AmberMac Archive: featured

Facebook LIVE: Shopify & the President of the NYSE

In case you missed it, for the latest episode (shot and co-produced by AmberMac Media Inc.) of Shopify’s Build a Bigger Business Facebook Live series, I interviewed Tom Farley, President of the New York Stock Exchange, about networking secrets and entrepreneurship. Read More

TheOtherMac: Augmented reality, the iMac Pro, and more at Apple’s WWDC17

I recently wrote about Apple’s new “Siri speaker”, iPads, and iOS 11 announcements from their Worldwide Developers Conference, so I’ll cover off the rest of the keynote below. Again, the underlying thrust for a lot of things was about machine learning, especially how this relates to Siri’s abilities, and setting… Read More

TheOtherMac: Siri Speaker, New iPads, and iOS 11 at Apple’s WWDC17

Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference keynote usually brings more under-the-hood info than a lot of people are interested in, so we’ve boiled Tim Cook’s keynote down to a few key areas so you don’t have to wade through a two-and-a-half hour video to find the best bits (heads up, the… Read More

#TheFeed: Finding Food & Drink, Connected Scooters, & Robot Drivers

TF098: We chat with CurEat’s Steve Managano about a new chef-inspired way to find places to eat or drink in an unfamiliar city. We also speak with Immotor Go founder Daniel Huang on what he learned from making battery accessories that launched him into the world of high-tech, smartphone-connected scooters. Read More

Magazine Feature: Amber Mac on PEI in Canadian Living

In the June 2017 issue of Canadian Living magazine, I share what it’s like growing up on Prince Edward Island. I also shared my top picks for things to do on PEI (if you haven’t been there in the summer or the fall, then you should go – and bring… Read More

#TheFeed: GeniCan’s Rob Griffin on smart trash

TF097: We chat with Rob Griffin about a new device that lets you throw away your trash to automate your shopping lists. We also speak with Rafi Haladjian from Sen.se about how an affordable sleep tracker called Sleep Peanut will help you wake up feeling great. Plus, we learn how… Read More

TV Interview: Uber Opens AI Research Hub in Toronto

Uber’s new state-of-the-art research facility in Toronto means the city is set to become a key player in driverless technology. With dozens of AI-related job opportunities, watch my 4-minute-long interview on Global News at Noon to find what it means for the future of autonomous vehicles in… Read More

Product Review: Google Wifi

By the year 2022, the average household with two teenage kids will have 50 Internet connected devices in the home (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). It sounds like a lot of tech on one network, but if you start counting your smartphones, tablets, computers, gaming systems, and smart home… Read More

TheOtherMac: Best Way to Watch the Star Wars Movies

I’ve been a fan of Star Wars since I was first exposed to it as a child in the 70s, and it’s a love that continues to this day. While I realize there are lots of other posts on which order to watch the Star Wars movies in, let me… Read More