The term “smart device” is now used prolifically for all of the electronics enabled gadgets in your home. There is no doubt that the devices are “smarter” than they were 30 years ago as they have additional functionality to those of the past decades. Devices are considered “smart” as soon as they have electronic circuitry…
As our lust for technology grows, so does out exposure to an ever increasing amount of EMF sources. There is a mounting body of evidence available, that shows that all aspects of your health are affected, to a various degree, by this increased exposure. Industry pressure placed on researchers, has silenced the research. The risks…
This article will explain why your Local Area Network (LAN) may no longer be as private as you think. I will also give you a guide on what to do to change this back to way it should be … private! Networking 101 There are on two types of network that you need to know…
Computer Viruses – Good For Business Watch any high technology thriller movie made in the last 15 years and you could be led to believe that a single computer virus could infect all of the world’s computers. Making these movies is good for the movie business, as everybody knows viruses are bad, but the viewer…
If you have read the articles written on this website so far, you may be considering saying goodbye to Google, perhaps even to Microsoft and if you haven’t already, Facebook too. In any case, the convenience that these companies have offered you over the years, has left you with a complicated web of dependencies. It…
There are people who exploit your lack of knowledge on a subject, to convince you that your safety (security) is assured in their hands. This becomes a “false sense of security” when: This subject covers so many areas in our lives, over recent times, that I thought that I would cover just one, in this…
This article details a very important misunderstanding of the concept of “security” in the context of assets and services. Security Does Not Mean Accessibility We listen to advertisers and governments use the term “security” all the time and in all cases are never made aware that accessibility is equally important. Think of it like this….
This is the first of a series of guides that will show you what is possible, once you have come to terms with the fact that you do not need modern PC hardware to run even the most challenging multi-media applications. This is proof that Microsoft marketing brainwashing is just – brainwashing. Too Old For…
Technology Breakdown When you take a top-down look at technology items today and think about the following: While the first question will immediately pop into everybody’s mind, you would be hard pressed to find a single person who could answer the remainder of the questions. Are they really less important, or is they just conveniently…
When the CEO of Optus came forward, feigning ignorance as to the cause of the 9 hour network outage in Australia, it prompted me to write this article and in so doing, perhaps make you aware of the things around you, that you can reverse engineer to uncover what is hidden from you. Reverse engineering…
There is plenty of information available on the Internet that explains 2FA, so I found one which gives a reasonable rundown of what it is. I recommend you read that first and then look at this article, as I am assuming that the reader has a rough idea of what it is, especially if you…
“Cloud Storage” is a term which, to a non-technical person means: “somewhere to store your data that is not on my device”. The sales pitch used by all technology companies that provide this service, includes: So when a salesperson tries to sell you something that is too good to be true, then you can be…
This is the first part of number of articles aimed at helping you understand how to take responsibility for the protection of all of your digital data. In this part we cover the topic of understanding where your emails are kept and to give you some helpful information on what you can do to protect…
Here is a quote from a ABC reporter today, who spoke with the Chief Engineer at Engineers Australia. Engineers Australia says the Optus outage has exposed vulnerabilities in Australia’s telecommunications networks. Jane MacMaster, who is the Chief Engineer at Engineers Australia, says outages like this create a domino effect on our digital systems and economy….
If you watch YouTube, you will find that most presenters encourage you to “Like and Subscribe”. The effect of you complying with this request has two effects. If the content on a website is of interest to you, chances are that their content is also accessible using a “Pull Notification” mechanism called RSS news feed….
You would have to live under a rock if you haven’t looked something up in Wikipedia before. In short, almost every person uses it as reference source, much like the Encyclopedia Britannica was used in the past. What started off as being a system that gravitated towards the truth, by allowing anybody to go in…
What is Addiction? In general, we have a good understanding of things that people can get addicted to. Wikipedia has a good overview of some of the more common ones. Needless to say, all humans can, and do, get addicted to various things in their life, at some time or another. The thing about addiction…
Google started off as a free search engine, built using some high speed Linux servers. Now it has grown into a $1.426 Trillion company. The 4th largest in the world. Google has embedded themselves in so many people’s lives, you would be forgiven if you thought it was impossible to leave them behind. This is…
