Pokémon Go was officially released in Canada this weekend. The game has proven to be great for socializing, giving folks a reason to get out more, and people are even finding their love interests through the game (looks like Tinder has some competition). But the game is also giving headaches to police, raising safety issues, […]
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Network outages are never a pleasant experience, but they are even worse when you’re left in the dark and don’t know a) If the problem is on the local network, b) Whether anyone is looking into the problem, or c) What might be causing it. This used to be the case for some of Cybera’s
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As part of Cybera’s mandate to explore new technologies and share our experiences with stakeholders, we are actively looking for new ways to improve our processes and bring value to our research and education community. One of the first projects I worked on when I joined Cybera was our metrics dashboard… More specifically, I was
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The American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) is the non-profit, community driven organization responsible for managing internet number resources in North America and parts of the Caribbean. Anyone residing in the ARIN region with an interest in internet governance is encouraged to apply for the Fellowship Program.
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Last month’s Open Data Science Conference (ODSC) started with some hands-on problem solving for attendees to mull over: How long will it take 3,000 people to filter through one registration desk, given there are four possible streams they could register through, sorted alphabetically by last name? You might be tempted to reference last year’s registration
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Cybera will be hosting an invite-only, one-day technical symposium in which participants will learn and exchange practical technical experiences with SDN, OpenFlow, and OpenStack. The symposium will kick-start exploration and adoption in the Canadian Innovation, Research and Education community. It will precede the 2015 Cyber Summit, which this year is focusing on the evolving discipline
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For anyone thinking about creating their own app, my advice would be to just get started. It doesn’t matter how, but just start taking things forward. Moments build momentum.
Connecting Calgary through sports Read More »
Last month, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) wrapped up a three-week hearing on the future of broadband in Canada. Nearly 90 academics, public interest groups, individuals, municipalities, and telecom companies appeared before the commission to comment on the feasibility of including high speed internet as a “basic telecommunications service.” The scope of the
CRTC Wraps Up Hearing on the Future of Broadband in Canada Read More »
The Rapid Access Cloud also allows you to host a simple website. This document will explain how.
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Anyone can benefit from file synchronization. Having the most up-to-date files available from every one of your devices is a huge benefit.
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Despite the fact that we all agree internet access is essential, less than half the global population have access to it.
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Iman Bukhari, Communications Specialist The everyday use of video is advancing every year, as is the size and quality of these videos. It is so easy to record great-looking HD videos that almost everyone has a “movie-worthy” clip or two on their cell phone or other devices. Videographers have moved beyond full HD 1080p to
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By Jordan Engbers, PhD from Desid Labs Inc. Data science focuses on applying statistical methods — primarily machine learning algorithms — to transform data resources, big or small, into data products that provide actionable insights. This near-complete reliance on statistical methods has led some to argue there is little difference between data science and statistics (but see
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A successful Alberta start-up is bringing the Internet of Things (IoT) to the rail industry through a new product called the TRIG XLOAD.
Alberta start-up forging tracks in the transloading industry Read More »
The Calgary Girls’ School focuses on using technology progressively and intentionally. This has been an important driving force in their pedagogy, and has led learners to many wonderful and sometimes unexpected places.
Students helping students with tech at the Calgary Girls’ School Read More »
It takes more than one app developer to create educational tools for students. It takes students, educators, school boards, businesses, community organizations, designers, creators and coders to build something truly valuable.
Calgary EDU App Challenge: Nov 6-8, 2015 Read More »