• Data Fellowship – BCS Level 4 Certificate in Data Analysis Tools

    I know that I haven’t posted into my blog in a while. Mainly because I have been busy with my Data Fellowship and a few other things. Recently I have been studying for todays exam “BCS Level 4 Certificate in Data Analysis Tools” – QAN 603/0824/2. The ability to still take exams at home (under…

  • Using the best of the Q Continuum

    he use of Q (Quotient) today can now be used to measure a range of things from Body to Managerial and there is a Q for most of the letters in the alphabet. This article highlights some of these and asks some reflective questions of the reader.

  • Importance of Regular Screen Breaks

    I can remember sitting in class and hearing the teacher saying “Hemingway! Stop day dreaming and looking out of the window!”. Forward many 10’s of years to the weekend just gone and my optometrist saying, “Mr Hemingway, You need to look out of the window more!” Sitting in front of a computer screen all day…

  • Repairing Mobiles just got easier

    The ability to repair mobiles has become easier with manufacturers starting to provide spares. Screens are probably the most repaired item to date.

  • Social Engineering on Social Media

    Opening my social feeds this morning for a quick browse over a cup of coffee and some toast, it doesn’t take long of scrolling down to find a post asking “What was the first car you owned? No Lying “. This post has 61k likes, 959k Comments and 8.4k shares and was only posted on…

  • BCS Fellows Technical Advisory Group (F-TAG)

    I am both excited and honoured at the opportunity to be part of the first cohort for the BCS F-TAG (Fellows Technical Advisory Group). Looking forward to participating and helping to lead bringing my experience and knowledge as part of this group.

  • Online Meetings – Be yourself!

    Over the past year and a bit the world was forced online more that it was before and meetings in the most case became video calls. Some loved it and excelled, some we okay and some shy’d away from the camera completely for a number of reasons. So not everyone wants to be in front…

  • Data Fellowship – BCS Level 4 Diploma in Data Analysis Concepts

    As part of my Data Fellowship that I am currently taking, today I sat the first exam for “BCS Level 4 Diploma in Data Analysis Concepts” – QAN 603/0823/0. The last exam that I took was in an examination centre where you turn up and sit at an already configured computer. This time I sat…

  • Are you patching your network devices at home?

    Adopt good patching/update habits across all your home devices, including network devices where possible. You are only secure as your last update/patch.

  • Looking at upcycling a mobile phone

    Across the modern developed world, there are draws of old mobile devices in peoples houses and offices that are no longer used or in fashion. In some cases they are very old devices and in others the pull of the latest model has drawn the user to the new version or the software has stopped…