Amber Mac

We're back in the studio this week shooting our first batch of CFH shows for 2005! We did a couple of CES shows yesterday and, much to my surprise, we included some Vegas bloopers...ah, if only one could go back in time...LOL!

It's freezing in Toronto, but with layers and layers one can stay warm...I think. I feel badly for Leo having to brave this weather, but he seems to enjoy it (maybe 'cause he knows Cali is in his near future)!

Now's about the time I surf the Web day and night looking for a cheap place to bake on the beach for a week...where's Johnny Jet when you need him? Fortunately for all of us he's coming back in a month or so to do some travel tip segments! ;) I need to talk to him...soon...

Have a great day! I'll post some in-studio pics later this week!

-Amber

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I was just doing some work for Microsoft Home Magazine and I noticed they just put up a tsunami donations page, so I'm posting the "how to help" info here as well.

-Amber

Canadian Red Cross

1-800-418-1111

(or donate through your local Red Cross office)

https://secure.csfm.com/redcross

UNICEF Canada

1-800-567-4483

2200 Yonge St., Suite 1100

Toronto, ON M4S 2C6

https://secure.unicef.ca/forms/emergency_page.html

Oxfam Canada

1-800-466-9326

Asian Earthquake/Floods Relief, Oxfam Canada

200-215 Spadina Avenue

Toronto, ON M5T 2C7

https://www.strategicprofitsinc.com/hosted/Oxfam

World Vision Canada

1-800-268-5528

http://www.worldvision.ca

Salvation Army

Donation line: 1-800-725-2769

http://www.salvationarmy.ca

Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières)

http://www.msf.ca

Save the Children

Donation line: 1-800-668-5036

http://www.savethechildren.ca

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Amber & Andy shooting promos (love the palm trees!)

Andy & Patrick in the press room

We're in the studio shooting CFH again this week. We'll be doing two CES shows, so stay tuned for our conference coverage. My segments will focus on music and video (camcorders) - and Andy is all over CES TV trends.

Enjoy the rest of the w/end! :)

-Amber

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CFH in OZ

Since CFH is venturing down under within the next couple of months, I was wondering if anyone has any cool Aussie sites that I can review - either for the Web Workshop or Amber's Picks?

CFH MUSIC WEEK

Also, we're working on some music shows in the coming weeks. What are some of your fav music sites and/or gadgets?

Thx in advance for any help!

-Amber

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Me, Patrick, and Andy - CES press room

We just returned on the red-eye from Vegas! What a trip! It was my first time at CES, so I was overwhelmed (in a good way ;). Andy and I spent some time with folks from Sony, Canon, Microsoft, DLO, Motorola, Creative, and a few other vendors. Expect to see some product reviews on CFH in the coming months...

Tonight we'll be talking CES on CFRB's Tech Talk with Marc Saltzman (6pm).

And then it's time for sleep!!!

-Amber

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Hope to meet some of you at CES in Las Vegas! Andy and I are there Wednesday through Friday - great way to start the new year :).

-Amber

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I'm in Halifax for the next couple of days - and lucky for me my bro's band (SOLCOLA) is playing tomorrow night (NYE) at Niche (bottom of Spring Garden Road).

If you don't already have plans, it should be an awesome time/show! Maybe see you on the dance floor ;) - if not, have a great NYE 2004!

-Amber

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Thursday (Dec. 30) on Call for Help

From the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency Press Release

A computer-savvy TV show trains its techy eye on Sydney Tar Ponds cleanup website this week.

Leo Laporte and Amber MacArthur, co-hosts of G4-Tech-TV’s Call for Help, check out the Sydney Tar Ponds Agency website and offer gentle tips for improvement.

The Agency asked MacArthur, a PEI native and King’s Journalism School graduate, to review the cleanup site, which is currently undergoing a redesign.

The Call for Help episode featuring the Tar Ponds website airs Thursday. The Agency website is www.TarPondsCleanup.ca.

Contact: Parker Donham

902-565-5555

parker@donham.ca

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A fellow PEIer/CFH viewer sent these along, so pick away (thx!):

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-de1a35ce79-8c4cfa2870-25a5a81844

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-de1a35ce79-6273b6a528-27664b8698

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-de1a35ce79-a942bea427-732b1dba95

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-de1a35ce79-90703fcd0b-9904aba396

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-02919a263c-0985064e58

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-5f30c5fc3a-9d1bfa0fde

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-1239431644-132753e106

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-46bcf09bf2-73f1841c3c

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-c19493ac62-9277239c42

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-1148e47d3e-b9e86f2ed4

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-6712b2b403-a6bc9c9eb8

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1c75a977d3-85ec3419a9-270de7c679

-Amber

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Coming up Wednesday through Friday on Call for Help...what Andy wants, what Leo wants, what I want, and more holiday fun!

Thx to Tackie for creating this fantastic CFH holiday greeting card a la Simpsons :).

-Amber

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