Remote work

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020 and a country-wide lockdown was announced, we all went virtual. The hitherto exception became the norm.

Unable to cope with the “new normal”, we found the first weeks unsettling. A month or so later, we started to love it.

Two and a half years since, we now have people unwilling to come back to the office. What triggered this article was a discussion I had with a friend who had been to an event organised by the realtors in Bangalore. The afternoon session was about how to get people back to the office.

Is EdTech a Scam

About half a year ago, an EdTech (Education Technology) start-up came into the limelight. The company had found its way into serious controversy, including claims that the company had misled parents and children, ripped them off of millions of rupees and were home to some questionable conversations.

The subject came up tonight and I did not know how to conclude one way or another. I thought I could try to untangle it using a post.

Dodging phishing attacks

I have worked with Microsoft Exchange for over five years. Handling emails scams like phishing was part of the job. If the term sounds like Greek or Latin to you, no worries. I will explain everything tech in non-tech terms.

Those that invented and developed email as a mode of communication, did it keeping in mind the “nice ones”—those who knew not to listen in on others, who respected people’s privacy, and were, in general, civilised. Email became available for the wider world in the nineties.