Canadian companies answer the enviro-call

More than a little corporate pride can be heard in Daniel Gagne's voice as it comes down the line from his Montreal office at Bell Canada.

He earnestly rattles off the telecommunications provider's notable achievements: Nearly 500,000 cellphones diverted from landfills since 2003, nearly 300,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases eliminated and, if that wasn't enough, a cool $1-million trimmed through paper recycling.

"We see that we have responsibilities. We need to control our own environment and reduce our energy consumption," says Mr. Gagne, Bell's director of corporate responsibility and the environment. "But we're convinced we can help others do so, too."

Posted in Environment on 02/26/2009 - 0 Comments

Social Media on the Fringe

With his weather-beaten Trilby, 50s hipster air and Jack Kerouacian insouciance, Brendan McNally doesn’t seem like a man with his finger on the pulse of technology. From the top of his neatly-combed daddy-o hair to the tips of his well-worn Doc Martens, the Ottawa playwright looks like he’s sidestepped the Age of Internet and gone straight for the Brylcreem. But looks can be deceiving.

Posted in Social media on 12/04/2008 - 0 Comments

Good hackers, bad hackers

The first time Eric des Courtis hacked into the Internet, his access came from a monthly PC magazine. Stuck to the cover was a CD giving him guest web access. But there was a hitch -- the access was strictly controlled by two programs directing him to a website and limiting what he could do once there. Within a few days, Eric had hacked the programs, shut them down and given himself

Posted in Internet on 11/30/2008 - 0 Comments

Every internet posting leaves a footprint

It's the kind of story usually dismissed as urban legend - but this time, it's true. In June, 20-year-old Joshua Lipton was found guilty over a drunk driving incident that seriously injured another driver. That he was charged wasn't surprising. What was shocking was that the

Posted in Internet on 11/30/2008 - 0 Comments