- February 4, 2021
Android’s underappreciated keyboard advantage
February 4, 2021Read moreA moment of gratitude for a quietly important area where Android excels — and where it absolutely trounces that other smartphone operating system. I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I’ve been thinking an awful lot about Android keyboards this week. I’d even go as far...
00 - January 13, 2021
The first Patch Tuesday of ’21; time to delay updates
January 13, 2021Read moreThough most users should be ok with the latest round of patches from Microsoft, it’s still prudent to delay installing them for a bit to make sure there are no problems. It’s Patch Tuesday time — that exciting second Tuesday of each month when we turn...
- December 28, 2020
The patching conundrum: When is good enough good enough?
December 28, 2020Read morePatches and updates are designed to fix problems, not cause them. But sometimes a few users still get bitten. When that happens, what do you do — avoid, delay or dive in anyway? As Günter Born recently reported at Born’s Tech and Windows World, KB4592438 has...
- December 22, 2020
The 6 technology trends affecting the security sector in 2021
December 22, 2020Read moreIt’s useful when looking forward to first look backward: hindsight has a wonderful way of providing context for future-gazing activity. And when looking back over the past year, one insight could understandably be that attempting to predict the future is a futile activity! While the COVID-19...
- December 3, 2020
UK government ploughs £3m into 5G test facility
December 3, 2020Read moreHarwell Campus 5G research facility gets financial boost to assist development of advanced communications for terrestrial and satellite-based broadband networks The engineering hub, due for completion in 2021, will be built by IT and business consultancy CGI at the Harwell Campus in Oxfordshire and is being...