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A brief chat about VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) an overview of the methods and changes from old style phone systems

A brief chat about the use and benefits of private owned encrypted communication standard called VPN

An informal chat with Linda Ockwell-Jenner with the SBCN for November 2025

A look at how the PC video output has changed over the years, mainly focusing on VGA (blue connector) and later, however a brief summery of how earlier computers pushed video out

Chat - Riser PortsAn informal chat about the expansion ports in IBM type computers from the early 1990's, we also touch on some of the peripherals used

A short history of the PC expansion card slots, how they changed over time with speed increases

What is the Power Good wire and what control is has on your computer, especially when it will not turn on

An informal chat about the early Atari 400 and ST computers as well as some chat about the games and the later Atari Falcon

An informal chat about how PCs were introduced into a company in the 1990's, how they were used and some of the issues.  We also explored how the early internet appeared, Starlink and other areas such as how engineering machines are controlled with computers.

Computer Hardware - ATX FormatBrief history of what the ATX format is, the parts of the computer it refers too and why its no longer used

Business - BackupWhat is backup, why its more than just copying your data

Brief history of the PS/2 style keyboard and mouse connections and why the USB adapters will not work on current mice

What is Private Cloud, exploring the differences between public and private cloud, why private cloud is better for your business.

Exploring the history of Bluetooth communication protocol

Exploring the history of computer storage method called RAID, some details about the challenges seen when used in the real world.  Still a very used technology today

When did cloud storage appear? who really has access to it and do your clients know where you store there data?

Exploring the history of computer WiFi technology and some of the mystery of how unified networks are used.  Still a very used technology today

Exploring the history of the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service, still used today and has been expanded on alot since it was invented

Exploring the history of the FTP (File Transfer Protocol) service, not used to much today but still robust and used as backup connection methods in some network appliances

Exploring the history of the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, its current uses in the network today

Exploring the history of the DNS (Domain Name System) server, its current uses in the network today