AmberMac Archive: online safety

Back-to-School Tech for Teens: 2023 Tips & Tools

Canadian kids are heading back to school in just a few days. For me, that means getting my son ready for his first year of high school with these 4 tech tips and tools for a smooth September. Choose a backpack-friendly durable laptop The ASUS Zenbook S… Read More

#TheFeed: Celebrating Earth Month

TF339: Looking for intelligent conversations online? Listen to our discussion with Post’s Founder & CEO, Noam Bardin. We celebrate Earth Day with Crystal Howe, Ice River Sustainable Solutions’ Director of Sustainability, talking about this family-owned business’ recycling facility. Plus, Nico Grant, tech reporter from The New York Times, tells us… Read More

#TheFeed: Online Safety; Inkblot Therapy; & Fertility Tracking Tech

TF179: We talk to Dylan Collins, CEO of SuperAwesome, about their approach to keeping your kids safer online with KidSwitch. Plus, we have the VP of Marketing and Sales from Inkblot Therapy, Julie Sabine, to explain how they match clients with therapists and accessing their services from the comfort… Read More

Privacy Backlash (AmberMac 2019 Tech Trends 4/5)

Welcome to 2019 (and thank you for all your support in 2018). To kick off a new year, I’m sharing a mini-series of posts covering my top 5 tech trends – these trends will affect the way we work, live, and play. Consumers are honing in on how companies are… Read More

Meeting One of the People Behind Bitdefender 2019: Raluca Para

This profile is part of a series I’m writing to highlight the people behind Bitdefender 2019, which is a 4-in-1 cybersecurity suite for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Each blog post will include one of their stories and how they work, live, and play to protect the world. Here’s part… Read More

Meeting One of the People Behind Bitdefender 2019: Liviu Holban

This profile is part of a series I’m writing to highlight the people behind Bitdefender 2019, which is a 4-in-1 cybersecurity suite for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Each blog post will include one of their stories and how they work, live, and play to protect the world. Here’s part… Read More

Meeting One of the People Behind Bitdefender 2019: George Rata

This profile is part of a series I’m writing to highlight the people behind Bitdefender 2019, which is a 4-in-1 cybersecurity suite for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android. Each blog post will include one of their stories and how they work, live, and play to protect the world. There are… Read More

Extortion Emails Containing Your Username & Password

Guest Post by Ryan Duquette – Founder and Principal, Hexigent Consulting Inc. In the last few days we have had many concerned people contact us in relation to an email they had recently received.  For some, this particular email ended up in their junk folder, while for… Read More

commandN May 2018: Giant Robots, Smart Padlocks, Flipcard Apps & More

commandN tests Yanny vs. Laurel, Amber covers PicMonkey & BitDefender, Jeff reviews Duolingo’s Tinycards app, Lara’s got an amazing smart padlock review, plus WWDC, Matt Groening’s new fantasy cartoon series, we talk to old friend and commandN V1 co-host, Mike Lazazzera, and lots more geeky tech fun! Watch the… Read More