Hey Friends,Today a watched a video, shared on LinkedIn by an ex student of mine. It highlights concerns I have previously shared about the the misuse and impact of social media on society. In particular, a section in the middle really hit the mark,...

Hey Friends,Just a quick email this week due to being busy preparing for the new academic semester.I thought I would share a couple of interesting articles relating to a recent topic we explored, namely passwords and authentication.You would think th...

Hey Friends,This week I watched a brilliant documentary called 'The Social Dilemma'. It is produced by the Centre for Humane Technology (CHT), and explores issues relating to addiction and privacy when using social media platforms.While the documenta...

Hey Friends,Have you heard of the term Internet of Things (IoT)?It is a concept where every day items are connected to the Internet to share information, without the need for any human-to-human or human-to-computer interaction. For example, electrici...

Hey Friends,I have previously shared ( issue #9 ) some thoughts on the future of higher education post covid-19. These were primarily based on a post by Nat Eliason, in which he gave some suggestions of how colleges\universities may need to adapt in...

Hey Friends,After five years of hard work, I successfully defended my PhD thesis this week. Friends and family congratulated me on passing my Viva (minor corrections still to do), and many, interestingly, followed up with a question; how did you find...

Hey Friends,I have to talk this week about Education. But, also how technology could play a major role in the future,It's fair to say, UK education has been through the mill this week. Thousands of students had their expected grades downgraded, some...

Hey Friends,This week feels a little strange. My children have been off school for over four months, yet it feels like they are going back too soon. Surely, summer isn't over yet?The start of a new academic year is always a good time to set some goal...

Hey Friends,Thanks to everyone who completed the survey about web browsers I shared in my last email. The results were interesting, although in line with what I expected. I will be sharing some thoughts and advice this week, but for now here are the...

Hey Friends,This week I published the results and recommendations from the last survey about passwords. The main take away is that the biggest risk most of you face is from reusing passwords on multiple sites. I therefore seriously advise that everyo...