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Note: We know that a fair few of you just clicked this article in the hope of seeing some boobs, and we completely understand. To keep the article on topic we have added more boobs whenever we could make a tangential link. Sorry, not sorry.
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If you love computers like we do, then you’ve probably ended up on Reddit a time or two yourself. Scratch the surface of Reddit and you will soon discover it is so much more than the breeding ground of dickbutt memes, Reddit has a “sub” for every topic and is an awesome resource for IT industry news and learning… and dickbutt memes.
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Standing at a staggering height of 828 meters above the sands of Dubai, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper claims the title of the tallest building in the world. The colossal tower is a marvel of modern engineering and architecture, and is largely responsible for making Dubai one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations each year. Continue Reading
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An MSP in Scotland is in hot water after their claims to be able to “decrypt” files encrypted by ransomware was found to be them actually paying the ransom, and charging their client a tidy margin.
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Hey there nerd Linux user. OpenVPN is possibly the best VPN protocol available. It is secure, stable and invisible to your ISP. The current Linux clients didn’t work for my needs so whipped up a real quick solution that may help you folks playing along at home.
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Imagine that you stumble upon this website a thousand years from now. Assuming humanity hasn’t blown the Earth to smithereens by then, you’d likely have very advanced technology at your disposal. Hopefully, you’d even be able to travel through space far and wide. Think Star Wars, but with less angst and more tourism.
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NASA announced today that it will allow tourists to visit the international Space Station from 2020. The International Space Station is traditionally home to a rotating crew of 6 international astronauts who spend their time carrying out scientific experiments as well as performing repairs and maintenance on the ISS itself. A new announcement today from Continue Reading
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Researches from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Chinese Association of Automation have designed an artificial intelligence system which can interpret the cries of a baby. The studies author; Dr Lichuan Liu says that the AI was trained to recognize the similarities between cries, regardless of the individual baby. “There are lots Continue Reading
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Fun fact, according to Google Analytics most of you work with
computers. Even if you don’t work in an official IT support capacity, you’re probably the on-call support for family and less tech savvy friends.
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VIMES is a big fan of podcasts. Recently we unveiled our Top 10 Best IT Podcasts and our number one pick the Darknet Diaries has raised the bar again with their latest episode. Jeremy from Marketing follows penetration tester @TinkerSec as he goes under cover to try and hack a company’s network from the within. Continue Reading
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There are only two big players in the cloud office productivity suite war, Microsoft with their Office 365 product and Google with G-Suite. We’re not going to compare every plan and every application, there are a million sites out there that have done that for you and frankly, it’s a boring read. We are here Continue Reading
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There are a Kardashian buttload of IT podcasts out there. Unfortunately the amount of those podcasts that are actually worth listening to are more in the quantity of a Caitlyn then a Kim. And so in light of this fact dear reader, we have compiled our list of the 10 best IT podcasts that are actually interesting.
