AmberMac Archive: featured

BlogHer 2018: Women Inspiring Women

“Women inspiring women” is the mission of the BlogHer Creators Summit and its founders. The word inspiring really doesn’t even really cover what I walked away with after attending the 2018 summit in New York City. Sitting in a room with over 2000 women (along with a few good men)… Read More

3 Fun & Educational Family-Friendly Podcasts

For families whose summers involve a lot of travel time, having interesting and entertaining audio podcasts to listen to together can make a long car ride go by faster — and give you lots to  talk about as you learn together! To make it easy to find appropriate content… 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

5 Kid-Friendly Smart Summer Tech Toys & Apps

Summer is a great time to get your kids involved in some educational fun, so here are five tech toys/apps that I wanted to share (and you can also watch my video on Global News discussing some of these here). Learn about the Night Sky Celestron’s Cometron 7… Read More

#TheFeed: A Psychopath Bot, Viryl Technologies, and Workali

TF145: We talk to Workali about how they are matching jobs seekers and recruiters all with an AI bot. Also, storyteller Cameron Brown shares how he brought 80 strangers together for his video, “There Is Still Time.” Plus, Viryl Technologies joins us to talk about how they are helping the… Read More

Festivals & Fireworks: The Tech You Need

Summer has arrived, which means we’re all spending more time outside. Making memories in the glorious outdoors does not mean abandoning our devices – in fact, using technology to make the most of the long weekends at the cottage or while attending a local festival just makes sense. When attending… Read More

#TheFeed: Guy Kawasaki on Privy, plus Meditation, WWDC, and Ethical AI

TF144: We talk to author and tech evangelist Guy Kawasaki about the new anti-social app, Privy. Also, the co-founder of the Meditation Station app, Cyd Crouse, reveals how to carry around a meditation teacher in your pocket all day long. Plus, our favorite tech reporter Michael Josh breaks down the latest… Read More

#TheFeed: Empowering Bots, Like App, EU Zuck & Privacy Updates

TF143: We talk to Étienne Mérineau, the co-founder of heyday.ai, about how bots can make us superhuman (or at least change the way we work). Also, we discuss Mark Zuckerberg’s face-off with the European Parliament and how it quickly turned into an awkward exchange. Plus, we talk to @Brittlestar about one… Read More