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By Jenni Brown

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Show us your workspace: Photo roundup

Recently we ran a competition asking you to show us your workspace. We had some fantastic entries, ranging from peaceful attic retreats to monitor stands made from over 1,000 pieces of Lego, so here’s a round up of the best!

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By Craig Cotter

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DDoS attacks: your questions answered

Every nanosecond, someone disagrees with what someone else has said on the Internet. Most of these people leave an angry response or meme on a comment thread and then promptly forget about it. However, a minority take it much further and use technology to attack websites and other online presences. No host, server, or website is immune to these large scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks. Here’s how to explain them and what you can do.

By Jenni Brown

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The evolution of a terabyte of data

We’ve witnessed a rapid evolution of data storage over the last 50 years – from clunky 1-tonne behemoth machines that would barely store a 5-minute mp3 file in the 1960s to thumbnail-sized micro SD cards with capacities of 512 gigabytes today.

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By Jenni Brown

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6 examples of great seasonal content marketing

They have been busy working on them all year and now, with the festive season just around the corner, nearly all the major brands are busy persuading us that their campaign, not their competitors’, will mark Christmas 2014. Last year festive TV and social media ad campaigns topped…

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By Jenni Brown

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The Case of the Missing ETAs

Picture the scene.

You’re a top private investigator with one of the best reputations in the industry for hunting down criminals and solving mysteries of all kinds. You solve 99.99% of your cases, and there’s a very long list of people who have hired you for your services and been delighted with the results.

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By Matthew Wheatley

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Demystifying code sorcery

In the world of development and technology things can get incredibly complex. Indeed from the casual onlookers perspective it could almost be regarded as mystical. Although a lot of advanced technology has made its way into the consumer market, a lot of the users of said technologies are completely oblivious to how they work. I recently introduced my friend to Dropbox so that he could better organise his life and he promptly described the whole thing as “witchcraft and sorcery”.

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