Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new superhero in town. No, it’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, and no, it’s not another Spiderman reboot. It’s Cyber Security! In a world where your toaster can be a part of a botnet and your fridge can send spam emails (who...
It all start when I changed my Apple ID password. Now Apple ID is used to login to iMessage, Appstore iTunes and iCloud. Much like a gmail is used to use all the google services. Which is cool feature in my opinion since you get to control and sync multiple...
Recently, I received a gift that left me both thrilled and perplexed: a mid-2010 model MacBook Pro, much like most products in Maldives – no warranty of course. Despite my excitement, I made the somewhat ill-advised decision to make it my primary system within a week. While I had dabbled...
Easy file sharing with Mac OS X Mavericks and Linux This whole dilemma started when I got a Macbook pro for as a gift. Being and open source enthusiast, my primary system and obvious OS of choice is a Linux laptop. After having some time fiddling around OS X, I...
Without exceptions any of the Maldivian’s who use a computer has used illegal pirated software. It is true, as far as technology is concerned; if we have to purchase software at the current high cost, we will be considerably backward. For a small community like us to keep up with...
If you are preparing for a career in IT or are new to IT, many of the “dirty little secrets” listed below may surprise you because we don’t usually talk about them out loud. If you are an IT veteran, you’ve probably encountered most of these issues and have a...
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