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This week on Techplanations–Don’t get Phished!

by Tris Hussey on December 19, 2009 · 0 comments

in Internet Life, Vancouver Observer - Techplanations

In case you missed my column on The Vancouver Observer…

[From Phishing: How to Avoid Getting Hooked | The Vancouver Observer - Vancouver Olympics News Blogs Events Reviews]

Which not only covers how to avoid getting hooked by phishing scams, but also announcing the winners of last week’s contest!

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What skills will make the best journalists? Tech ninjas to rule the roost?

by Tris Hussey on December 16, 2009 · 0 comments

in Citizen Journalism, Social Media, Vancouver Observer - Techplanations, Web 2.0

Journalists seem to always be taking it on the chin. If it isn’t that their craft is dying (which I don’t think is true) or their publications are failing (okay that one is true), now it’s that in order to be agile journalists, keep employed, and be relevant they need to be programers too? Wow, harsh.

As the news industry looks to reconstruct its suffering business model, the journalists of today must reconstruct their skill sets for the growing world of online media. Because of cutbacks at many news organizations, the [...]

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Lately on Techplanations: Headset Contest, Gifts for Geeks, Basic computer fixes, and Telelympics Part 1

by Tris Hussey on December 12, 2009 · 0 comments

in Books, Cool tools, Daddy Wears Slippers to Work, Internet Life, News and Info, Social Media, Technology, Tips and Tricks, Vancouver Observer - Techplanations, Web 2.0

Things have been pretty active over on my Vancouver Observer column, Techplanations. WIth the holidays coming up I had to cover gift ideas for geeks: Getting Great Gifts for Geeks and since we all need to stop talking on our cellphones while starting in BC starting in January I have a review of some Motorola headsets and a contest to win a headset or hands free car device–Do You Have a Headset for Your Cell Phone?.

Because the column is about helping people use technology better (and fix it when it [...]

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