It’s not just white and blue-collar workers quietly quitting these days – even my firewall/router decided to quietly quit on me the other week. What I initially thought was a performance issue with...

I mentioned it in my previous post, but it’s worth mentioning again: as an IT professional – especially one working in the utility sector – there will come a time in your career where you’re given ...

Spend enough time working in any industry – especially utilities or manufacturing – and eventually, you’ll find yourself tasked with deploying someone else’s software. In my current field, power...

“To live is to risk it all” — Rick Sanchez Risk is an unavoidable part of life. Whether you’re driving to work, enjoying a steak sandwich for lunch, or riding your bike with the kids on the ...

It is a curious thing to watch my daughter use technology. It’s apparent that we’re not only creatures of habit – monkey see, monkey do – but we’re also creatures with an innate sense of what may h...

As I am apt to do, I jumped ahead of myself in my last post and realised I was probably asking the wrong question. It’s only now, after attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), that I’ve conc...

I’m heading to the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas tomorrow! This will be my first time visiting the United States and attending CES, so calling me excited might be an understatem...

Forget obscure hacks exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities. Some of the most insidious security flaws are hidden in plain sight. These are the “by-design” security issues – vulnerabilities inherent...

I’m unsure how to feel about what’s shared on LinkedIn. Whilst the platform’s algorithm does a decent job of showing me posts related to my interests – energy distribution, operational technology (...

Kia ora – it’s been a while! You may have noticed my absence from this blog. Life, as always, ebbs and flows, and writing has been one of those things that I’ve needed to set aside in order to man...