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Class is back in session at Lethbridge College, and we’re hitting the ground running as expected. Although our course load is less then it was less semester, which is good, as it allows us to turn out better quality stories!

Do you want a new iPod Touch but cannot afford it because all your money has been spent on tuition and books? Starting this week, students will be emailed an invitation to take a survey to better understand student experiences with technology. It’s completely confidential, and no personally identifying information will be published. To take [...]

Let me take this opportunity to wish you and your families all a very Merry Christmas and enjoyable holiday break! My gift to you this festive season is a list of free programs I use on a regular basis, and I think you’ll find them quite useful as well.

Since this is my last column for this school year, it makes perfect sense to me that I share some of the tips and tricks I’ve learned over the last year that have made the hours per day I spent on computers much easier, and I hope they do the same for you.

Many of us are so used to downloading and installing programs that we don’t seem to be paying attention do what it is we’re actually installing, including browser toolbars, and even spyware. By not taking a few seconds, we are partly causing our computers to run slowly over time.

Hate it or love it, Windows Vista is here to stay.

From the day it hit the shelves, Windows Vista has had a bad reputation, and for good reason. For the longest time, it didn’t work with a lot of hardware and software. I switched back to XP when some of my hardware wouldn’t work with Vista. Its release proved what consumers are willing to put up with in terms of software.

The most desired phone on the market is the iPhone, even though it’s one of the most expensive. It started off as a toy for geeks, but with improvements, and third party applications now available, it is growing in popularity, and for good reason, it’s actually easy to use.

Whether I’m at home or at school, from the moment I log onto a computer, there always seems to be a program demanding it be updated. Adobe Updater is the worst offender, with updates that seem to come out at least once a week. Windows Update is next on the list, popping up and often [...]

The truth is, you can have all the security software in the world, but if you don’t follow safe computing practices, your computer will be at risk regardless of what software you use to secure it.

You may have seen it being talked about or used on CBC or CNN, or as a blue icon or bird logo on many popular websites or blogs. If you’re not tech-savvy, you likely just ignored it, thinking of it as just another tool on the internet, which it is, but it’s one of the more useful tools, and it’s seriously worth taking a look at.