TECH TALK Mark Logan’s tech eco-system report reminds BILL MAGEE of an earlier technology revolution It’s an odd feeling. Let’s just say my tech antenna began twitching. As if we’ve been here before. I had just come off the phone from discussing two well-established and respected Scottish tech initiatives, each remodelling its annual flagship event […]
Festive ‘normality’ will see a sackful of automation technology
Tech Talk: companies have seized on the lockdown to build more automation into their operations, says BILL MAGEE Is it me or is BoJo’s Covid-19 declaration about life becoming “virtually normal by Christmas” a bit fanciful and one straight out of the political playbook? For weeks, nae months, UK jobs agencies have been in similar […]
Jargon can disambiguate ideations in the new normal
Tech Talk: Bill Magee The perfect Covid-19 pandemic lockdown antidote. Swapping a dull breezy day in Edinburgh for a brighter yet equally brisk spell in Chicago. Then to be offered up the ultimate in tech conference guru sessions entitled “How to Eliminate Jargon.” This just had to be checked out.. It happened a wee while ago fitting […]
Don’t overlook online security in the rush to go digital
Tech Talk: Bill Magee The Digital Dash, as I’ve labelled the Scottish Government’s call during Covid-19, urging everyone to “think radically” about embracing new technologies, is to be applauded, but still has me a bit worried. Anything that acts as a technological booster to Scotland’s place on the global stage is welcome. As long as […]
Conferencing hubs are in high demand: here are six of the best
Tech Talk: Bill Magee One assumes, as one does amid this bothersome Covid-19 lockdown, that when the Royal Family got together online to celebrate the Queen’s 94th birthday, “The Firm” as they’re affectionately known, took every cybersecurity privacy and security precaution possible before using Zoom. However, it remains somewhat surprising just exactly why that particular tele-conferencing […]