I’ve used Macs for years – actually since they started making the computers; and over that period of time I’ve gone from using various types of webcams to the built-in camera on notebooks. Now I’ve come full circle with my desktop computer. The computer I use as a desktop is currently a Mac Mini, [...]
I’ve been testing out the new Netatmo Urban Weather Station for a while now, and, it’d be a lot more fun to use if it’d stop snowing where I live. I live in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – and it’s snowing again today. It actually seems to snow every day here! I asked for the weather station [...]
The Logitech Ultrathin iPad Keyboard Cover is the latest accessory for iPad I’ve been testing out. I’ve tried several different types of keyboards designed to work with iPads, but they always involved having to carry the keyboard separately. This Ultrathin iPad Keyboard Cover solves that particular problemby clipping onto the iPad with a magnetic clip [...]
I can’t count the number of times I’ve been asked about the new iPad Mini since it was first announced a little while ago. It’s also amazing to me how the announcement of the iPad Mini has eclipsed that of significant upgrades to the iPad itself. As soon as I got my hands on an [...]
Apple’s AirPlay wireless technology has been around for a while now, and, although I don’t use it every day, I do use it quite often to run content from my iPad or iPhone through Apple TV and onto my big screen TV. The first purely AirPlay connected speaker I’ve tested is iHome’s under $200 CAD [...]
Logitech’s new line-up of Logitech UE products is a terrific addition to their product line. Ultimate Ears has long been the standard for in-ear monitors that musicians wear, so adding that expertise to a new line of products really ramps up Logitech’s offerings. I’ve been testing out a set of Logitech UE 6000 Headphones, the [...]
When my wife and I travel we always take along an iPad, a Kindle, and two iPhones, and I most often also take my MacBook Air. We’re constantly forgetting or misplacing either a cable for something or the power brick needed to charge whatever device it is. And keeping the darn cables organized in the [...]
A couple weeks ago I wrote a post for this digital literacy series that examined the ways that social media is changing our lifestyles. In that post I looked at the six general digital lifestyles digital media users could be leading. The characteristics of these lifestyles vary greatly and can be applied to people from [...]
You heard it here first: digital media is changing the way we act. And hold on to your hats folks because how we act is also influencing digital media. As I’ve explored throughout this digital literacy series, much of social media’s popularity can be linked to its ability to fulfill some of humanity’s basic needs. [...]
Bose has been making great quality speakers for years, and their new SoundLink Wireless Mobile Speaker simply continues that excellence – in a very small and portable package. Priced at $329 CAD for the Black aluminum finish and dark grey nylon cover, to $379 CAD for the silver finish with the dark brown leather cover, [...]
