I remember a time when work was simple. For the most part working at my desk, checking off tasks one-by-one, ending the day with a sense of achievement. Somewhere along my work journey MEETINGS have wormed there way into this picture and have muscled up to be a real bully. …
Like my hamstrings, IT infrastructure has the tendency of becoming inflexible and slow to react. If not regularly attended to there may be issues when you need to suddenly move quickly – Ouch! Any good Yogi will tell you different things work for different people in order to have a …
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Its not often you jump into your car with no idea where you’re going, is it? Generally, we have a goal or objective we’re working towards, getting the kids to school, going to the supermarket or getting to a meeting on time. We plan these trips, we calculate the time …
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If you have been involved in managing an IT environment there’s a good chance you know about ‘the line’. The fine line between a perfectly managed and controlled end user device, and user satisfaction. In most instances you will lean towards one or the other but rarely both. Yes your …
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It’s often said we only use 10% of our brain capacity! What! Can you imagine what we’ve been missing out on? Well I think the same concept can be applied across many computer applications, and no better example can be found in the Microsoft Office suite of products. Microsoft go …
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Since the inventions of Smart Phones and Wi-Fi, we are now more connected than ever before. We’ve come to expect access to free Wi-Fi where ever we go and for many people, it will be the decision maker in whether we’ll have our coffee there or stay at that hotel. …
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Last week I attended an event at EY, “Developing Business Decisions through Consumer Data Insights“, I was really struck by how differently disruption and innovation are interrupted by the big end of town as to that of the start-up world. Of the 4 speakers, 3 represented large corporates and 1 …
Toothbrushes. We all use them. They are a necessity for that dashing smile we crave. Sometimes using them can be a hassle, but we know how much we need them, especially when we forget them. The same can be said for our passwords. We all have one (hopefully a lot …
Password Management and Dental Hygiene – What’s the Difference? READ MORE…
They say a chain is only as strong as its weakest link and that principle could not hold more true with respect to IT security. Many companies spend vast sums of money on IT security: firewalls, intrusion detection, SIEM logging and alerting; the list goes on. But it may surprise …
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2007 doesn’t seem all that long ago, that is, until you stop and think about it, especially for those of us with a few more years under our belts than we’d care to admit. In the last 10 years a lot has happened, especially in terms of technology. I mean, …
