Technology

Innovators; Not Eye Candy

Posted by on Jan 23, 2014 in Technology | 0 comments

Innovators; Not Eye Candy

Earlier this month, I attended the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show ( CES 2014 ) in Las Vegas to report for the Victoria radio station CFAX 1070. With over 2 million square feet of show floor and over 3200 exhibiters, I never ran out of material to report on. Using a pedometer app, my co-hosts and I calculated that we walked a total of 100km during the week. For those of you who have never heard of CES, it is the world’s largest technology show held every year in Las Vegas. With over 152,000 attendees from more than 150 different countries around the world, this is where innovators and...

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Cyber Bullying

Posted by on Nov 16, 2012 in Technology | 0 comments

Cyber Bullying

Bullying has been around since the beginning of time. Most people have either been bullied, are being bullied or have been the bully at some point in their lives. Traditionally bullying has taken place in the workplace, home or school but a disturbing new trend of cyber bullying has developed over the years. This is proving to be a much more dangerous form of bullying as these actions remain online permanently in most cases. Kids nowadays not only have to worry about being bullied by their peers, but strangers are also targeting them online. A study run by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)...

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Online behaviour trending

Posted by on May 30, 2012 in Technology | 1 comment

Online behaviour trending

Technology has become so integrated into our lives in so many different ways that it is hard to believe that it’s still relatively new to us.  Has all of this integration helped or hindered us? That depends on who you are and how you choose to use this sometimes awe-inspiring technology. Computers started to become mainstream in the early to mid 2000’s.  Since then, our online behavior has developed into some interested stats. 1 in 5 couples meet online, that statistic is higher among the gay community with 3 out of 5 gay couples meeting online.  Along with bringing people together,...

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