AmberMac Blog

The Future of Mobile: Healthcare

Over the past few years, I’ve focused more intensely on my health.  With so much innovative technology in this space, it’s been both a personal and professional passion. At a meeting last year, I was chatting with the team at TELUS about TELUS Health.  While… Read More

#TheFeed: Wattpad CEO Allen Lau on tapping for stories

TF089: We chat with Wattpad CEO Allen Lau about a new spin-off app built just for his company’s avid mobile readers. We also speak with Stephen Petranek, author of “How We’ll Live on Mars,” who explains how our kids might be moving to the red planet one day soon. Liat Mordechay… Read More

#TheFeed: Hexigent’s Ryan Duquette on Phishing Scams

TF088: If you’re looking to get in shape with the latest tech, Craig Slagel from RunGo explains how his new app can help you explore a new city while you’re working out. We also chat with Ryan Duquette, a top security expert from the cyber-security and digital… Read More

#TheFeed: Poverty Inc. Filmmaker on the future of charity

TF087: Keeper CEO Darren Guccione joins up from Mobile World Congress to talk about how to create better (and more secure) passwords. We also chat with filmmaker Michael Matheson Miller about his film Poverty, Inc, which examines the impact of foreign aid. Chakameh Shafii of TranQool explains how her new business… Read More

TheOtherMac: The Usability of Date Formatting

#TheOtherMac is a series of new and existing posts on geek culture, user experience, and other topics by Amber Mac’s business partner, Jeff MacArthur. Each year as tax time creeps up, I can’t help but continue to be frustrated with the lack of a standard format for dates. Receipts gathered… Read More

#TheFeed: “On Second Thought” Creator on Text Regret

TF086: If you’re impulsive then you’ll be happy to know that it’s now possible to take back a text you sent before it gets to the recipient. We chat with On Second Thought app creator Maci Peterson about getting control of your messages. Plus, @Brittlestar joins us to talk about his… Read More

International Women’s Day At My House

If you haven’t heard of International Women’s Day, it’s an annual event that celebrates women and our accomplishments. It’s also just one important day in Women’s History Month, which is a month-long event to remind us to tell stories about the most influential women in history. To participate in this… Read More

#TheFeed:AJ+’s Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on future of news

TF085: AJ+ is spreading the news in unique, social, and mobile ways. Senior correspondent Ahmed Shihab-Eldin joins us to talk about how their organization is connecting a new generation of readers and viewers (and inspiring other media outlets to follow suit). We also chat with Jill Schoolenberg from GoDaddy… Read More

Amber’s Fireside Discussion with Katie Telford

On Feb 28th, I hosted a fireside discussion with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Chief of Staff, Katie Telford, at the Art Gallery of Ontario. If you missed the event, check out a short Facebook Live broadcast I did with Katie before the event kicked off. P.S. The book… Read More