Tech Talk Column

“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” This expression has been taken literally by many inventors with over 4,400 mousetrap patents issued by the US Patents office alone. But what about the mouse. Not the cheese-…

Do you want some vaccine with your microchip? Tech Talk Column 298….

Clone your next million dollars. Tech Talk Column 297….

Wake up with the sun…no matter what time you wake up. Tech Talk Column 296….

As new technologies are introduced, I am always impressed how quickly the general public learns core scientific principles and then casually references them in general conversation. Case in point: the air resistance of a vehicle as it relates to spee…

Don’t look for gold. Sell a shovel. Tech Talk column 291….

Love, love me do – for a dollar! Tech Talk Column 290…

I’m not sure why I do it to myself. Technology changes constantly. Countless organisations and people across the world are involved in research and development to create new technology solutions. These solutions are both for problems we have today …

It is inevitable. The end of the year approaches and people are in a reflective mood. If it didn’t happen naturally then every article you read seems to be commenting on highlights or lists from the year. Sorry to be on the same bandwagon but I can…

The Emperor has new cryptocurrencies. Tech Talk Column 270…

A hard pass on passwords. Tech Talk Column 269…

Marketers and businesses the world over will quote the effectiveness of word-of-mouth advertising (WOM). For example, 92 per cent of people trust recommendations from friends and family over any other type of advertising. 74 per cent of consumers ide…

It was a lovely afternoon many summers ago when I was enjoying a bicycle ride beside the river with my children. One of the kids decided a race to a tree in the distance would be a good idea, and we all sprinted to the target. When we stopped, I had …

Going back to the future for electric vehicles. Tech Talk Column 266…

How big is too big for a TV? Tech Talk Column 265…

Quick! Check that Voicemail…or maybe don’t. Tech Talk Column 264…

If you won a Gold Medal at the Olympics up until 1912, you would have received a medal made from solid gold. Olympic medals have a minimum size of a 60mm diameter and a 3mm thickness so, at those minimum sizes, the value of gold in one of those medal…

When I am asked about the concept of electric vehicles, there are two questions that are always the first asked. Range and charge time. If I was discussing an internal combustion engine vehicle (ICEV) with anyone, these two questions are not high on …

I am not sure why major telecommunications companies such as Ericsson and Qualcomm employ engineers with multiple degrees and years of experience. They only have to visit some of the barbeques that I attend and you find the real ‘experts’ in rela…