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Last Week on My Mac: Whatever happened to Exposure Notifications?

Last April, Apple and Google surprised the world by collaborating on features to turn our smartphones into contact tracing systems. How did that work out then?

March 21, 2021 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Covid-19 cases continue to rise in England

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At the start of the month, fresh cases in England were doubling every 9 days. They’re now worse that US states like Florida at its worst. Are they improving though?

October 15, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Covid-19 cases in England are out of control

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Public Health England’s own data now show that fresh cases of Covid-19 are doubling in England every 9 days – something obscured by its recent errors.

October 7, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Watching the second wave: Covid-19 wins yet again

Over the summer, the UK has seen steady rises in the number of new cases, but still hasn’t done anything effective to address its Second Wave. Why not?

September 22, 2020 General, Life, Technology

Can QR codes be used to control Covid-19 transmission?

Both New Zealand and England have adopted QR codes in their smartphone apps to prevent spread of Covid-19. How do they work?

August 19, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Smartphone contact tracing has failed everywhere

Even the ‘successful’ contact tracing apps have fallen well below expectations, and incapable of discovering their effectiveness.

July 25, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Last Week on my Mac: Making the most of technology

What has technology done for us over the last three months of pandemic? A look back with the wisdom of hindsight, and a pub menu.

July 5, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Is it possible to trace contacts using Bluetooth on smartphones?

Is the big problem not privacy at all, nor waking up to contacts, but inaccuracy in Bluetooth measuring distance? And how successful is contact tracing?

June 13, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

Public health, private data

What are the options now for managing Covid-19 infection? Shouldn’t we protect the privacy of data above all else?

June 3, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

How’s the smartphone contact tracing going then, or is it dead?

Did you think the UK was launching a smartphone contact tracing app? So did I, and have been trialling it. So when will it be released? Does it even work?

May 30, 2020 General, Life, Macs, Technology

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