2012 In A Nutshell

Since the world is supposedly ending on Friday, I thought it would be a good time to talk about everything that has happened this year in the media. So this year we learned that if you are a celebrity your child needs to have a “creative”name. Here are some of my favourites: Blue (which by…

The Progression of Captchas

Google’s reCaptcha software has allowed for reducing the amount of bots taking part in communications on the internet, whether that be making accounts or commenting on articles. ReCaptcha, however, requires one to type, with some of the characters being difficult to read. Recently, many competitors have arisen to fight the prevalence of reCaptcha, with each…

Cell(f)-Centered

Look around you next time you are on a bus or a c-train. Almost every single person is using their cell phone, and not just for a minute but sometimes for the whole ride! What is wrong with having a face to face conversation with someone? I know I may sound like a stickler, but…

Heritage Youth Researcher Summer Program

This past summer I had the phenomenal opportunity of attending the Heritage Youth Researcher Summer Program offered by Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions.  Working under Dr. Careem in the department of Ecosystem and Public Health at the University f Calgary, I experienced first-handedly both the physical and mental aspects of health research. As opposed to the…

Must Have Apps

In a world of technology and hand held machines that seem to have slowly dominated our lives, one of the things that makes electronic devices appeal so much to me is our ability to customize and “app-ify” them. Here are some of the apps that I have been loving: 1. Sleep Cycle: This all-awesome app…

Tablet Wars: Who’s Winning?

    With the recent releases of the Surface, iPad, and Nexus family, there are now quite a few tablets on the market, but which of them is the best to buy?            1.       Apps Which has the best apps? Surface – Windows 8 – “Modern” apps, which can be downloaded…

The Elusive Bird’s IPO: Twitter

Don’t know what IPOs are? Ready a quick article about them here. Though there has not been any official information regarding Twitter’s IPO, there are rumors that the company may go public soon. After Facebook (FB) and Groupon’s (GRPN) stocks suffered heavy losses when going public, is it still worth it for Twitter to do the…

Someone should write The Book of Not Awesome

Have you ever read The Book of Awesome? Well, someone should really write The Book of Not Awesome. It’d be far more entertaining and it does the same thing — it makes people smile. I’ve decided to search up and think of some simple nuisances, as opposed to simple pleasures. Either way, the Book of…

The Future of Online Broadcasting

5 years ago, a company was created which would change the way that games were viewed forever. By offering players who were both professional and casual a chance to show others their skills, this company managed to aid in the growth of an industry which was already big in some countries and make it big in…

6 reasons to get an eReader (preferably a Kindle)

I’m going to sound like an advertiser for Amazon, but whatever. I love my eBook. It is currently my favourite toy, for a good reason. Here’s why. 1. Bookmark free reading: I have a few patience problems, especially with those long books. Considering my self-diagnosed lack of attention span, I can’t concentrate on complicated texts…