Microsoft Canada created Microsoft Home Magazine to show you how to do new things and simplify everyday tasks with your computer. It is a place where you and your family will find home computing articles and tips-from design and décor to computer crafts to surfing the web-in one place.

Our articles are designed to help you accomplish something on your computer right away- without having to spend time reading long manuals or searching for information.

We're updated every Monday, so come visit often!

Contributors

Our articles are written by Canadian journalists who keep up-to-date on current computer trends and events. To read a bio on each of our writers, click here.

To find out how to contribute to Microsoft Home Magazine, download our writer's guidelines.

Editorial Team

Mara Gulens
Editor
There certainly are times I disconnect completely. But technology is so integral to so much I do, it's safe to say — technology is my life. The most important part — both for work and leisure — is connecting with others. Either through plain old e-mail, VoIP, Instant messaging, or by sharing photos. Technology has also totally altered my work. Research is right at my fingertips, and writing and editing no longer feel like such solitary tasks when colleagues are virtually a click away.

Jessica Padykula
Managing Editor
If I didn't have my computer I don't know where I'd be. Not a day goes by when I don't use my computer to write an article, research an upcoming story, send e-mail, listen to music or just surf the Internet for anything from cool recipes and tips for healthy eating, to movie reviews and entertainment gossip. The computer is my work station, entertainment centre and communication device all rolled into one.

Brenda Cohen
Creative Director
One lazy weekday I ordered a pizza online and realized how my computer is as essential as my kitchen sink. Using my computer I purchase flowers, research wine, buy groceries and book vacations. I do all of my banking on the web and manage the household accounting though Money and Excel. As a freelancer, my computer is not only a working tool but also my career centre. I search job boards, message forums and host my own website. My computer helps me be creative, independent and allows me to manage my life, both in work and fun, on my own time and terms.

Tony Armstrong
Creative Director
I love to share. Whether forwarding a local news story to a friend in Australia or streaming home videos through the living room television, I share through technology to stay connected.

My wife and I keep our five children — and an ever increasing stable of pets — organized through a shared calendar that keeps track of homework assignments, chores, play dates, swimming lessons and everything else. Our five computers, two printers, MediaSmart TV and Home Server help us work and play from home in a way that would not have been possible a few years ago.

It may sound as if technology has invaded our home. But we have invited it in and embraced the benefits.

It doesn’t take a power failure for us to turn it all off, and we do so regularly. We love being outdoors or sitting around the dining room table telling stories and playing board games. Of course, we also love sharing our experiences...

Franklin Carter
Copy Editor
The personal and professional independence I enjoy would be unthinkable without modern technology. I use my computer and the Internet to research news and information, communicate with friends and clients, write and edit copy, e-mail work and invoices to clients, and buy books and jazz music. I’m proud to be associated with Microsoft Home Magazine, and I hope you, the readers, find the journal’s ideas and advice as helpful and inspiring as I do.

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