A variation on social engineering is the email from a “professional hacker”. They “managed to hack your operating system.” Vague – would you not know what the OS is that you hacked?…
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Telus Mobility Experience
Most companies understand the value of long term customers. Whether offering deals or discounts they strive towards retention. Occasionally some disembark from common sense to push short term profits instead. Telus Mobility…
Plastic Police
Canada hosted United Nations negotiations in Ottawa recently to develop a global agreement on plastic pollution by the end of 2024. Tall order considering over 90% of the products today contain some…
Question Period
A critical change to improve the quality and effectiveness of the whole sordid affair of Canada’s Question Period is needed. Anyone who has seen some of the antics played out here would…
Initial Hot Tub Start
When Ammonia gets in the way Rural living can be a challenge when it comes to water. Our town sources it’s from two wells, treated, and released to the public with a…
It’s so hard.
Rural Saskatchewan can be challenging with isolation, poor roads, lack of infrastructure and poor employment opportunities. It offers some of the worst water quality one can find too. Sheho is certainly no…
Why data breaches should scare you.
Ransom ware, leaks, and data breaches are common. Some are simply unreported. From email addresses to credit card numbers, names, and addresses, the information escaping is extensive. In 2021 it was estimated…
Grandparent Dilemma
Remember trips to go see grandparents and relatives? Near or far, time was made to visit. It was understood family ties were important. Only distance and hardship kept family apart while every…
Steal your focus, steal your life
Once upon a time in land far away there were computers. These finicky machines wouldn’t do much unless they were loaded with some kind of software. In that dark world long ago,…
SimpliBanco
We all use the ATM to accomplish basic banking. Convenient, reliable, and accessible almost anywhere. Still, common to be apprehensive with foreign ATMs and prudent to seek local advise on the best…