Author Archives: Christine Persaud

5 Ways to Pay From Your Phone

By Christine Persaud
A report from Catalyst indicated that 33% of Canadian consumers planned to make more mobile payments in 2016 than they did in 2015. Naturally, the proposed adoption was highest among millennials.

4 Canadian Tech Innovations Worth Celebrating for Canada 150

By Christine Persaud
Canada has long been a hotbed for technological innovation. In the technology space alone, Canada is responsible for the BlackBerry, the telephone, the walkie-talkie, IMAX, the cardiac pacemaker, and alkaline batteries, among other highly influential products.

Financial Software for Small Businesses

By Christine Persaud
Keeping track of a small business can be a time-consuming and daunting task, even for sole proprietors. In preparation of tax season, you need to keep a log of invoices, bills, receipts, insurance, HST filing, payroll, and more. Even beyond the organizational benefits, though, accounting software can also help you present things like invoices more professionally to your clients.

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for the Working Mom

By Christine Persaud
Of course mothers should be celebrated all year ‘round. But beyond that realization, there’s nothing wrong with setting aside one day of the year to shower the mothers in your life with praise and gifts. That day, aptly named Mother’s Day, is Sunday, May 14 this year. There are all kinds of moms. But any working mom would appreciate one of these great tech gifts.

Celebrate May the Fourth With Star Wars-Themed Tech

By Christine Persaud
Star Wars is one of those movies that has prevailed for decades, and will continue to do so, especially with all of the new movies being released, and characters and storylines along with them. May 4 is a particularly special day for fans, known as “May the Fourth be with you” day in celebration of the films. With that, here’s our annual Star Wars-themed gadgets list, and May the Fourth be with you.

Apps to Help Reduce Food Waste

By Christine Persaud
There’s a lot we can do to help reduce food waste, starting with more diligent purchasing and storage habits right at home. Some countries have been taking drastic measures to help reduce food waste.