Frontline Healthcare Workers Receive Help with Wills and End-of-Life Plans
By Yasmin Ranade
While end-of-life and estate planning is an uncomfortable subject, particularly during a pandemic, it is one that is top of mind for Canadians right now.
Tag: COVID-19
Canadian Tech Response to COVID Adds Virus Protection for Computers, Mobile Devices
by Lee Rickwood
Risks from the killer disease known as COVID-19 are keeping most of us at home, increasingly tied to our computers and mobile devices as the main or only source of connectivity. But that only makes our connected gadgets more vulnerable to their own infectious viruses.
Apps to Keep Kids Busy At Home During Social Distancing
By Christine Persaud
Parents of young children are in a unique position during our time of social distancing. While you want your children to have a good balance of schoolwork, outdoor exercise, chores, and downtime each day, some of you might also be trying to work from home, too. This is often where technology comes in as a sort of electronic babysitter.
Social Distancing Distances Tracked by Wearable Tech, Mobile Gadgets
by Lee Rickwood
Any device that can eliminate awkward conversations or anxious discrepancies about just what two metres really means is more than welcome.
Apps for Keeping In Touch With Friends and Family During Social Distancing
By Christine Persaud
Apps for Keeping In Touch With Friends and Family During Social Distancing. Here are some great ways that you can use technology to make sure that social distancing doesn’t translate to having no social interaction.
Organizations Rise to the Pandemic Challenge
By Yasmin Ranade
The Princess Margaret hospital in Toronto, Skip The Dishes and InnerSpace, an indoor location tracking and analytics business, have risen to the pandemic challenges, each addressing social distancing as well as leaning into technology to innovate and expand services.
Is Bill Gates trying to kill you? Not likely
By Ted Kritsonis
If there’s one man who has been dragged through the mud throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s Bill Gates.
Slower Internet Speeds: COVID Responses Causing Network Congestion
by Lee Rickwood
Canadians across the country are reporting slower Internet speeds as our online usage increases significantly as part of the social response to COVID-19.