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Matt Ferguson
The day the world went away
– COVID exposed the frailty of just-in-time supply chains, and things aren’t getting better Since 2020, procurement in the tech sector...
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Matt Ferguson
- Jul 26
- 6 min
Algorithm-directed content has made reality a hall of mirrors
How much content is organic? YouTube content creators sometimes break their own fourth-wall by admitting (often for comic relief) that...
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Matt Ferguson
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Outsmarting your smart devices
The Internet of Things, a growing constellation of so-called “smart” devices such as doorbells, Internet-connected cameras, and smoke...
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Matt Ferguson
- May 15
- 6 min
Managed storage as a defense against ransomware
It’s getting harder to trust cloud storage providers --- In the wake of revelations that Western Digital’s internal IT resources were...
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Matt Ferguson
- May 1
- 5 min
Your laptop’s advertised battery life is a lie
— Windows laptop manufacturers have dramatically overstated battery runtimes, for years With the sole exception of Apple, every single...
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Matt Ferguson
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Companies are turning their backs on the cloud
Rising costs and complexity are fostering a cloud repatriation — As of early 2023, a new trend is emerging in corporate IT: companies are...
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Matt Ferguson
- Mar 12
- 5 min
Telcos, with the help of the FCC, are dropping copper and replacing it with nothing
— In August 2022, the FCC handed down Order 19-72, titled “FCC Grants Relief From Outdated, Burdensome Phone Industry Regulations”. Order...
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Matt Ferguson
- Mar 6
- 6 min
Microsoft mistreats its captive audience
In the Before Times, the Windows operating system was sold on physical media: first, floppy diskettes, then CDs, then DVDs. When you...
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Matt Ferguson
- Jan 25
- 4 min
Why consumer security products are bad
With LastPass’s implosion and private equity firms buying up the tech sector, what’s to be done? LastPass, McAfee, Twitter, Optus,...
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Matt Ferguson
- Jan 14
- 6 min
Smart-device company Eufy admits major camera security breach
Another day, another breach; which companies can you trust? As 2022 came to a close, yet another security breach was disclosed (albeit...
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Matt Ferguson
- Dec 24, 2022
- 3 min
LastPass Admits Data Breach Is Much Worse than Initially Revealed
The last password manager you’d ever want to use In August 2022, popular password manager developer LastPass experienced a data breach...
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Matt Ferguson
- Nov 11, 2022
- 3 min
A Word on Tech Hype
The Internet changed marketing and advertising forever. Nearly unlimited reach combined with advanced audience metrics have made online...
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Matt Ferguson
- Nov 11, 2022
- 4 min
The Price of Paywalls
In SMB (small-to-medium) and enterprise IT, locking hardware and software features behind paywalls is a common practice. This is a great...
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Matt Ferguson
- Oct 11, 2022
- 6 min
The Right to Repair and Shocking Amounts of Waste
The consumer electronics industry is, and has always been, perched on the need to manufacture demand for more stuff. Why do you need an...
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Matt Ferguson
- Sep 11, 2022
- 5 min
Can 3D Printing Democratize Manufacturing?
3D printing, which includes the subdisciplines of FDM (fused deposition modeling), SLA (stereolithography, or resin printing), and SLS...
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Matt Ferguson
- Sep 2, 2022
- 4 min
Why we're leaving Yelp (and you should, too)
In another era, Yelp was an important brand in online advertising and marketing, especially for small businesses. Founded in 2004, they...
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Matt Ferguson
- Aug 20, 2022
- 6 min
Do you trust your smart home?
Much has been written on the subject of IoT (Internet of Things) security, or rather, the lack thereof. According to research by...
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Matt Ferguson
- Aug 5, 2022
- 3 min
Never have a single point of failure
In our increasingly connected world, it's getting harder to avoid Internet-connected devices. The Internet-of-Things is here to stay. As...
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Matt Ferguson
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Most of the Internet is bots, and most bots are bad
A report published by Barracuda Networks in 2021 found that almost 40% of Internet activity, globally, is produced by malicious bots and...
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Matt Ferguson
- Jul 25, 2022
- 4 min
You will own nothing and be happy
Netflix's latest effort in stanching its hemorrhaging user base has proved unpopular but, perhaps, ultimately necessary. The stalwart...
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