Two weeks ago I was at an ISACA Scotland Chapter event where they mentioned an upcoming âWomen in ITâ event to be held in November. This is all great stuff to get more women involved in security / IT in general but I feel events like these are advertised to the wrong people - I highly doubt … Continue reading “Women in Technology”
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Smartphone location tracking
Another great talk at the mobile cyber security conference a few weeks ago was by Glenn Wilkinson who talked about his software called snoopy which is able to track and profile mobile devices based on their wifi. He has a very cool drone which he flies over areas to probe the mobile phones in the area below. Sadly no … Continue reading Smartphone location tracking
Smartphone SMS ‘hacking’
On Wednesday I went to a mobile cyber security conference held at the National Museum of Scotland organised by the Scottish Business Resilience Centre. One of the most interesting talks was given by Odd Helge Rosberg (@ohrosberg). Odd talked about the multiple operating systems (OS) in smartphones; which at first I was surprised at, but actually makes … Continue reading Smartphone SMS ‘hacking’
4th International Conference on Cyber Security & Education
On Friday I went to the 4th International Conference on Cyber Security and Education, held at the Scottish Police College in Tullillan Castle. There were loads of really interesting talks and I think the only let down was the lack of abstracts/summaries of each talk; so often I was blindly going into a talk in one … Continue reading 4th International Conference on Cyber Security & Education
Lowmanio is now floating in the atmosphere
I apologise for it being absolutely ages since I have last blogged. During this time I have moved flat into my first mortgaged property and also planned more weddingy things. I have also painted the walls of said flat brightly coloured, as opposed to the (boring!) off-white magnolia colour the previous occupants thought would suit … Continue reading Lowmanio is now floating in the atmosphere
MESH: Worst customer service ever?
I was a very loyal customer to Mesh computers up until a week ago. My previous computer, which I've had for 5 years, my parents old computer and my current server have all been Mesh purchases. I usually go with them for a few reasons: firstly, they offer various systems at different price levels and … Continue reading MESH: Worst customer service ever?
Readability of your Word documents
Recently I discovered that Word can show you readability statistics about your documents. In Word 2007 onwards, go to the top left home button, and click on 'Word Options' like in Screenshot 1. Then go to the 'Proofing' option and check the box labelled 'Show readability statistics', like in Screenshot 2. You'll then need to … Continue reading Readability of your Word documents
HCI metaphors – the Windows Recycle Bin
In user interface design it is often thought that creating metaphors and analogies to real life items helps users translate these concepts to computer versions more easily. For example the idea of a computer desktop with files and folders is directly analogous to real life desks with filing cabinets. The idea is that a user … Continue reading HCI metaphors – the Windows Recycle Bin
Using Microsoft Word 2007 Part 3
In my final part of this tutorial on using some of Wordâs nifty features, I explain how to number pages correctly in a thesis or long essay. My previous entries explain using styles and referencing. In a long essay, you generally do not have numbers on the title page, abstract and contents page. Number 1 usually starts a … Continue reading Using Microsoft Word 2007 Part 3
Using Microsoft Word 2007 Part 2
In my previous post, I mentioned how to use Styles properly. Here I will explain referencing and making an automatic bibliography. When you add an image, graph or table you usually want to put a caption underneath it. This is easily done by right-clicking the figure, and pressing âInsert Captionâ. Type some text after Figure x and press … Continue reading Using Microsoft Word 2007 Part 2
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