John Higginbotham

September 1, 2023
How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers

How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers

Data breaches are a seemingly constant occurrence. The frequency of these events has increased dramatically in recent years, and they seem to be getting worse with each passing day. It’s getting to be common that unscrupulous freelancers are using their status as a non-employee to steal your data, hold it for ransom and even spy on your day to day operations. They could be doing so quietly for years… and you’ll be none the wiser until it’s too...

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May 8, 2023
My Head is Spinning with AI Ideas

My Head is Spinning with AI Ideas

My head spins with the things you can do and that are possible with AI… of course I’ve written them down as I get inspired …. and with a lot of details of course (thanks Airtable). The dilemma remains though, that there is currently no feasible way I could pursue all of them… Soo I’ll do the next best thing… and turn it into a book with details on how someone else can pursue each one….then sell it...

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April 24, 2023
How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers

How To Avoid Data Theft When Working With Freelancers

Data breaches are a seemingly constant occurrence. The frequency of these events has increased dramatically in recent years, and they seem to be getting worse with each passing day. It’s getting to be common that unscrupulous freelancers are using their status as a non-employee to steal your data, hold it for ransom and even spy on your day to day operations. They could be doing so quietly for years… and you’ll be none the wiser until it’s too...

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September 6, 2022
Are Dreams a Glimpse into a Parallel Universe?

Are Dreams a Glimpse into a Parallel Universe?

I know it’s morbid, but do you ever wonder what the world will be like when you are not around? What happens to you when you go to sleep or cease to exist? Is there a hidden world that exists parallel to our own? Maybe dreams give us a glimpse into this parallel universe. Think about it; we experience dreams every night, regardless of our age or state of health. Are they merely random images conjured up by...

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August 26, 2022
Domain Hijacking – Why You Should Be Concerned

Domain Hijacking – Why You Should Be Concerned

Have you heard of domain hijacking? If not, don’t feel left behind. A lot of Internet users might not know that domain hijacking is a real threat to the virtual world. But this kind of cyber attack has been around for quite some time. It basically refers to the unauthorized takeover of a website and its related services like email, social media accounts, and other similar platforms. What is DOMAIN HIJACKING? Domain hijacking is an attack on your...

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June 30, 2022
Can your smart tv be hacked?

Can your smart tv be hacked?

I recently bought a smart tv for my office. I don’t all the time, but occasionally I also sleep in there. For the longest time, I used one of my laptops, desktop or just my phone to watch whatever I wanted to watch. It was never important to me to have a huge screen staring back at me…. It got to the point though, for whatever reason, that the sound coming from my non-tv equipment was just not...

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June 16, 2022

The Scary Reality of Surveillance Capitalism

The internet and digital technologies have transformed almost every aspect of our lives. Through innovations like smartphones, social media, and online services, we can access information, communicate with people around the world, and perform tasks faster and more conveniently than ever before. However, these same digital technologies are being used to monitor our behavior in increasingly intrusive ways that threaten privacy and have negative implications for human society I’m going to highlight and discuss the monitoring techniques known...

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June 15, 2022

IBM’s Fall From Grace: The Rise and Fall of IBM in the Digital Age

In the mid-2000s, Big Blue was king of the tech world. The company’s stock price hit an all-time high in 2001, and its earnings that year were higher than they had been in 25 years.The company ranked third place on the Fortune 500 list, behind only ExxonMobil and General Motors. And then it all came crashing down.By the end of 2014, IBM no longer made the Fortune 500 list at all––a stunning drop from 33rd place just five...

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