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Tod Maffin .com Episodes - | Cyber-Chondriacs | Maybe you’ve had this experience. You feel achey one day, a little bit sick. And so you make a quick appointment — with Dr. Google. If you find yourself turning to the Internet to try to diagnose your ailments, you’re not alone. The CBC’s technology columnist Tod Maffin has more on this growing trend of [...] | to send to friends | Download Cyber-Chondriacs
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| Twitter and Microblogging | Here’s sometime a little hard to imagine. Pretend that every half hour, you have to enter a little something about yourself and post it publicly on the Internet. What you’re eating at that moment, what project you’re working on, and so on. Sound crazy? Well thousands of Canadians are doing it, and it’s all because [...] | to send to friends | Download Twitter and Microblogging
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| My-Spy | This week’s CBC tech column was about My Spy — a great little Windows application that always checks your bank account balance and, if it spots a withdrawl (from an ATM or a pre-authorized debit) go through, it alerts you right away.
A video of the full-length interview I did with Darren Stevens will be coming [...] | to send to friends | Download My-Spy
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| Virtual Police | You don’t need to spend too much time reading the papers to know that it’s getting harder for organizations to hire good people. Baby boomers are retiring, and there just aren’t enough Canadians willing to fill the jobs. It’s especially tough for the public sector. Nurses, politicians, civil servants, er — public radio hosts — [...] | to send to friends | Download Virtual Police
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| Learning and Technology | It may have been a long time since you’ve been in a classroom. And it may not surprise you to know things have become more high tech. But how are today’s students of the video game generation forcing their schools to keep up? The CBC’s technology columnist Tod Maffin explains.
Links: BCIT and nGrain.
This is an [...] | to send to friends | Download Learning and Technology
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| DemoCamps: The Unconference | Technology industry watchers are keeping a close eye on a unique movement in the geek community — a new kind of meeting form where technology enthusiasts show off what they’re working on. And many people think it’s where the next Google or Microsoft is waiting to be discovered. Good timing too, since Venture Capitalists are [...] | to send to friends | Download DemoCamps: The Unconference
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| My finished pak about Facebook | First, it was Friendster. Then, MySpace. And now, the place all the so-called cool people visit on the Internet is Facebook. Another day, another Internet fad? Maybe not. Let’s find out, with the CBC’s technology guy Tod Maffin.
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This is an article from Tod Maffin, a social media strategist, national broadcaster, and leading keynote [...] | to send to friends | Download My finished pak about Facebook
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| Tragedies and Technology | Updated: This is the final version of the short package I produced on the topic. It will air Wednesday and Thursday mornings throughout Canada.
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Here is the “q-line” (line of suggested questioning) for my technology column on CBC Radio One morning shows. I’ll be on the air with the morning show hosts in the [...] | to send to friends | Download Tragedies and Technology
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