writer Toronto

  • Is there a genius in the house?

    Is there a genius in the house?

    It’s one of my worst nightmares. My computer screen is black and it stays that way no matter what I press. So I do what most people do — I start clicking keys with wild abandon in hopes I can bring it back to life. The computer fights back. In self defence, it begins…

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  • What’s my password?

    What’s my password?

    Technology has made my life (mostly) easier—thank you, IT gods, for that. But there are details that need to be worked out. Take passwords, for example. I’ve now filled three notebooks with secret codes and I sense I’m not alone in this. A thousand years from now, the early 21st century will be one…

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