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• High Tech Meets High Fashion with Anouk Wipprecht’s Wearable Robots – 360 Video...

  

  Anouk Wipprecht is not your average fashion designer. Her pieces go beyond fabric and stitches, and into the realm of exoskeletal 3D printing and... Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2017 LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Trendy Techie’s Exam Survival Guide

  

  Tried and tested through my experience as a Computer Science undergrad, here is my foolproof 3-step study plan. Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Everything You Need to Build A Chatbot

  

  Bots are the new apps! Here are the tools I use to build my bots, teach them, and deploy them to the public. Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Code Heroes: How One Small Town is Embracing Digital Literacy

  

  By launching Code Heroes, Kelly Bergeron has made it her mission to ensure her town is keeping pace with the ever-moving tech world. Code Heroes teaches... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• The Fashion Week Incident That Made Me Stop Writing About Fashion

  

  When I launched Trendy Techie in 2013, it was first and foremost a fashion blog. I was working as a developer intern at a mid-size dev shop in Toronto, and I wa... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• This Week in Toronto Tech – Data Science, Women in Tech, Bots, and HoloLens

  

  In the life of a Technical Evangelist, there is no such thing as a typical day. Every single day is different. Sometimes I meet with colleagues at the... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Why I Will Not Withdraw from the Women in Tech Panel at Shopify

  

  Let me start by saying I do not support Breitbart, I do not support the Trump presidency, and I do not support Shopify maintaining its relationship with... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Trendy Techie’s Guide to Working Remotely: Staying Motivated When Your Home is...

  

  A hallmark of a job in technology, the freedom to work from home can be a dream come true. But in the comfort of your own home, it can get too comfortable, and... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2017 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• 2016 in Review: the Year Everything Changed

  

  Last year, I said that 2015 was a year of healing, and 2014 was the hardest year of my life. Looking back on 2016, I’m going to label it the year of change.... Read more

  Posted on 30 December 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Happy Holodays from Trendy Techie!

  

  ‘Tis the season! I’m officially on vacation for the rest of the year (okay it’s only two weeks but I love saying that) and feeling grateful that I get to have m... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Are Gadgets Dead? Trendy Techie Discusses “the Winter of Gadgets” on CTV Your...

  

  After a controversial article on the New York Times claimed that gadgets are dead, I joined Ben Mulroney on CTV Your Morning to discuss whether or not we are... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Trendy Techie’s Guide to the 10 BEST Geeky Gifts of 2016

  

  Merry merry everyone! The holidays are upon us like a pack of robot reindeer, racing down the highways, charging up your driveway, and knocking down your door... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• RBC Avion Holiday Boutique Launch Party at Yorkdale

  

  Let the festivities begin! I love the holiday season and, while I normally wait till December to start celebrating, I kicked things off early this year at the... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Surface Book Review: Sleek, Powerful, and Uniquely Multi-Purpose

  

  I’ve wanted the Surface Book since I saw it debuted at //build, Microsoft’s big developer conference, last year. I was considering buying one until I saw its... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Should You Work from Home? What to Consider Before Committing to a Remote Role

  

  Today's modern office is anywhere the employee is - at home, in a coffee shop, at the library, and even on the plane. As technology advances and erases the... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• LG G5 Review: Unparalleled Camera and All-Day Battery Life

  

  LG strikes again! When thinking of Androids, most people automatically think of Google’s Nexus or Samsung’s S series (which I’ve heard is *ahem* on fire – too... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Are We Living in a Virtual Reality?

  

  Last night I dreamt that I took off a virtual reality headset and “woke up” in a VR arcade. Suddenly I found myself sitting on the floor in a small dark room,... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Why Choosing Dalhousie Computer Science Was the Best Decision of My Student...

  

  After five years at Dalhousie University, I finally crossed the stage for convocation! This last half a decade has been an incredible, life-shaping adventure... Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Work/Life Balance Strategy: Disconnect to Clear Your Brain’s Cache

  

  This fall I have made it a mission to experiment with work/life balance and find easy, repeatable strategies that make the work and life function in tandem... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH

• Trendy Techie’s Guide to the Grace Hopper Celebration

  

  The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the Mecca for women in technology. Taking place in Houston this year, GHC will attract 15,000 attendees fo... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2016 FASHION, GADGETS, LIFESTYLE, TECH