All posts tagged technology

Just like clutter in your closets or on your kitchen or bathroom counter tops, digital hoarding comes at a high cost to your time, and even your online

Criminals are searching social media for personal details that can be used to launch an attack against a person or provide information that could be used to reveal

As parents, how do we teach our children that they can’t have everything immediately, when a simply tap on the keyboard or a click on a mouse allows

For the most part, the Internet is a great place to explore and learn. While your children are surfing the web, they may stumble across shocking images and

Do you spend more time on your cell phone, texting and talking than you do sleeping? It might be time to do a technology detox. We all know

Thanks to the rapid growth of online dating, would-be couples are now almost as likely to meet via email or a virtual "wink" as they are through friends

Tech-related injuries are increasingly common in today’s world. Everything from “BlackBerry thumbs” to Wii injuries are an unfortunate but preventable consequence of technology’s presence in today’s world. The

Is your mobile phone or tablet PC is putting your privacy at risk? A recent survey commissioned by Office of the Privacy Commissioner showed the majority of Canadians are

An increasing number of parents are relying on technology like iPhones and iPads to keep their children entertained during a long trip or waiting at restaurants. Often the

By Deborah Chantson As technology gets smaller, lighter, faster, and sleeker, it will undoubtedly land in the hands of your child in varying degrees of a “near”-future if it

Since the beginning of time, human beings have been in love with their technology. Fire and wheels were cool in their day but let’s face it, cell

Recently as a social experiment, a guy by the name of Sam Laird decided to deactivate his Facebook account to see what effect it would have on

“Teens, Kindness and Cruelty on Social Network Sites,” is a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, in partnership with the Family Online

With the growing popularity of social media, instant messaging, and text messaging, the popularity of good old fashion telephone and face to face communication drops.  I, like many