Three Ways To Enhance Your Website

By Steffany Gundling

Your website is your storefront to the world and is just as important as your physical one. Even if you do not have extensive resources to create a large interactive website, it is crucial to still hold a strong presence online. Follow these key tips to improving your businesses’ online presence.

Online Brain Melt Cures

By Steffany Gundling

Technology can seem like a bit of a mind numbing epidemic sweeping the youth. It's not hard to see how dependant people have become with the Internet and digital devices. All you have to do is look around at a crowded restaurant and count how many people are texting with their phones despite being surrounded by present company. People are increasingly living in both realities, virtual and physical and looking on from the outside, it can seem isolating and confusing. Facebook, blogs, eBay, Google... and what the heck is Twitter all about? Not only that, even when you go online, it's like a foreign language filled with 3 character words and limited vowels: LOL, BTW, OMG?

Social Media for Dummies

By Steffany Gundling

With the international success of social media websites (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter , etc.), being tapped into these networks can prove to be a goldmine of great exposure, viral marketing and a great way to build brand trust within your audience target. Because social media marketing is still a fairly new concept, many businesses are confused as to what to use it for- many are reluctant to try to implement it as a marketing tool and many have gone to the other extreme and have abused its power; both running the possibility to be detrimental to your brand and business. The following 5 tips are quick and easy, do-it-yourself tips on how to easily set-up, manage and control your social media.

Facebook - Not Just for College Kids Anymore

By David Pankhurst

My sister became a grandmother in January. After her phone call from Winnipeg, I received all the details, including photos, from my niece that day. How? Because I'm her "friend" on Facebook - that favourite social place on the Internet.

My Journey to a Smart Phone

By George Zador

Although I am not a Neanderthal, my communication skills date back to the Stone Age's equivalent of the means used for personal and business contact.

Fear and Loathing on the Information Superhighway

By David Pankhurst

I clicked on a picture recently - and my computer immediately told me I was under a virus attack. Welcome to 2011, and the world of high security on the Internet. Whoever you are, someone out there wants what you have.

Pocketing Some Cash With eBay

By David Pankhurst

Everyone knows eBay - it's the premier site to sell almost anything and make extra cash. But can YOU make money?

How to Shop For Your First (Or Next) Computer

By David Pankhurst

Computer shopping can be a chore. The salesperson can show you products that give you premium power, but at a premium price, as well as pricey extras you may or may not need. So, if you're in the market for a computer, here's a look at what you do need, and what you don't.

Rebooted

By Patricia Morris

I didn't want to shop, but the Toshibas were dying. One had viruses that wouldn't heal; the other had keyboard letters that wouldn't work.
The day I lost my "s," I hit the streets.

Beware of Email Scams

The internet presents opportunities for cyber-thieves to trick unsuspecting web users into giving them personal information (credit card numbers, bank account information, passwords, or other sensitive information). Train yourself to recognize these scams and protect your private information.

Seniors Jump Online

By Janet Nicol

When dinner is over at Audrey Jones home, she turns on the TV. But she also tunes in to her laptop - all evening long. Audrey is president of the seniors computer club at the Kent Street Activity Centre in White Rock, a large and dynamic group.

What to Do With Your Old Computer Equipment

Want to recycle your computer but don't know where or how? Here are some suggestions for recycling your computer equipment in British Columbia.

Customizing Your Computer Desktop Your Way

You can control the way icons are arranged on your desktop, and you can even delete some that are only creating clutter.

Making the Web Work Better (and More Easily) for You

Some simple shortcuts to enlarge text, scroll, enter web addresses, and fill in information boxes.

Cut (or Copy) and Paste Keyboard Shortcuts

Cut and Paste are used to move text from one place to another. Most programs allow you to use Cut and Paste keyboard shortcuts, which are simpler and faster than using the tool bar or pull-down menus.