David BakerMar 17, 20201 minCOVID-19 Measures - What about Job Hunting?On Sunday night, President Rhamaposa announced (Govt) measures to curb the Coronavirus outbreak. In short (DM): 1. Travel to South Africa...
David BakerMar 9, 20201 minAmazon Go Grocery - Next StepsIn light of all the negativity and panic surrounding the Coronavirus, I thought we would look into the Amazon Go grocery stores. The...
David BakerMar 1, 20202 minCoronavirus - Will it affect IT work?Coronavirus. Will it affect tech work?
David BakerFeb 2, 20203 minPrivacy Rights. Is it a losing battle?The news that Jeff Bezos may have been hacked by Saudi Arabian Whatsapp malware has once again increased the focus on privacy. Of course,...
David BakerJan 26, 20202 minY2K Bug hits New York 20 years laterMy IT career got going when the Y2K projects were in full swing. Fortunately, I escaped the effort, concentrating on new development...
David BakerDec 6, 20192 minBlack Friday and Cyber Monday - Did you crack?It's that time of the year so I thought this week's post would be a little lighter and less serious. In the USA, Black Friday saw a...
David BakerNov 30, 20192 minUnlimited Vacation - Not what it is cracked up to be.No doubt you have read about American companies granting unlimited vacation time. A few years have passed and we have a better idea of...
David BakerNov 8, 20191 minThe Global Skills GapThere is an undeniable tech skills gap all around the world. In South Africa the banks are fighting over scarce tech skills required to...
David BakerOct 18, 20192 min5G - Benefits, Skills and MoreWe have all read about the 5G's imminent arrival, however many people think that 5G is just faster than 4G. It's much more than that and...
David BakerOct 11, 20192 minCloud Opportunities - AWS, Azure, Oracle and GoogleWhen an IT skilled person asks what tech skills should they need to prepare them for the next wave, we always say Cloud skills. Cloud...
David BakerAug 29, 20194 minHow to get FTTH to your SuburbOne of the questions I get asked the most is how we got FTTH to our suburb. We have had FTTH for almost 5 years, and I was very involved...
David BakerJul 26, 20192 minAge Bias in TechAre we too old? It's not the same everywhere. Age Discrimination in the USA The US tech news often has articles about how age may count...