Your eyes are watery, your nose is itchy and you can’t stop sneezing – welcome to springtime allergy season. While spring ushers in the green leaves and warmer weather, for some people it means a months-long stretch of annoying symptoms. About 20 to 30 per cent of Canadians suffer from some kind of seasonal allergy. “Springtime …
For years, blind people have relied on screen readers — technology that reads aloud text on your computer or device’s display. But now voice assistants and smart speakers like Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri are becoming ubiquitous, allowing users to turn on lights, order supplies, even — surprise — play music just by talking to the devices. While these features may seem …
You don’t need to sound like a broken record reminding your kids to turn off the lights when they leave the room. Here are some tips to get kids involved in saving energy. We’ve included some kid-friendly online resources to make learning about energy efficiency fun too. Kids learn behaviours by observing their parents’ behaviours. …
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At a glance, the benefits of a smart home (a home underpinned by digital technology) are fairly obvious. The ability to repeatedly personalize home lighting, fridges that remind us when the milk is about to expire, and cameras that allow us to play with our pets remotely – this is the kind of stuff 1980s movies …
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The cooling and heating system account for almost half of your home’s energy costs. If you are relying on a thermostat that was installed around 15 years when your home was built, its time for you to consider an upgrade. Here are a some of the reasons why you may want to replace your old …
