Jeff Jedras

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A veteran technology journalist who has covered everything from start-ups and the reseller channel to smartphones and enterprise IT, Jeff Jedras was reporting on cloud computing before the term had even been invented. His work has appeared in trade magazines such as Computer Dealer News and ComputerWorld Canada, as well as newspapers such as The Ottawa Citizen and The Vancouver Sun. And he still loves his BlackBerry.

Recent Posts

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Are we finally ready for the smartwatch?

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / March 8, 2013

Tags: Apple, Featured, mobile devices, Motorola, smartwatch, Sony

Is it time for the smartwatch? The crowdfunding sites seem to think so, and maybe Apple does too.

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What the laptop of the future might look like

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / March 1, 2013

Tags: Featured, mobile devices

The PC isn’t dying; it’s reinventing, and the future of the laptop looks flexible as these designs show.

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Five crazy iPhone cases

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / February 22, 2013

Tags: Featured, iPhone, smartphones

Smartphones are no longer just a tool — they’re extensions of our personalities. And these iPhone cases sure have personality.

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BlackBerry’s backup creative directors

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / February 15, 2013

Tags: BlackBerry, Featured, Glori

In case Alicia Keys’ break-up with her iPhone doesn’t hold, we have a shortlist of replacements for BlackBerry’s creative director

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Five weird but wearable computers

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / February 8, 2013

Tags: Feature, wearable computing

Why yes, that is a keyboard on my pants. This, and other weird wearable computers.

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The evolution of the BlackBerry

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / February 1, 2013

Tags: BlackBerry, Featured, Research in Motion

From humble pager company to smartphone giant to fading icon, a look at BlackBerry’s evolving designs.

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Five dastardly Distributed Denial of Service attacks

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / January 25, 2013

Tags: cyberattack, cybersecurity, cyberwarfare, DDoS @en, distributed denial of service, Featured, IT security

As DDoS becomes a favourite of everyone from script-kiddies to nation states, we look at five noteworthy attacks.

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Hits and misses on the 2013 technology event calendar

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / January 18, 2013

Tags: CA, Featured, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM, Lotusphere, Mac World, SAP AG

Find out which IT conferences are worth attending this year

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Six weird and wacky products from CES 2013

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / January 11, 2013

Tags: CES, Consumer Electronics Showcase, Featured, weird products

From massaging mice to the iPotty, the weirdest products of CES 2013.

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The top tech blunders of 2012

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / January 4, 2013

Tags: 2012, Apple Maps, blunders, Facebook, Facebook IPO, Featured, homeless hotspots, Instagram, Microsoft Surface, Oprah, Scott Thompson, South by Southwest, yahoo @en @en

From Oprah to Instagram, we look back at the worst tech blunders of 2012

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Five festive Christmas infographics

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / December 14, 2012

Tags: Christmas, ecommerce, Featured, holidays, infographics, online shopping, sustainability

Christmas is meant to be a festive time of year. But some of the statistics in these technology-themed infographics are as chilly as the winter weather.

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The worst passwords of 2012

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / December 7, 2012

Tags: identity management, IT security, passwords

If you use one of these horrible passwords, then you’re the reason onerous IT security policies exist

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Baby names with a tech twist

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / November 30, 2012

Tags: Apple, baby names, Facebook, Featured, Linux, Pascal, Perl, Twitter

How some technology-obsessed parents have shared their love through their children

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Six unfortunate tech product names

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / November 23, 2012

Tags: branding, marketing, product names, products

What were these companies thinking when they came up with these tech product names?

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What’s in a technology company name?

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / November 16, 2012

Tags: Apple, Microsoft, Oracle, Samsung, SAP AG

Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet? How five iconic technology brands got their names

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Six tablets for the kids this Christmas

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / November 9, 2012

Christmas is coming, and it’s never too early for gadgets

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Five spooky IT infographics

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / November 2, 2012

Tags: big data, energy, green it, Halloween, infographics

Are these technology-themed Halloween infographics trick or treat?

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Five Apple failures to launch

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / October 26, 2012

Tags: Apple III, Apple Lisa, Apple. iMac, iPad Mini, iTunes Phone.

Not every Apple product launch is a smashing success

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Six weird iPhone apps

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / October 19, 2012

Tags: apps, iPhone, mobile apps

What were these app developers thinking?

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Six memorable quotes about technology

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / October 12, 2012

From the off the wall to the just plain wrong, a few memorable quotes about the future of technology

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Six new products we couldn’t possibly need

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / October 5, 2012

Tags: gadgets, gizmos, weird products

Without people spending time inventing these gadgets, we may have cured the common cold already

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Six annoying technology buzzwords that really grind our gears

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / September 28, 2012

Tags: big data, BYOD, clicktivism, cloud computing, post-pc era, technology buzzwords, technology jargon, web 2.0

As long as there’s been a technology industry, that industry has been plagued by annoying buzzwords and jargon

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Meet our favourite fictional IT professionals

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / September 21, 2012

Tags: help desk, IT Crowd, IT departments, SNL, tech guys, TV shows

When IT pros are portrayed, it’s often as an ancillary character, type-cast straight out of nerd central casting. Here are a few that stand out

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IT sports sponsorship goes beyond the signage

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / September 14, 2012

IT companies are going beyond the signage and using their expertise to improve the experience for both the athletes and the fans

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Lights, camera, technology!

By Jeff Jedras / Expert Guest Blogger / September 7, 2012

Tags: Featured, movies, product placements, technology, TIFF

In a spirit of celebration during the Toronto International Film Festival, expertIP looks back at the IT influence that found its way into some of the most recent blockbusters.

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