On a recent trip, I had a sudden emergency need to access a critical system back home, but I didn’t have any computing technology with me. I found an Internet cafe on a backstreet, where no one spoke English, but was able to rent a computer for a 1/2 hour by flashing some Euros. Once…
DetailsNerds from across North America gathered for four days at Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario for our annual NerdFest, which combines training, presentations, and nerdy conversations!
DetailsLast night (or early this morning, depending on where you live), NASA scientists and engineers successfully landed the Curiosity rover on Mars 350 million miles from Earth at a speed of 13,000 MPH, and landed it perfectly using a jet-fired hover crane, which lowered a nuclear-powered 1 ton robot onto the surface of Mars. NASA…
DetailsIt seems such a short time ago that our productivity was boosted as we quickly reached a stage where just about any document could be emailed to vendors, clients or collaborators. Now that we all do this, we’re recognizing the fragmentation it causes when a various participants in a project want to make changes, perhaps…
DetailsWe all hate seeing messages about program updates when we turn on our computers. Some of us are apprehensive about installing them, fearing they will break something. There are other times that we honestly can’t tell the difference that an update made and wonder what the point was. Usually these are cases of subtle changes or exploits that were patched “under the hood”.
DetailsMany of our Nerds around the world have had mobile websites created for themselves in recent weeks, making it easier than ever for our clients and people in our communities to quickly and easily get in touch with us and our worldwide team with a tap on their smartphone screens!
DetailsI recently returned from a trip to Western Europe, and was surprised by the state of their WiFi networks. Now, to be fair, this article is based on my personal experiences, both travelling in North America and a two-week trip in Europe. However, I did feel that there were two interesting comparisons to be made between the…
DetailsWe all want more desktop real estate. We are using more and more applications on our computers, and having to constantly move them around to access the ones you want quickly becomes a tedious process, or even worse, having to minimize and maximize windows as we need them. If you have the physical desk space, purchasing a second monitor is a great idea and may be ideal if you regularly glance over at the second monitor, but don’t always need to click or use those particular programs, or simply prefer them to virtual desktops. It really comes down to personal preference.
DetailsHere’s what I shared with Steve in the Morning on AM1290 CJBK this morning during a telephone interview.
Kids are in bed. You’re in your comfy clothes. You open the fridge and you’re out of milk. Time to get dressed and walk, bike or drive to get some milk, or else set the alarm 15 minutes earlier in the morning. Wouldn’t it be nice to avoid the above scenario and just always have…
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