It was time to replace my work PC. The hardware, or physical bits and bobs, were decided for me, but I got to choose the operating system. Having been impressed with my laptop rebuild, I decided to go with Linux Mint again. This time, I was given a snazzy new Corsair keyboard, new speakers, and … Read more
The cloud revolution has transformed the way businesses operate, offering a scalable and cost-effective solution for IT infrastructure management. However, recent trends indicate a shift in the cloud landscape, with some companies opting to repatriate their servers back to on-premises environments. The primary driver behind this trend is the increasing costs associated with cloud subscriptions. … Read more
Your car is spying on you. It’s tracking your movements, listening to your conversations, and collecting all sorts of personal data about you. And it’s not just your car. Many car brands are doing this, including Toyota, Chevrolet, Nissan, Kia, Volkswagen, Honda, Hyundai, Audi, and more. A study of 25 car brands by the Mozilla … Read more
I started my career fresh out of college in 2004 as a trainee. As part of my education, both in college and on the job, I was taught extensively about the various network topologies and how they’d evolved. In essence, a business IT system and the almost inescapable pervasiveness of the redundant star topology, where … Read more
Pay-As-You-Go vs Fully Managed IT Support vs MSP vs Invicta Linux Contract Hire: When it comes to IT support, there are four main options: pay-as-you-go, maintenance contracts, MSP, and Contract Hire, provided by us, Invicta Linux. Each has its own advantages and disadvantages, so it’s important to choose the right one for your business. Pay-as-you-go … Read more
I had an older, much-used laptop. Nice size, nice screen – but Windows 11 was never going to happen and it was getting frustratingly slow and clunky. A rebuild or replacement was inevitable. The choice, I was told, is Windows 10, or Linux. Now, I use Linux Mint at work and like it, but the … Read more
During the pandemic, there was a shortage of microchips that are needed to produce new computers. At the same time, the latest versions of proprietary operating systems required higher minimum standards. There’s a large gap here that Linux and open source can neatly bridge. Linux has long been known for extending the life of older … Read more
The twin challenges of dealing with an escalating cyberthreat landscape and being suddenly forced to support a remote workforce would normally have been a difficult challenge for a small business such as hi-fi design and manufacturing company, Chord Electronics. Fortunately, they had already been working for a number of years with a trusted partner that … Read more
During an enthusiastic online discussion about some great Linux apps, VLC was mentioned by many, so I thought I would share a little more of my experience. I set my team the following challenge. As a family, we still buy music in digital format despite the bitter taste of having lost stuff when I left … Read more
(Pronounced poned or pawned) Want a fright? Go to Have I Been Pwned and enter your email address. Click “pwned”? Take a deep breath and don’t panic because most, if not all, of your email addresses will result in, “Oh no — pwned!”, which means your email address has been compromised in a data breach … Read more
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