Articles on technology leadership, cyber security, infrastructure, education technology, homelabs and the Townsville technology community.

What Aon's 2026 risk report tells independent schools about cyber resilience

Aon's 2026 Independent Schools Risk Report highlights rising cyber incidents and why governance, readiness and third-party assurance matter.

Townsville computer stores — remembering the past and making the case for what comes next

Remembering Townsville's specialist computer stores and making the case for Computer Alliance, Umart or another major retailer to open locally.

Practical cyber security for small organisations

Practical cyber security priorities for small businesses, schools, charities, churches and community organisations in Townsville.

Home Lab Progress

An update on homelab backups, UPS protection, VM monitoring, helpdesk alerts and testing the Mailu Docker mail server.

Automating my Home Lab

Notes on documenting and automating a Linux homelab with Ansible, shell scripts, backups and reproducible server builds.