The debate over the safety of public WiFi has been reignited as two Ontario schools elect to shut down their WiFi networks.

Wayside Academy in Peterborough, Ontario has followed the lead of Pretty River Academy in Collingwood amid concerns from parents about how safe WiFi networks really are.

"We had a number of parents approach us within our school and they had some concerns about the health risks around WiFi," said Adam Parker, principal of Wayside Academy, in a tbnewswatch.com story. "We already had a no electronic policy in our school for our students so we went on step farther and air on the side of caution (sic)."

Roberta Murray-Hirst, principal at Pretty River Academy who first took the step to remove WiFi, says that she took the precaution for the same reason Wayside Academy did:

"We like to be proactive and obviously safety is a concern," said Murray-Hirst in a CTV story.

While Wayside Academy and Pretty River Academy are both private schools, with about 60 and 150 students

Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 3.04.14 PMEvery time I look in my bedroom closet, it's like staring into a black hole.  It's dark.  It's packed.  There are unidentified objects.  Mostly, there are things in the back corners that I haven't touched for years.

Fortunately, there are a slew of new apps on the market to help the everyday person get access to fashion at their fingertips.

One such iPod/iPod Touch/iPad download is called Klotheshorse.  Unlike Fashism, which I reviewed here a few months ago, this app is less about giving you advice and more about solving the root of your wardrobe problems.

In other words, chances are that there are pants, shirts, and dresses hanging in your midst that you haven't worn in a while.  With Klotheshorse, you can take a photo of each clothing item and categorize it properly (once and for all).  There is also the option to create outfits, so if you're stumped one busy morning you're just one click away from the perfect professional pantsuit or a casual creation for a laid-back Friday at the

If you've been following the news lately, you've no doubt read up on all of the computer attacks, data breaches and cases of identity theft. Consider it a by-product of the information age.

The first line of defense is creating a strong password, whether it's to unlock your computer or smartphone, protect your wireless network, log in to websites, or secure your voicemail.

Creating a strong password isn't difficult, but it does take a little more imagination than the common ones most people use -- like "password," "123456," your phone number, or your kid's or pet's name -- all of which are not recommended for obvious reasons. Click here (or see below) for a list of the most commonly used passwords, according to computer security software company ZoneAlarm. Is yours here? Time to change it.

The following are a few suggestions for password creation, management and protection:

* A strong password is at least seven characters long and contains a

combination of letters, numbers and

When Apple debuted the iPhone 4S in its Oct. 4 presentation, there was one feature that had everyone sit up and take notice. In the words of Phil Schiller, the senior vice president of worldwide product marketing at Apple:

"What we really want to do is just talk to our device and we want to talk to it any way we'd like."

Meet Siri, the smart "personal assistant" that responds to voice commands in the new iPhone 4S. In the demonstration given by Scott Forstall, senior vice president of iOS Software at Apple, Siri's many functions were shown for the first time. From asking for a reminder about important dates, like the one shown in the picture to the right, to Siri telling you whether or not you need a raincoat, it seems like being able to control multiple functions on the iPhone 4s could be what convinces consumers to upgrade.

But will that functionality come to a Canadian market, too?

If you check out Apple's Canadian website for the iPhone, Siri isn't prominently featured anywhere,

We've all been stuck in the never-ending job search at one time or another. But have you ever stopped to think if your social media presence is really what's behind your prolonged unemployment?

Online reputation management company Reppler conducted a survey of 300 people who are part of their respective company's hiring processes, asking them questions about how important social media is to the job hunt.

It turns out that 91% of employers take social media into account when screening a potential employee, and 69% reject candidates based on social media. That just about matches a similar survey released by Microsoft Research in 2010 that found 70% of recruiters said they'd reject candidates based on information they found online.

If you're curious how long it takes for an employer to search you out online, almost half (47%) search for the candidate as soon as they get his or her application, while the other half wait until further along in the hiring process.

Here are the reasons why

Students display the Aakash tablet computer in New Delhi.Appealing to the millions who cannot afford an iPad 2, India jumped into the saturated tablet market Wednesday with what has been dubbed 'the world's cheapest tablet computer.'

The Aakash tablet, or "sky" in Hindi, will be sold at the subsidized price of $35 to  students, and later in stores for only $60.

"The rich have access to the digital world, the poor and ordinary have been excluded," explains Telecoms and Education Minister Kapil Sibal in a Reuters story. "Aakash will end that digital divide."

And while Indian students are beaming, the release of the Aakash is just as much a win for Canada's tech industry as it is for the people of India.

The 7-inch tablet, equipped with 256MB of RAM, 800-by-480 pixel resolution and 2GB flash storage was designed and manufactured in Montreal by Datawind. The wireless web product and service developers plan to market the Aakash in a number of burgeoning markets, as well as commercial marketing in India beginning in November.

Higher-end versions

The Facebook website is displayed on a laptop computer. Leading distillers in the United States and Europe on Friday will enact new social media marketing guidelines they said would promote responsible drinking. (AFP Photo/Justin Sullivan)When you're reading a news article and click "Share" or "Tweet," you probably don't give a second thought as to why you're doing it. But for website creators, knowing why you're clicking that button is essential to finding ways to make you click it again in the future.

A recent article from Poynter.org  offers five reasons why people share content, based on a study commissioned by The New York Times. Ultimately, all sharing that takes place is based on social motivations. Here are the five main reasons people share online:

Altruism
We share content because we think others will enjoy it. If something catches our eye and we think, "hey, my mom/friend/barber would really laugh at/learn something from this," we share it with them.

Self-Definition
By carefully choosing what we share online, we create a certain online persona. "I try to share only information that will reinforce the image I'd like to present: thoughtful, reasoned, kind, interested and passionate about certain things," said

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"Speaker docks" are a great way to listen to your iPhone, iPod or iPad's music without headphones — plus they can charge up the built-in battery — but what if you want to play on your portable Apple device at the same time?

The iHome iW1 ($299.99) is one of the first few AirPlay-enabled speaker docks that utilize Apple's wireless streaming technology. As long as you've got a Wi-Fi network, you can tap to play music, podcasts and audiobooks from a digital device and you'll hear the audio through the speaker. You can also stream music between iTunes on a PC or Mac and the iW1, too.

Setting up the iW1 is a breeze. Simply download the free iHome Connect app and you'll be prompted to connect the iOS device to the back of the speaker via a USB cable. This is only required once to synchronize the devices together (unless you want to charge up your music player). Now, when listening to music on your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch, tap the AirPlay logo and select iW1 to begin the stream.

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