Alex ShatrovThe Transistor: Foundation of Modern ElectronicsAt their core, transistors are ultimately just electric switches. It is activated with an electric signal, and can be told to act either as…3 min read·Apr 8, 2018----
Alex ShatrovCyber-security 101This explanation of cyber-security and the concepts surrounding it was created by Dylan Oldfield, John Ryan Pineda, Nick Pulsone and…1 min read·Apr 6, 2018----
Alex ShatrovLet’s Try CodeacademyCodeacademy is an interactive online platform designed to teach the user how to code. It can teach 12 different programming languages, and…2 min read·Apr 1, 2018----
Alex ShatrovUsing Audacity (By Someone Who Knows Nothing About Making Music)Audacity is an audio editor that is currently free and open source. It markets itself as being easy to use, and allows the user to record…2 min read·Mar 18, 2018----
Alex ShatrovDuolingo ReviewDuolingo is a free online language learning platform. A user has the option of either creating an account, or simply connecting using their…3 min read·Mar 11, 2018----
Alex ShatrovMaRS Innovation HubIn the fast paced world of today, staying ahead of the competition means more than just buying more factories or having more employees. It…3 min read·Feb 25, 2018----
Alex ShatrovFeels and MemesIt has become a common internet practice to create images to represent certain feelings or situations. Many of them are specific to certain…3 min read·Feb 20, 2018----
Alex ShatrovLightbeam: Shedding Light on our BrowsingLightbeam is an add-on for Mozilla Firefox that, simply put, keeps track of who is keeping track of you. Whenever you visit a website, you…2 min read·Feb 11, 2018----
Alex ShatrovCloud Computing: Useful Tool, or is it Time to Get Our Heads Out of the Clouds?One of the buzzwords that has been flying around the tech industry, and increasingly leaking out into the rest of the population, is “the…3 min read·Feb 4, 2018----
Alex ShatrovThe Digital Divide. What Is It, and What Can We Do About It?Often, it can seem like everyone is on the internet. On some level, most people understand that there are places that do not have access to…4 min read·Jan 29, 2018----