Normally I preach about backups to anyone who’ll listen and also to a good many who don’t. Sometimes the conversation swings to data...

As I write this the Government is mopping up after a network breach... https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/657631/government-holds-o...

During the recent bush fire emergency in Tasmania several people asked me... "why don't people backup their data?" I could and have gone...

During the recent bush fire emergency here in Tasmania I spoke to many people about what they'd grabbed as they evacuated. As you can...

During the recent bush fire emergency in Tasmania a few people asked me about backups. Many of us had to evacuate and I got questions...

Hi folks, Despite all the drama, the scariness and the very real probability of losing our house...we are all still here and...

Whether your child is just about to start school and/or needs a laptop for the the first time, or they've been doing it for ages, you may...

I am sure I don't have to tell any of you how bad a lightning strike can be for you and your electrical equipment. When thunderstorms...

Often I come across machines with files all over the place. The owners of the machines tell me they never know where anything is or...

If there’s one common theme that has run through my 30+ years of IT career it is how badly data backups are done and how often the...

Over my many, many years in computing I have been involved in many backup systems and strategies. By far my most loathed method of...

As a small business we are often running on the bare minimum of tech. We may have one computer and one mobile phone because that's all we...

I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you the risks of losing your laptop or having your home computer stolen. You know there’s stuff on...

You may have noticed from my other articles and blog posts that I am no longer a fan of email clients (programs that "do" email for you)....

When I was taught computer programming I embraced the benefits of naming things descriptively. Mechanically, automatically or even...

I don't know many people who "Safely Eject" their removable storage media. Even I just pull them out when I think I know the risks....

Microsoft recently had to pull an update to Windows because it was "deleting user's files". Without going into that debacle too much, it...

As tends to happen to computer workers, I was cornered at the bar and told a tale of IT woe. It is a bit like being a doctor. In fact, I...

Since I last traveled overseas I'd decided that next time I wouldn't take my smart phone. I decided I'd by a cheap (very cheap) phone...

I know what PWNED is but it isn't my thing/generation and the definition and use varies a bit. But, the web site "Have I been PWNED" is...