Author: Neville Hobson

  • FIR Zoom Chat 4: Zoom burnout

    FIR Zoom Chat 4: Zoom burnout

    With so many people using video conferencing tools – especially Zoom – in their new-normal working from home lockdown environment, there’s a rise in anxiety and stress when it comes to using a tool like this as your primary method…

  • Living in Lockdown

    Living in Lockdown

    On March 23, 2020, the UK went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and the consequent emergence of the COVID-19 infection. Since then, it’s been a time of staying home for large numbers of the population, regaled daily by…

  • FIR ZoomChat 3: Zoombombed!

    FIR ZoomChat 3: Zoombombed!

    The third weekly FIR Zoom Chat hosted by Shel and Neville on April 9 got off to a promising start and continued with great discussion with a handful of FIR listeners on preparing now for communicating return-to-work when coronavirus lockdowns are lifted or…

  • SDF 34: “If broadband goes down, we’re all screwed”

    SDF 34: “If broadband goes down, we’re all screwed”

    In the midst of coronavirus lockdowns just about everywhere, I suppose it’s natural for some people to wonder if the Internet can hold up and not collapse under the strain of millions of people suddenly working at home, schooling at…

  • FIR ZoomChat 2: Zoom and Privacy

    FIR ZoomChat 2: Zoom and Privacy

    The second weekly FIR Zoom Chat hosted by Shel and Neville includes a robust discussion with a group of FIR listeners of criticism leveled at the increasingly popular videoconferencing tool, Zoom, and the response from the company’s CEO. Links: A…