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As I write this post, I feel prophetic. In a 2014 post, I suggested that businesses should reduce their social media dependency to minimize business continuity risk. It felt like common sense at that time. Fast-forward to now. As events…
So, I spent $50 to buy a Chromecast with Google TV. Considering that I already had a couple of Chromecasts and a Chromecast Audio hooked up to my network, my wife was not impressed. In case you are not familiar,…
Generally speaking, Google Lens and Lookout are tools designed to help people with low vision or blindness. However, you don’t have to be visually impaired to take advantage of the many features offered by Google Lens and Lookout. If you…
If you have not given much thought to the concept of a smart home, it’s probably time you did. Smart home gadgets go a long way in simplifying your everyday life. The gadgets covered in this post are useful, affordable,…
Imagine being able to download a whole DVD to your smartphone in four seconds! Conceptually, that is what a 5G network can do for you. Nobody downloads DVDs anymore, but you get the point. — 5G can be fast! Next-generation…
If your work or leisure activities take you into unmapped areas of the earth, you should know about What3words. What3words uses geocodes to narrow down a location to within a 3X3 metre square space irrespective of whether it is in…
With all the bad news in the media, you may be looking forward to getting away from it all. If your activities take you outdoors and into unmapped areas of the earth, there are two location apps that you should…
If you have recently started referring to your bedroom as your home office, you should probably read this post. Overnight, COVID-19 has changed the office landscape. Companies who were once averse to employees working from home are now advising their employees to…
Just as you were getting your head around 5G networks, the wireless industry throws another bunch of standards at you. Your customers want to know how next-gen wireless developments such as Wi-Fi 6, 6E, 5G, and 6GHz will impact their…
There is a familiar ring to this. It often takes a crisis to drive technology adoption. Cloud services adoption is no different. COVID-19-related queries for technology upgrades are on the rise. Despite the growing rhetoric around digital transformation, cloud services adoption…