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Seeding smartphone tips

Wiring the farm for the Information Age
The new classification of broadband Internet as a basic telecommunications service could significantly narrow the rural-urban digital divide

Boots on the ground must support scouting technology
The existing technology can detect variation in a field, but not why that variation exists

Heritage group creates online cemetery guide
A new online guide to local cemeteries will help bring the stories these sites tell to life, say its creators

CRTC chief deems Internet a necessity
Modern telecommunications are still rare as hen’s teeth in rural areas, but hope is on the horizon
A mid-hearing speech, made by the chairman of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission, is welcome news to rural advocates of digital equality. In recent televised remarks, Jean-Pierre Blais said the necessity of broadband Internet access was a “self-evident truth,” shifting the focus of the current review of basic telecommunications services from proving the need
Getting into the mobile mindset
If you’re not sure what your smartphone can do, a 14-year-old can help

Put mobile technology to use on your farm
Spend more time in the field and less time at a desk with the use of mobile technology, Cloud computing and agriculture-geared apps

Local libraries in the online age
Will tablets and e-books mean the end of one of the few public spaces in small communities?

Real-time communication invaluable on-farm resource
The time when managing a farm business meant staying in the office is long gone, with tractor cabs replacing office chairs and desks
