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29th September 2026

When the Power Goes Out, Does Your Internet Have to as Well?

It starts with a flicker. Then the lights go out. A few seconds of quiet…

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29th September 2026

There Is No Spoon — And There’s No “Safe” Default Password Either

In The Matrix (1999), a child in the Oracle's waiting room hands Neo a spoon…

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29th September 2026

Are Your Remote Staff Working on a Ticking Time Bomb?

The shift happened fast. One week, everyone was in the office. The next, half the…

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Microsoft

29th September 2026

The “It Just Works” Guide to Microsoft 365 for Families

Most South African households paying for Microsoft 365 are using about a third of what…

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Security

28th September 2026

The Virus That Wasn’t in a Movie: What Real Malware Actually Looks Like

In Die Hard 4 — officially titled Live Free or Die Hard — a group…

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28th September 2026

The Email That Could End Your Business (And How to Stop It Getting Through)

It started, as these things usually do, with an ordinary-looking email. A supplier your accounts…

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Home IT

10th April 2026

Is Someone Watching? How to Know If Your Home Network Has Uninvited Guests

Your Wi-Fi password hasn't changed since the technician set up your router. You gave it to your…

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AI

10th April 2026

The AI We Were Promised vs The AI We Actually Got

In Her (2013), Joaquin Phoenix falls in love with an operating system voiced by Scarlett Johansson. In Ex…

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Business IT

10th April 2026

The Day the Internet Died: What It Cost One Business and How to Prevent It

It was a Tuesday morning — the kind that starts normally enough. Emails loading, calls…

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Home IT

10th April 2026

What Actually Happens to Your Photos When Your Phone Dies

You took a photo last Tuesday. Your kid's school play, maybe. Or a birthday dinner. Or…

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When the Power Goes Out, Does Your Internet Have to as Well?

There Is No Spoon — And There’s No “Safe” Default Password Either

Are Your Remote Staff Working on a Ticking Time Bomb?

The “It Just Works” Guide to Microsoft 365 for Families

The Virus That Wasn’t in a Movie: What Real Malware Actually Looks Like

The Email That Could End Your Business (And How to Stop It Getting Through)

Is Someone Watching? How to Know If Your Home Network Has Uninvited Guests

The AI We Were Promised vs The AI We Actually Got

The Day the Internet Died: What It Cost One Business and How to Prevent It

What Actually Happens to Your Photos When Your Phone Dies

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