Books I have written
In addition to the photography I also write books. If you like any of the pictures on this site then why not buy a book to show your appreciation...
Category Archives: IT
The end of an era
I have been sitting at my keyboard for some time now trying to think of a suitable way to start this article. All the obvious ‘great man’ openers seem wrong somehow, and will be done far better by people who … Continue reading
To DRM or not to DRM?
An interesting exchange started on Twitter today about the relative merits of applying DRM to eBooks against not applying it and leaving the file available to be shared. Of course being Twitter the conversation happened in bursts of 140 characters … Continue reading
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The importance of backups
In the last 24 hours it has come to light that a large number of users of Google’s popular GMail and Google Apps services have lost all of their email. This is potentially not just a short term outage, but … Continue reading
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Beyond CCTV – The Surveillance Generation
It was a crisp clear spring morning as Simon climbed into his car, parked as usual outside his house in a space it had occupied every day for the last ten years. The mist on the windows cleared as soon as he … Continue reading
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The problem with IT Education in schools
I have no idea if this is a problem across the country or if it is localized to where I live, but on the Kent / Surrey border there is a problem with the way that our kids are being … Continue reading
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