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Alex Kidman
A multi-award winning journalist, Alex has written about consumer technology for over 20 years. He has written and edited for virtually every Australian tech publication including Gizmodo, CNET, PC Magazine, Kotaku and more.
Google’s Chromecast could be killing your home Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is nothing new, and for the most part, we just take it for granted, typically with the router supplied by our ISPs doing all...
What will Intel’s processor bug mean for your computer?
Usually when you hear about large scale security problems, it’s because there’s been an obscure exploit of some incredibly complicated code that somebody’s worked out...
Why do we remain so bad at passwords?
2017 was a year of some very large security breaches across all sorts of companies, from smaller online merchants all the way up to bigger...
Is the tide turning for Mac security?
For the longest time, the generally accepted knowledge was that Apple’s Mac computers didn’t get malware or viruses. Apple even went so far as to...
What will Twitter’s length change mean for social media?
Social media popularity comes and goes in waves; it wasn’t that long ago that your social media presence could be measured by how many MySpace...
Are you making the most of online search?
In the very early days of the public internet, getting around was easy, because there simply wasn’t all that much to get around in any...
Google sees AI as the future of hardware
At its recent “Made By Google” event, Google unveiled a range of new smartphones, new home smart speakers, a new laptop, standalone camera and new...
macOS High Sierra: A worthy upgrade, but not one to leap into
Apple’s latest major upgrade for its desktop operating system, macOS High Sierra is now available for qualifying iMacs, MacBooks, MacBook Pro and Mac Pro models,...
Ransomware on the rise, but what practical steps can you take?
In the early days of computer security, viruses were largely destructive while often relaying self-aggrandising messages about their authors, or straight up offensive statements about...
Has the time come to switch to SSD?
You probably don’t think that much about the storage inside your laptop or desktop, excluding those times when you start running out and your computer...
Time to relearn all your password rules
For just about any online service you’d care to name, you’re going to be requested to set up a password in order to securely access...
Apple’s iPod range is almost defunct
While Apple has a history as a computer company that dates all the way back to the 1970s and the original Apple I computer and...
Are you risking it all on public Wi-Fi?
It’s feasible within Australia to stay connected online for relatively low prices, especially if you make smart use of public Wi-Fi. It’s possible to get...
Google opens up Game of Thrones via Street View
When it comes to opening up the world of information, few companies have the reach and impact of Google. The odds are insanely high that...
Does it make sense to jump into beta operating systems?
Apple announced the latest updates to its macOS and iOS platforms at the recent WWDC event, with promised delivery for iOS 11 and macOS High...
A decade of iPhones changed more than just our calling habits
Just recently, the very popular Apple iPhone celebrated the tenth anniversary of its onsale date. Complex tech products don’t just spring up out of the...
Are you making the most of your browser?
Ask most folks what an Internet browser is for, and they’ll look at you as though you’ve suddenly grown an extra head. Internet browsers are...
Do your sums carefully before leasing a phone
For decades businesses have been leasing equipment that they either lacked the funds to buy outright, or in situations where outright ownership didn’t make sense...
Will we see a mobile price war soon?
If you use a mobile phone in Australia, you connect to only one of three actual mobile networks, even though there are more than 30...
Can an all-Aussie streaming service survive?
Streaming video as a category has seen explosive growth in Australia in the past couple of years. The ACMA estimated back in 2015 that around...
Computers continue to shrink, but you’ve got to be keen to use them
It’s an oft-used adage that over time, technology devices shrink remarkably. The very first computers were the size of entire rooms and, while revolutionary for...
Is your display screen hurting your vision?
If you’ve used technology for any period of time, you’ve probably had one of those days where you step away from the screen and realise...