22, 2021

The death of radio has been greatly exaggerated if you consider how much the Internet expanded access, and TuneIn Radio is among the most popular. TuneIn streams a lot of…

Pulse SMS is a premium Android texting app. Here’s what you need to know

Ted Kritsonis October 16, 2020

Android is a pretty open mobile operating system, leaving each phone manufacturer to use its own texting app. Pulse SMS serves as a unifying app that could work across devices,…

Want Otter to transcribe what you hear? Here’s what you need to know

Ted Kritsonis October 2, 2020

You have an important interview, meeting, lecture or speech that you’d like to both record and transcribe all at once. Otter is an app and service that does just that,…

How to Turn Off Full-Screen Ads in the New Sonos S2 App

Graham Williams June 12, 2020

If you haven’t already updated to the new Sonos S2 app and you’re in the Sonos ecosystem, you’re probably getting nag screens reminding you that it’s time (and you may…

Feel safer with Anonymous Camera

GetConnected June 11, 2020

In a world where everything seems to be photo’d, video’d and recorded in general, it’s tough to have any type of Privacy. Playground,  a London AI startup is launching the app…

How to Keep Moving While at Home

Laura Denton May 6, 2020

A handful of apps and websites to keep you motivated and fit during a pandemic I admit it, getting to the gym or to my yoga or spin class takes…

Poshmark: Operation Closet Cleanout

Laura Denton April 20, 2020

Mission: Covid-19 Clean Up Your Closet  Solution: Poshmark We are all trying to stay productive during this upside down time, and as the season changes, there is no better time…

The best alternatives to ZOOM

GetConnected April 15, 2020

On this week’s Global BC Noon News Tech Talk, Mike Agerbo discusses alternatives for video conferencing other than Zoom. Those applications are: Houseparty Blue Jeans Google Meet Apple Facetime Skype/MS…

Improving Your Zoom Video Calls

GetConnected April 8, 2020

With the COVID-19 outbreak more people are attending virtual meetings from home. Tech expert Mike Agerbo shares some tricks on improving your Zoom video calls on Global BC’s Noon News….

Zoom Privacy and Security Concerns: How to Protect Yourself

GetConnected April 6, 2020

Do you use Zoom? As the video conferencing service grows in popularity a number of security issues have come to light. Mike Agerbo remotely drops into the Global BC Morning…

How tech is helping people through the pandemic

GetConnected March 27, 2020

On this week’s Global BC Noon News, Mike Agerbo discussed: streaming services downgrading quality to share the bandwidth in Europe Snapchat offering mental health tools within their app to help…

Tech Talk: Social distancing tech

GetConnected March 20, 2020

On this week’s Tech Talk on Global News BC, Mike Agerbo discusses the following items to help with dealing with self-isolation, working from home and keeping your tech clean Zoho…

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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 new…

Skip The Reso? More Canadians Are Ordering In This Valentine’s

Mike Agerbo February 13, 2020

Is Valentine’s Day a source of stress for you and your sweetie? It doesn’t have to be; getting dolled up, trying to find a reservation, then spending a fortune on…

iTunes is Dead. Long Live iTunes.

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 part briefing…

iOS 13 at WWDC 2019

Graham Williams June 3, 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 part…

TimeFlip Review

GetConnected May 21, 2019

Review by Myranda Wicks Myranda Wicks | Agency Blink GetConnected saw the TimeFlip device at CES 2019, so we brought it in and asked if anyone in the Blink office…

Finding Hidden Art in Paris

John Biehler May 17, 2019

Recently, while in Paris for the Huawei P30 Pro launch, I had the chance to explore the city and seek out an almost hidden form of art that had been…

The Future of Smart Clothing

GetConnected March 12, 2019

Wearable technology is much more than fitness tracking and aesthetically pleasing subwoofers, it can also include clothing! On this week’s Tech Talk, Mike Agerbo chats about the Revival Hoodie, Vessi…

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