If you haven’t already heard, GoPro’s are the next big thing and London Drugs has all the accessories and items you need to capture the perfect video. On Monday, April 20th, London Drugs tech expert David Levett sat down with anchor Darrell Rumold on CTV Morning Live in Regina to discuss the latest GoPro and some of the newest accessories to go with it.
London Drugs hosts first #LDFotoCon Consumer Photography Show in Vancouver
London Drugs is pleased to present its first #LDFotoCon Consumer Photography Show taking place in six locations throughout the month of May. Customers can learn the ins and outs of digital cameras and photography with the help of expert photographers and representatives from top manufacturers such as Canon, Nikon, Sony, Panasonic, Microsoft and Fuji.
With workshops happening throughout the day, amateur and prosumer photographers can discover how easy it is to capture images that will take their photos to the next level.
London Drugs Proud Sponsor of 2nd Annual Capture Photography Festival
London Drugs Photolab Prints High-Profile Exhibits for Local & International Photographers
The Capture Photography Festival has launched for the second year in Vancouver, celebrating both local and international lens-based artistic talent, and London Drugs is thrilled to once again be a sponsor for the event. Capture features dynamic, high-profile exhibitions from Vancouver’s leading galleries that aim to foster emerging talent and initiate public conversation about photography as an art form.
Building on Vancouver’s rich history of photography, including such photographers as Fred Herzog, Jeff Wall, and Roy Arden, many of the well renowned photographers being featured during the festival are working directly with the London Drugs photolab to produce archival, museum-quality prints, for the exhibitions. The experienced Photolab staff is working one-on-one with the photographers, using the lab’s cutting edge equipment, to produce the best quality prints possible. In fact, London Drugs Photolab technical specialist John Goldsmith is a professional photographer himself and was featured in the inaugural season of Capture Photography Festival. No one understands the relationship between lab and photographer better than John!
This year, the London Drugs Photolab is producing prints for renowned photographers who are exhibiting their work in prestigious galleries throughout Vancouver as part of the Capture Photography Festival.
- David Ellingsen – The Last Stand
- National Pictures of Canada Association – National Pictures of the Year
- Jessica Eaton – Mini Edition
- Scott Massey – Mini Edition
- Greg Girard – Richmond/Kowloon
- Birthe Piontek – Mini Edition
- Danny Singer – Mini Edition
Professional photographers aren’t the only ones who are able to print their work at museum-quality, though. Whether you’re an amateur, freelancer, or professional, the London Drugs Photolab will use their state-of-the-art printing processes and experienced lab techs to process images worthy of a gallery exhibit- even if they’re for the walls of your own home.
Fitness Gadgets to get the most out of your fitness
Have you ever needed that extra little bit of motivation, or a reminder to get active? London Drugs tech expert David Levett sat down with anchor Darrell Rumold on CTV Morning Live in Regina to discuss some of the newest products on the market for monitoring fitness.
For someone looking for something simple, yet effective for fitness tracking, FitBit might be the perfect choice. These activity trackers are a very user-friendly option and are best suited for entry-level to average fitness trackers who want something simple. David showed off the FitBit Charge HR model, capable of tracking essential fitness measures like steps taken, calories burned and active minutes. The charge also acts a watch and is able to sync wireless to any laptop or smartphone. FitBit can also monitor one’s sleep. David explained in the newscast how the FitBit would track sleep and then display on an iPad the amount and quality of sleep he had. Starting as low as $70, FitBit provides an affordable option for users who want effective fitness monitoring without complexities.
Security Cameras – which one is right for you?
Have you ever thought about finding out what animals get into your garbage at night? Or how about keeping tabs on the safety of your newborn baby? London Drugs Tech Expert, David Levett, sat down with Darrell Romuld on CTV Regina Morning Live to discuss a few devices suitable for home security. David mentioned the variety of security cameras that range from entry-level to more advanced devices. He even hooked into his security camera at home on his tablet to show the features some of the more innovative devices have. By viewing the live stream from a smartphone or tablet, an individual can actually control where the camera focuses with the swipe of a finger. David wrapped up by discussing the multiple ways an individual can use these devices such as monitoring the office, garage, or even nursery upstairs.
Internet and email safety (and security)
In this blog, let’s look more closely at internet and e-mail scams and security.
Internet
Knowledge is power – and never truer than when surfing the net. The most common risks are viruses, key-stroke recordings, miscellaneous malware and Trojan horses.
Viruses do the same thing to your computer as they do to us – they make it sick; they can even kill it. Key-stroke recording software is installed by hackers and allows them to record all of your keystrokes with particular attention to usernames and passwords – they love banking, credit card and email access the most. Malware is also malicious as it can take many forms: from tracking your internet use patterns to copying files to a remote computer to erasing key pieces of software. Trojan horses get uploaded and then sit in wait – silently for a triggering date or event and then allow the hackers to take control of your computer and use it for attacking other computers.
How can I recognize a Scam?
A very good question and here are some tips including information from the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
- If it sounds too good to be true – guess what?!
You’ve won a big prize in a contest that you don’t recall entering. You are offered a once-in-a-lifetime investment that offers a huge return. You are told that you can buy into a lottery ticket pool that cannot lose. Oh really? - You must pay or you can’t play.
“You’re a winner!” BUT, you must agree to send money to the caller in order to pay for delivery, processing, taxes, duties or some other fee in order to receive your prize. Sometimes the caller will even send a courier to pick up your money. No legitimate lotteries use this process! - You must give them your private financial information – I think not!
The caller asks for all your confidential banking and/or credit card information. Honest businesses do not require these details. If you are placing an over-the-phone order, be extremely careful when providing credit card information – get the name of the person and an order number and record it to compare with your monthly statement. - Will that be cash… or cash?
Often criminal telemarketers ask you to send cash or a money order, rather than a cheque or credit card. The reason is simple – cash is untraceable and can’t be cancelled. Crooks (obviously) have difficulty in establishing themselves as merchants with legitimate credit card companies. - The caller is more excited than are you – oh joy, oh rapture!
The crooks want to get you very excited about this “opportunity” so you won’t think clearly. Lottery, “free” vacation, stock tip – the gimmick doesn’t matter. Act in haste, repent at leisure! - The manager is calling – don’t we wish.
The person claims to be a government official, tax officer, banking official, lawyer or some other person in authority. The person calls you by your first name and asks you a lot of personal or lifestyle questions (such as “how often do your grown children visit you”). They are trying to get enough information to steal your identity or have another crook try to scam you as a parent/grandparent. - The stranger calling wants to become your best friend – so you need more?
Criminals love finding out if you’re lonely and willing to talk. Once they know that, they’ll try to convince you that they are your friend – after all, we don’t normally suspect our friends of being crooks. Hang up and ignore them – HONEST people don’t try to become best friends over the phone or internet or in chat rooms or dating sites. - It’s a limited opportunity and you’re going to miss out – good, miss out.
If you are pressured to make a big purchase decision immediately, it’s probably not legitimate. Real businesses or charities will give you a chance to check them out or think about it.
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