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Posted on 2 May 20252 May 2025

Because It’s Friday – Put the kettle on…

doorbell

Here is a short video explaining something I am sure all of us of a certain age knew about: This is one of the reasons for Electric Mountain. Is this retro-tech? More! That video was going to be it for this week’s “Because It’s Friday“, but as I was writing …

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Posted on 24 April 202524 April 2025

Signal app in the news.

Signal secure messaging app

I use, and recommend to clients, the secure messaging app Signal, for those communications that do not require accountability but do require good cyber security. However, it is not an app suitable for government communications that usually require a higher level of security and should always include accountability to the …

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Posted on 11 April 202510 April 2025

Because It’s Friday – Bottom

Tomorrow's World

A “click bait” title for this week’s “Because It’s Friday” article. From the BBC archive comes an excellent Tomorrow’s World episode, hosted by James Burke, looking at the technology that kept people alive and working in Antartica in 1967. Every trick to either keep things warm or cold and plans …

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Posted on 14 March 202513 March 2025

Because It’s Friday – Retro Tech

retro tech

There is a very odd reference in this 1989 article from the BBC Archive comparing using a Walkman to mental illness! But I am sure that is what happens when you turn something so basic into high-brow! It is interesting how the American advert manages to put a hyphen between …

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Posted on 19 February 202520 February 2025

Privacy and Encryption

encryption is essential to privacy

Over the past few weeks, I have been writing about privacy for CyberAwake – I have linked the articles below – and at the same time, I was reading up on encryption for an article here last week on the value of encryption – Encryption or Not Encryption. Both sets …

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