Alan Williamson

  • The problem with Amazon’s Alexa

    My woes with Amazon’s Alexa as I try to coax into doing things she claims she can do! Read Post ⇢

    The problem with Amazon’s Alexa

  • Week’s Top Tech 8; 2nd – 7th Jan 2017

    The clocks have turned, and we are now well and truly riding into 2017. However, that wasn’t before we wrung out an extra second of 2016, as one second was added to the universal clock to fix a rounding error. Read Post ⇢

    Week’s Top Tech 8; 2nd – 7th Jan 2017

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 19th Dec

    The week before Christmas and we have lots of self-driving stories making the headlines, Apple finally releases the AirPods in time for Santa’s stockings, Uber makes a massive loss, lasers help kill cancer and we are finally shown how to eat chicken wings properly. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 19th Dec

  • Chromebook Pixel – Battery Replacement

    Replacing a battery in the Google Chromebook Pixel is a very simple affair. Read Post ⇢

    Chromebook Pixel – Battery Replacement

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 12th Dec

    Second week of December and we see Yahoo in more security problems, malware that tests our morality, Cisco bails on their cloud, Verizon puts out the Samsung fire, Slack gains video calling, virtual assistant gets a hologram to keep us company and Henry Heimlich dies. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 12th Dec

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 5th Dec

    First week of the last month, we see BMW locking bad people up, Apple Watch sales fall dead, Amazon legalizes shoplifting, Bluetooth gets faster, Canada gets a data center, Java 9 may slip, clues to how Samsung built a fire starter and a true legion is no longer in this world. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 5th Dec

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 28th Nov

    Last week of November, we see hackers giving the residents of San Francisco a day of free rides, an anchor takes out the internet of an island, Netflix allows viewing of content in the air, FitBit rescues Pebble, Amazon beats its chest in Las Vegas, Russian bank loses a lot of shekels and once more the nation’s favorite banned executive toy, is back on the shelves. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 28th Nov

  • Chromebook Adventure

    Working with a Chromebook takes a leap of faith when it comes to working exclusively through a browser. But it can work. Read Post ⇢

    Chromebook Adventure

  • Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 21st Nov

    Thanksgiving week here in the USA, we see record sales, US Navy suffers data breach, Scotland’s unicorn sold to China, Oracle buys a DNS company, Twitter laying off over 300 people, a battery that lasts for weeks from a charge in seconds, and how swearing can show your intelligence. Read Post ⇢

    Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 21st Nov

the leg-end that is, Alan Williamson.

For over 20 years, I’ve shared my thoughts whenever the muse strikes. It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, and enjoying every second.