Mobile Apps and Multi-player Games come from Ottawa’s High Schools
Grade 3 students act as ‘Customers’, spec’ing out the kind of game they’d like to play, and doing some ‘beta testing’ and ‘QA’ along the way.
by Lee Rickwood
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Silver Generation Seeks to Demystify Technology at Ryerson University Silver Screens Arts Festival
by Lee Rickwood
These are pretty tech savvy seniors, and everyone in the room raised their hands as computer users and e-mailers, with maybe 60 or 70 per cent of them on Facebook, and about the same having used iPhones, digital cameras or video camcorders.
Microsoft’s Cloud-based Office 365 Still a Little Foggy in Beta Release
By Lee Rickwood
Microsoft’s Office 365 is a cloud-based version of its well-known desktop and office applications, with Web versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Lync and more available as SaaS, or software-as-a-service. There is a dedicated Office 365 site for Canadians.
Canada’s Prairie Provinces Prove to be Digital Media Hotbed
By Lee Rickwood
Like Swiss chocolate, German cars and Latin jazz, digital media should be Canadian.
How Do You Get Media? – Government Regulator Asks Canadians for Input on Internet Billing Costs, Music Downloads and Video on Demand
By Lee Rickwood
This is your chance to have to your say, and tell the government where to go…uhh, on matters relating to digital media and Internet.
Are Canadians Ready for the Next Internet? World IP v6 Day Puts Tech Companies, Consumers, Internet Providers on Notice
by Lee Rickwood
“Canada was an early mover on IPv6 in the early 2000’s and had several ‘firsts’, however its technology leadership has not been sustained.”
New Radiation Warnings from WHO on Cell Phone, Smart Phone Use
by Lee Rickwood
User manuals and product information sheets do contain printed warnings about using a cell phone or smart phone too close to the body (just over one half an inch in Apple’s case).
Online tours and iPads – Humber and Seneca multimedia portfolios on display
By Lee Rickwood
The tools, techniques and technologies are always changing, and so the good students, top teachers and best bosses all agree, learning about this business is a lifelong activity.