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Back in July 2022 I was at Microsoft’s Seattle headquarters, sitting in some glorious sunshine (not always guaranteed in Seattle) having a coffee with a company vice president.  We were discussing end of life for Windows 10, coming in October 2025. I explained to him…

Written – June 2023 Two days ago I was checking the transactions on one of my credit cards and immediately spotted two transactions that had clearly not been made by me.  Both were for Amazon and for different amounts, one for around £2 and one…

You’ve probably heard the stories but then long forgotten them.  Home internet routers having vulnerabilities that then allowed them to be hacked from elsewhere in the world, giving criminals backdoor access to your home network and, by extension, all your internet connected devices.  This isn’t…

Written – May 2023 When I moved to France a few years ago I set myself some goals.  One of these, for there were many, was to eat and drink more healthily and support my local economy as much as I could.  This led me…

It’s safe to say that Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter some months back sparked controversy and debate.  I’m not going to get into all that in this blog post, but I do want to talk about something I’ve noticed as being on the rise in…