Earlier this week Google launched a new way to securely login to your Google Account on public computers using QR codes and your smartphone. Simply visit accounts.google.com/sesame on the public computer where a QR code will be generated
After a week of new technology on display at CES 2012 the overwhelming feeling I’m left with is that there was nothing really all that overwhelming.
One of the great and somewhat recent features of WordPress, the ubiquitous free and open-source content management system, is multisite, allowing you to operate a connected group of related websites. This is amazing because you can share code (including themes and plugins) between the sites, access all of the sites with one user account and [...]
We Are Embedded was created by bv02 for Teknision, a leading experience design consultancy, as a means to explore the evolution of our connection with the technology and devices we utilize every day.
Through videos, blogs, and manifesto posts written by Gabor Vida, President at Teknision, discussions on this topic will take place. Gabor has over [...]
Everyone’s been in this situation: You’re standing in a line or sitting on a bus and the person next to you is not even aware that you’re there because they are so engulfed in writing a text. Or you’re having a conversation with someone, and they stop in the middle of it to answer a [...]
Once again, we are are looking at another major shift in the media industry. Remember when music companies said they would never lose control of the marketplace and the idea of people downloading music was a pipe dream? Well, I know people who have never even purchased music in physical form (i.e. LP, cassette, CD, [...]
The Internet is set to change the education landscape. Much like it did with the entertainment, communication, and information industries, we’re seeing a shift in how education is obtained. With easier and cheaper access to content and customized/personalized instruction, it is not surprising that teachers and students alike are embracing online [...]
Today was a very exciting day for us at bv02 and for our client, OC Transpo. Andrew Milne, along with Chair Diane Deans and OC Transpo General Manager Alain Mercier introduced Ottawa to the new and improved OC Transpo mobile website – located at octranspo1.com/mobi
The new mobi website makes the most commonly used aspects of [...]
Everyone in Ottawa loves (or should love) to support local companies, and today a local company needs your help. N-product is raising funds to produce their first product called Deckster which is an watch case that can hold the newest iPod Nano. The watch is entirely made in North America using sustainable processes. Its a [...]
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Jun
Twitter is an application that everyone loves to hate. Maybe you have noticed people, probably younger than yourself, manically using the tool or have heard tales of the frivolous interaction it encourages i.e. “I’m eating fruit yogurt” To the casual uninformed user the value of Twitter is minimal.
