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In this article, we take a brief look at what APIs are, why they are important, and how they are they are used. What Is An API? An Application Programming Interface (API) is intermediary software that allows different applications to talk to each other. In essence, it delivers your request to a provider and then … Continue reading Tech Insight : What Is An API? →

In this article, we look at what ‘greenwashing’ is, how and why it is being used, and what is being done to stop it. What Is Greenwashing? Greenwashing, a term coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986, refers to how some companies mislead stakeholders about their environmental and ethical credentials by spending more on marketing themselves … Continue reading Featured Article – What Is Greenwashing (in Technology)? →

President Biden’s administration in the U.S. has placed new sanctions on Russia over alleged cyberattacks affecting the U.S. and its allies. What Is Russia Accused Of? The U.S. government sanctions relate to: – The ‘SolarWinds attack’ where cyber-criminals accessed 18,000 government and private computer networks. The U.S. appears to blame the Cosy Bear hackers for … Continue reading Tech News : Russia Sanctioned Over Cyber Attacks →

Following the recent leak of an EU draft of rules for applying to AI, 40 MEPs have called for a ban on the use of facial recognition and other types of biometric surveillance in public places. Draft Rules The leaked draft rules by EU lawmakers to regulate the use of AI prompted the MEPs to … Continue reading Tech News : MEPs Seek Ban On Public Biometric Surveillance →

If you’d like a quick and easy way to regularly email group of contacts (e.g. work colleagues or suppliers), Outlook gives you the ability to create a Distribution List (or Contact Group in 365). Here’s how it works: For Outlook Online – Log into outlook.com or select Outlook from the app launcher. – On the … Continue reading Tech Tip – Creating An Email List In Outlook →

When employees leave a business or organisation, there are many actions that need to be taken to maintain security. Here’s a summary of some of them in relation to the health and continuity of the business and to fulfil legal and stakeholder responsibilities. Different Reasons, Same Actions Members of organisations inevitably change over time. They … Continue reading Featured Article : Employee Exit →

Facebook has recently informed over 530 million users that, in 2019, they were exposed to a data breach. The criticism that followed has prompted some to ask: what is happening?  What data breach?  The details of 530 million Facebook users were reportedly exposed on a hacker’s forum. The data breach included phone numbers, Facebook IDs, names, and … Continue reading Tech insight: What is happening about the huge Facebook data leak? →

People across the UK have lost jobs as a result of the pandemic. However, new features from Microsoft’s LinkedIn could help the country’s jobseekers.  The challenge for jobseekers  Many LinkedIn users may find themselves in the unemployment battlefield, trying to stand out from the rest. They may be capable of fulfilling job roles but may not have all the … Continue reading Tech news: Microsoft and LinkedIn’s new features to help UK jobseekers →

Huge demands on Microsoft’s data centre servers, partly driven by a surge in Microsoft Teams user numbers has led to the tech giant opting for liquid-immersion cooling. The Challenge Microsoft has recognised that it has now come up against the slowdown of Moore’s Law as transistor widths have shrunk to atomic scales and are reaching … Continue reading Tech News : Liquid Cooling To Maintain Microsoft’s Data Centres →

We all take lots of photos with our smartphones, so here is a selection of some of the best free places to share (and back up) photos. – Google Photos. Just having a Gmail account gives access to this service you can share photos with family, friends, or teammates, create albums, and grant access to … Continue reading Tech Tip – Free Ways to Share Photos →