Prospects Dim for Telecom Shakeup in Canada
Last week was supposed to be a watershed moment for the future of telecommunications in Canada. Currently Bell, Rogers and Telus—often referred to as the ‘Big Three’ or ‘RoBellus’—dominate the …
Computing and Technology
Microsoft Office Free for Students (Soon)
Thinking of finally making that practical investment in Microsoft Office? Stop right there! Microsoft has announced that as of December 1, it will be making its Office 365 ProPlus suite …
Want to Make Education Less Expensive? Support the Freedom of Knowledge
There are fundamental problems at the heart of academic knowledge production today, reinforcing the inequality of a world order that concentrates the predominance of power, wealth and influence in the …
Google Glass: Enhanced Reality or Subliminal Fiction?
In a manner reminiscent of fiction, new technologies seem to be bound to transform the way we experience the world. The lines between reality and fiction have been blurred with …
Gaming Industry Booming in Canada
Canada’s game production industry is booming, with new plans for expansion recently announced by major studios in Quebec and British Columbia. Montreal in particular has become the biggest hub of …
An Interview with Vice President of I.T. Tariq Al-idrissi
Photos by Andrew Tan. Your position at Trent, Vice President for Information Technology, was newly created in 2012. Would you say that its creation was a recognition of the increasing …
What’s up with the new iPhone?
Apple showed off their newest version of the iPhone last week, displaying an assortment of coloured side plating and backs for the first time. The new tech inside it isn’t …
Software Tips to Help You Rock Your Education
Software is somewhere in the running for the least sexy topic I could possibly write about, so I’ll assume if you’re reading this it’s not for the titillation factor; you …
Tools of the Trade: Making Hardware Easy
The question of having the right tools to excel in your education used to be a simple one: got pencil and paper? Library card? Maybe a calculator? In the 21st …
Everything you need to know about Trent I.T.’s Strategic Plan
“Technology is anything made by humans – IT is the integration of it.” Trent’s Information Technology (IT) Department has released a comprehensive Strategic Plan entitled “New Beginnings” detailing how IT …