Hey Friends,This week I listened to the “Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel. Recorded in 1966 the song uses strong imagery of light and darkness to describe how peoples ignorance and apathy was destroying their ability to communicate with one a...

Hey Friends,This week I have been teaching one of my favourite topics 'Social Engineering'. If you are not familiar with the topic, social engineering is the act of abusing human psychology to take advantage of a persons natural tendencies and emotio...

Hey Friends,If you have been with me from the start of this email newsletter and blog you will know that one of the topics I like to explore is our use of technology.I have spoken previously about the philosophy of Digital Minimalism which encourages...

Hey Friends,I have spoken previously about the importance of managing our digital footprints in order to better protect our online privacy.Every time we use the internet to post a comment, upload a photograph, or access a website, we leave a trace of...

Hey Friends,Are you fed up of junk email clogging up your mailbox ? (hopefully not this one)If you are anything like me you have probably signed up for more online services than you can remember, each of which required you to supply an email address...

Hey Friends,Could you live without the Internet?If you are trying to access the Internet at home on 3rd November you might be in for a shock. Broadband services across a large (maybe all) sections of the United Kingdom are going to be switched off be...

Hey Friends,Would you like to use social media without succumbing to its addictive advances ?I'm a big fan of Cal Newport. I follow his blog, have listened to his podcast and even read a couple of his books, the latest being 'Digital Minimalism'. Thi...

Hey Friends,I have been an avid user of the Internet for a long time. I remember spending £1000+ on a 'Time' PC (now ceased trading) in 1999, inserting my AOL dial-up internet CD into the tray, and being excited to jump on the Internet and start surf...

Hey Friends,As Winston Churchill was working to form the United Nations after WWII, he famously said, 'Never let a good crisis go to waste'.This famous quote was made during the bleakest days of World War II, but is often used to provide hope during...

Hey Friends,I'm sure you are familiar with the 'R' number, when discussing the spread of covid-19, but have you heard of the 'K' number?This week I read an interesting article which explained why 'K' a measure of whether the virus spreads steadily or...