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The ever changing IT value proposition or, PC life expectancy - Is it worth fixing?
Computers are better and cheaper than ever. You may not believe me, especially if you are in the middle of a technology induced crisis,...
May 15, 20193 min read


More proof "the Government" is hopeless at IT
As I write this the Government is mopping up after a network breach... https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/657631/government-holds-o...
Feb 18, 20193 min read


Bush fire backups - the art of running away part C
During the recent bush fire emergency in Tasmania several people asked me... "why don't people backup their data?" I could and have gone...
Feb 14, 20192 min read


Bush fire backups - the art of running away part B
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...
Feb 13, 20192 min read


Bush fire backups - the art of running away part A
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...
Feb 12, 20192 min read


Fire emergency over - business as usual
Hi folks, Despite all the drama, the scariness and the very real probability of losing our house...we are all still here and...
Feb 7, 20191 min read


Data backups – pay attention or you will pay!
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...
Dec 13, 20184 min read


My opinion of "image" backups hasn't changed, but...
Over my many, many years in computing I have been involved in many backup systems and strategies. By far my most loathed method of...
Dec 10, 20184 min read


Manage email backups better - drag and drop them to folders
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)....
Nov 14, 20183 min read


Naming things so you don't lose them
When I was taught computer programming I embraced the benefits of naming things descriptively. Mechanically, automatically or even...
Oct 24, 20183 min read


Just how lazy are you? The continuing saga of data loss.
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...
Sep 2, 20183 min read
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