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2025 in review
With the 1st of January now rolling us into 2026, it’s time for my annual review of the year that has just closed. Another beautiful sunny day here in Virginia, warm and blue skies as I sit down and reflect on some of the stats and journals I have maintained this year.
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US military data found unprotected on Amazon S3
This is definitely one of those situations where someone forgot to throw the switch and make an Amazon S3 bucket secure. Easy done, but grave consequences. Read Post ⇢
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‘Internet Trends 2017’ Kleiner Perkins Report – my highlights
My highlights of the annual Kleiner Perkins report that looks at the Internet of 2016 Read Post ⇢
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Let Amazon Echo Show you the future
Amazon’s Alexa ecosystem is far more than just novelty voice activated devices. Do not underestimate the vision to which Amazon is painting for us. Read Post ⇢
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This is what Amazon Dash should have been
Alternative to Amazon’s Dash is announced but runs on the SigFox network. Read Post ⇢
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Week’s Top Tech 8; 8th – 15th Jan 2017
The second week of the year comes with a number of interesting stories that caught my attention. Read Post ⇢
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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 ⇢
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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 ⇢
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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 ⇢
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Chromebook Pixel – Battery Replacement
Replacing a battery in the Google Chromebook Pixel is a very simple affair. Read Post ⇢
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.
Alan Williamson 