Notes from the keyboard
A curious mind.
A few stories.
Things I've learned, things I'm trying, and the occasional detour. Welcome to my corner of the web.
6 stories
It started with a Dragon 32
The computer that got me hooked on coding, and the path that brought me back to it.
Passkeys and the end of password gymnastics
Passwordless sign-in is reaching billions of credentials. The interesting work now is making it understandable when things go wrong.
Post-quantum security starts with an inventory
Quantum-resistant cryptography is moving into real migration plans. The first job is finding the encryption you already depend on.
The cloud has a power cable
Data centre growth is making electricity, cooling and grid connections central to tech. Software still has to fit inside a physical world.
The robot boom has a day job
While humanoid demos grab attention, millions of robots already do useful work. Reliability is the story worth following.
Your next mobile tower might be in orbit
Satellite-to-phone services are becoming commercial networks. Their biggest promise is helping at the edges of ordinary mobile coverage.