University Canada West- New tuition scam left woman with $37K in fraudulent charges — and no help from bank, police or school - CBC March 9, 2026
- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW hosts Startup Grind Pitch Battle Royale - Education News Canada March 6, 2026
- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
- B.C. student sues his teachers over plagiarism, judge strikes case - Business in Vancouver November 13, 2025
- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
- Parul University Hosts 30+ Global Universities for International Week 2025 - Careers360 September 4, 2025
- The rise, fall and rise again of Peter Chung’s private-school empire - Vancouver Sun August 22, 2025
- Nawartoona (نورتونا ): Joy and Resistance–Interdisciplinary Dialogues on the Middle East and North Africa and Decolonial Futures - Simon Fraser University July 19, 2025
- Social Media Policy
- How social media is weaponised against Guatemalan defenders - Global Witness March 11, 2026
- How backup freshman guard struck it rich on social media, can retire already - USA Today March 11, 2026
- Social Media Erupts Over Hilary Duff’s ‘Roommates’ Performance as Fans Joke She’s “Hilary Houston” - Yahoo March 11, 2026
- Social media reacts to Bam Adebayo scoring 83 points: 'Kobe looking up in disgust' - HoopsHype March 11, 2026
- SocialRez Launches New AI-Powered Social Media Growth Platform - openPR.com March 11, 2026
- Social Media Ban For Children: Why The Policy May Be Hard To Enforce - NDTV March 11, 2026
- BLVD Analyzes the Shifting Landscape of Strategic Social Media Investment for SMBs - 24-7 Press Release Newswire March 11, 2026
- Virginia AG Petitions To Enforce Social Media Time Limits 03/11/2026 - MediaPost March 11, 2026
Monthly Archives: February 2013
“Acquaintances would be lost. The question is whether that would matter.”
No form of online experience more quickly insinuated itself into my life than Facebook, which I joined at the insistence of a rambunctious, third-year technical writing class back in the summer of 2007. I loved how Facebook “extended” me not … Continue reading
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And now, for software completely different. . .
Love Adobe Creative Suite but can’t stomach the price? Looking for a new e-mail client with a feature that’s missing from your current one? Love Omnifocus, but it’s not available for Windows? Enter Alternativeto.net. Alternativeto.net offers, based on user recommendations, a … Continue reading
This Valentine’s Day, show your computer some love
One of the biggest risks to your online security is having unpatched programs. Keeping all your software up to date is no simple task, but Secunia’s Personal Software Inspector (PSI) makes it much easier to keep your Windows PC fully … Continue reading
Easy on the eyes
If you spend as much time looking at a screen as I frequently do for work and play, you’ve probably experienced eyestrain. Lucky for us, Stereopsis has created a nice little free app that makes that screengazing easier on the … Continue reading
Stay secure
One of the best sources out there for security tools, news, and good advice is Sophos, which is based out of the UK and has an office here in Vancouver. Disclaimer: I’m married to a Sophos employee, but I wouldn’t shill … Continue reading
Stanford: Resources for Writers
Stanford University’s Program for Writing and Rhetoric is renowned both for its truly interdisciplinary approach to writing as well as for its adherence to, and study of, formal rhetoric in numerous sectors: forensics, advocacy, public affairs, the arts, technology, and … Continue reading
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Digital Media Governance
As an educator at a Vancouver-area university, I helped fashion the digital-media and online-privacy procedures for its School of Business. My goal was to show how teachers and students could avail themselves of the many dozens of digital-media platforms – … Continue reading