Many countries have a national emergency alert system, delivered to their citizens via suitable mobile phones – now there is a UK Emergency Alert System. These systems can be operated by region and issue emergency alerts for serious weather events, earthquakes etc.. Although false alarms happen the rapid warning of …
A condom in use!
Last Friday I ran a story on the use of so called USB condom to protect yourself from data theft via public USB charging ports. Now if that title is not click bait, then I do not know what is! Using my USB Condom This week I am away and …
Will Robots Rule the World?
Robots taking over? Clive is not sure but… A couple of weeks ago we were invited to speak to a Zoom meeting and this was basically a Question and Answer session. After reassuring the group that no question was too silly to ask, just that nobody had been brave enough …
Because It’s Friday – How hot is your computer?
My i7 laptop when working hard generates a lot of heat. To keep the processor and the other components cool, the all metal case is part of the cooling system and consequently it soon warms up when I am using the computer. Under some usage, it warms up so much …
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Linux for Business (Part II)
This is part 2 my article about Linux at Work – part 1 is over on Octagon Technology. You should read that first before continuing. This is the continuing story of a surplus Windows 8 hybrid notebook/tablet conversion to Linux… Cyber Security on Linux Mint This section is a bit …