Author Archives: Christopher

About Christopher

Christopher is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Victoria. He is currently attending to a particular set of technologies that facilitate digitally mediated surveillance, including Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), behavioral advertising, and mobile devices. He thinks through how these technologies influence citizens in their decision to openly express themselves or engage in self-censoring behavior on a regular basis.

The Digital Workshop and Analogue Drill Presses

Your browser doesn’t support JavaScript or you have disabled JavaScript. The Parsons: together in celebration One of the memorable things about my Grandfather was his workshop. There were tools absolutely everywhere (perfectly organized – he just had a lot of … Continue reading

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Repairing iWeb

For the past two days I’ve been troubleshooting a problem with iWeb, and thought that I’d post my problem (and troubleshooting steps and solution) here so that other people who experience a similar problem can diagnose and remedy the problem. … Continue reading

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Honda GPS Warns Drivers of High Crime Zones

Honda has released a new GPS system for their vehicles where it will warn drivers when they’re about to leave their car in areas where there is a high chance of theft, vandalizm, or other criminal activity. I have two, … Continue reading

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The Making of a Media Center

This guide is intended to let me (and you) quickly set up an Apple computer as a media centre. I’m currently using a PC running Windows Vista Home Premium as the media centre – it’s native media centre functionality works … Continue reading

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