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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I’ve known I’ve wanted to teach for over 20 years, ever since the beginning of my undergrad days. While I used to think of teaching as my “fall back” job, I know now that teaching is something that I must do to be happy. When I teach, one of my core beliefs is that tech is not scary and anyone can learn it, which is why when I see first hand techies taking advantage of non-techies I get really pissed.
Yesterday I was teaching a second day at the Venture Program [...]
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On Friday I started the onerous task of dealing with the details of moving. Switching hydro, Shaw, etc. I also had a bit of a beef with Telus Mobility because when I tried a Telus Hotspot while at Pearson, I couldn’t connect for free. According to my plan I have unlimited use of all Telus Hotspots (which will rock with my Eee PC). I also wanted to figure out why my billing and account balance seemed to be wonky.
Well it turns out that first off I should have been checking [...]
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Tris Hussey is a writer, teacher, blogger, and speaker on all facets of Internet life, WordPress, and social media. He is the author of Create Your Own Blog: 6 Easy Blogging Projects to Start Blogging Like a Pro and Using WordPress.
