O is for OMG

I must admit, there isn’t that much in the technology world that wows me these days. Computers get smaller and faster and yet there are

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N is for Network

There was a time when networks were things only used by businesses to communicate between computers and printers but with the advent of broadband, and

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Mother’s Day

Reflecting on my past and the past of my family gives a technological insight into how my mother and her mother worked with that technology.

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PI day

In the USA, 14th March is called PI day, because the date is written 3.14, and is a mathematical equation that represents the relationship of

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L is for…

I’m going to cover several L’s in this one. We have laser printers; we have LinkedIn; Live Streaming and Linux, so let’s get to it…

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K is for Keyboard

The keyboard is something of an oddity, as it comes from two places that are not related to each other, the typewriter and telegraphy, let’s

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J is for Jargon

One of the biggest problems with the computer industry is jargon, or language that means no sense to anyone outside the industry. Sometimes it is

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I is for Internet

The Internet is getting faster all the time, I remember my first modem connected to the Internet at 2400. Now most households are using fibre

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H is for Help

We all need help in different ways. The Internet has lots of training courses we can tap into and learn new skills. Some are free

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How things die

Let’s face it, technology doesn’t last forever. We are moving away from what is called discrete components to very small surface mounted components everywhere. With

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Raspberry Pi Pico

The Raspberry Pi Pico has been released. A £5 microcontroller board that can be used with GPIO accessories. You can program the board using MicroPython.

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Blue and white electric wires

What is TbE?

As we know everything gets faster. USB is faster, storage is faster so what about networking? This is where TbE comes in, so what is

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What’s inside?

Have you ever wondered what is inside your computer? If you wondered what powers your website and how it differs from your desktop PC, have

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Wall mounting

A side of computing that is rarely talked about is what to do with the desktop or tower PC case? If you have them on

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