Backbone Magazine February/March 2009

		*2009 Forecast* Nine predictions for 2009. By Danny Bradbury
		*Decked* PowerPoint can inform and enlighten, or bludgeon and bore. It’s your call. By Trevor Marshall *Reprogramming you* Are digital natives developing different brains? By Lisa Manfield
		*FROM THE EDITOR* Expect change: It won't be the best of years, but some good will result. *READERSHIP SURVEY* All about you: Our regular look at the people who read this magazine. GREENSPACE Selling green: Shoppers want to buy environmentally sound products. Global IT decision-makers rate green tech companies. Expect to use biofuel by 2012. By Peter Wolchak BIG IDEAS *Never off* Are you addicted to the always-on world? By Jim Harris *BACKSPACE* 10 employee security mistakes. Get a cellphone, strengthen family ties. Microsoft extends a hand to small and medium businesses. McAfee’s Cyber Security Mom. By Peter Wolchak AUTO FORWARD *Your network, your car* Forget factory GPS and heated seats. Think Facebook and cloud computing. By Mathieu Yuill GREEN TRENDS *Water water everywhere* But almost all of it is unusable. Canadian tech may be the answer. By Hailey Eisen HOW-TO *Sell to everyone* You want to use your Web site to market overseas. Here’s how. By Lawrence Cummer BIG IDEAS *Recycled strategies* Remember those great ideas that were never implemented? It’s time to dust them off and take another look By Sunsan Doniz TEK GADGETS *Rounding out your digital world with tech accessories* The accessories that make those tech purchases shine. By Peter Wolchak

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