Category Archives: Technology

My TEDx Talk

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Lee Davies

On Saturday April 14, 2018 I presented at the TEDx in Chilliwack, BC.  I applied last year, had an audition in January (was accepted as a presenter) then got on stage Saturday. I had no IDEA how much work it … Continue reading →

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SBS is dead, but not forgotten.

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Lee Davies

Microsoft officially ended the Small Business Server (aka SBS) to the chagrin of many smaller companies wanting in-house control of their data at a reasonable cost.  With this move the cost of having an in-house solution for email & data … Continue reading →

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Vitualization vs. Cloud Computing

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Lee Davies

People often get the terms “virtualization” and “cloud computing” confused, believing that they can be used interchangeably when, in fact, they are diametrically opposed. Virtualization tricks your software into believing that it’s running on a real server, network or storage … Continue reading →

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SSL encryption compromised

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Lee Davies

You know that little HTTPS: we all love to trust when we do online transactions.. well the old versions (TLS v1.0 and earlier) have been compromised.  This means a serious weakness in virtually all websites protected by the secure sockets … Continue reading →

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IPv6 it’s coming.. slowly.

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Lee Davies

IPv6 isn’t a very elegant name but it’s coming and what it looks like is this: 2001:0db8:85a3:0000:0000:8a2e:0370:7334 Ok that was just an example and probably didn’t scare you but if you remember the old IP addresses.. you know 192.168.16.100 and … Continue reading →

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iStuff & Android face off (Mobile 7 far behind)

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Lee Davies

Android or iPhone/iPad/iTouch/iPod, either way the fight is on between Apple and Google.  The latest front in the ‘Cloud’ wars is the application and subscription market.    Apple put in their opening position only to get taken off at the knees … Continue reading →

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Geo-Tagging from your Phone

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Lee Davies

When you take a picture from your cellphone you can tell people a lot more than the date stamp. GPS information can be recorded as part of the Exif, or exchangeable image file format, that is has been the de … Continue reading →

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