Author: James Milin-Ashmore

I write words. For money. Being a freelancer can often be as simple as that, but where to look for gainful employment, and is it worth checking out a content mill if you’re getting desperate? Any freelancer will tell you that it’s a pain to find decent clients, and to always be searching for new…

To give this intro a topical slant, consider COVID-19, the illness caused by coronavirus; the focus of early 2020 headlines since it began its slow spread worldwide. The originating location of the virus, China has used a variety of emerging technologies in a bid to stop its transmission. These include robots which disinfect, smart helmets,…

Medium, an online publishing platform launched in 2012, is fairly well known in the blogosphere, offering a quick and easy entry point if you need somewhere to host writing about almost any topic.  A number of reasonably professional publications exist on the platform. Medium also hired a variety of big-name writers over the past few…

‘Ethical hacking’ seems like a misnomer. Hacking into somebody’s account or service doesn’t seem very ethical – but you might be surprised by the good it can do. Nowadays, with a bit of know-how and a connection to the internet, anyone can be a hacker, so here’s the lowdown on doing it ethically. While most…

Microsoft is one of the biggest tech companies in the world, recording $126bn in annual revenue for 2018. This 14% increase on the previous year helped it displace Apple as most valuable US company at the time. It’s a startling position considering the company’s struggles back in 2012, posting their first ever quarterly loss after…