AI is here… and on your phone

AI is here… and on your phone

The coffee machine is a great place to debate the world’s issues.   Of course in a tech business,  our discussions tend to dodge sports, politics and philosophy in favour of what’s on our various phones!  One of the team was trying to figure out how, when he googled a...
Microsoft’s Learning Partner of the Year!

Microsoft’s Learning Partner of the Year!

[header2 text=”Microsoft recognises Kinetics and its partners at annual awards” align=”left” color=”#336A40″ margintop=””] Kinetics was among a group of associated companies to win awards at Microsoft New Zealand’s...
Keep your email password safe!

Keep your email password safe!

One of the most common irritants in modern computing is being asked to change your password.  But it is important, especially your email password.  Let me explain… Learning your email address is easy.  If I can work out your password, then I can log into pretty much...

Power Outage Lesson

The recent power outage has again reminded us how much we depend on infrastructure over which we have little control.    Our Penrose office was in the black out area for most of Sunday. Back in olden times, communication equipment was housed in a telephone exchange. ...

Cryptolocker – Ransoming your data!

Many of us have heard of spyware or malware, programs that try to sell you unnecessary software or pry your credit card details from you. In the last few months we have seen an alarming increase in what is being called ransomware. How are users affected? CryptoLocker...