Tips for introducing your child to music
When my children were younger, I remember my wife and I contemplating questions like: when is my child ready for music? and How can I make sure they’ll like it? Even though we’re both classically trained pianists and I write and produce music for a living, we STILL grappled with these questions! Well I’m going to try to give all parents some answers. In addition to my own perspective on this subject, I bounced a few ideas off Jennifer Gasoi (2014 Grammy Award Winner- Best Children’s Album). She obviously has some fantastic insights and tips. You’ll see her perspective liberally peppered throughout this post.
Smart TV vs Regular TV + Streaming Device: what to pick?
If you’re in the market for a new TV you’ve undoubably encountered the dilemma of whether to go for a Smart TV, or just a regular TV with a seperate streaming device. Each option has it’s pros and cons. Today we’ll take a look at each to help you decide which is best for your needs.
Shelly’s Friday Favourites pops some fancy popcorn (and you have to...
If you’re tired of the same old, same old popcorn, you’re in for a treat. Popcorn has exploded (pun intended) onto the food scene this year and changed up the way people are making popcorn. Try a few of these recipes, and you’ll never look at your buttered bowl of popcorn the same way again.
Workout Tips to Build Muscle
Building muscle is a term that can be easily misconstrued because automatically the vision of a hulk-size man with bulging muscles and popping veins comes up. In reality, building muscle means increasing the amount of lean tissue–which is associated with longevity and being fit. Though snaking on vegetables and eating a lower carb diet is the majority of what we read and hear, it’s not necessarily the best when it comes to building muscle. Read these workout tips to help you build muscle and preserve your fat-burning capacity!
Back to school: the perfect backup plan
Everyone (including students) needs to protect against data loss from drive failure, viruses or accident with a solid backup plan.
Home Safety Series: How to Create a Safe Perimeter with Wireless...
Want to tighten up security around your home, but are not sure where to start? We'll take a look at all the options available to create a safe home.
How to protect your data like a pro
Given the amount of money we spend on things like smartphones, tablets and PCs it’s understandable that physical protection—cases, covers, screen protectors and laptop bags—are big business. What’s on these devices is often overlooked, though. If your basement floods and your PC is submerged you can buy a new PC. If you haven’t backed up the data on that computer’s drive, you have a much bigger problem and files like your digital photos, school work and music could be gone for good. Don’t let that happen. Here’s how to protect your data like a pro.
How to choose a Roku streaming device
Shopping around for a TV streamer and you've landed on Roku? This easy to use platform is great, but how do you choose among devices? Read our guide.
How to control your music using your voice
You know you can ask Siri to play your favourites, but there are many other options for controlling your music using your voice.
What you should do to protect your phone’s photos and video
People took more than one trillion photos in 2015 and most of them used smarpthones. Mobile devices have always offered convenience with buit in cameras, but now they have great quality including features like HDR, RAW photo shooting and even Ultra HD and 4K video shooting. The big question is what to do with all these photos and videos.