By Heather Sheppard. It’s 3 AM. The server logs flicker. Your firewall hisses. All is not well. Somewhere in the digital shadows, a hacker is creeping, sniffing around, preparing to strike. Welcome to cybersecurity’s cybersecurity horror stories – a haunted house, where the monsters gouge out your data with vicious keystrokes. This Halloween, to chill … Read more
We’re betting you noticed that it felt like half the internet went offline the other week. Microsoft instances were bricked, airlines fell apart, public transport was impacted, and everything all went a bit nuts because of something called “Crowdstrike.” So what’s the deal with this Crowdstrike thing anyway? We waffle on about all kinds of … Read more
WordPress is turning 21 years old! WordPress was born on the 27th of May 2003 and had humble beginnings as an open-source blogging platform. Since then, it has grown into one of the most powerful and flexible platforms available to build websites. WordPress currently powers over 40% of all websites on the internet today. It’s … Read more
You’ve probably heard us talk about why we started Sox; we wanted to help those who often get overlooked. I.e. the small guys who need a more personable, down-to-earth service, without all the sales BS, the jargon, or the ludicrous price tags. If you’ve spoken with Heather, you’ve probably also heard her talk about some … Read more
Have you ever found yourself daydreaming about having superhuman abilities (we certainly have)? Flying like Superman, moving objects with your mind like a Jedi, or even just having a photographic memory? Well, hold onto your Sox (ha ha ha, did you see what we did there?), because Elon Musk is in the news again, and … Read more
Most people in the tech world know that development takes as long as a piece of string. But people who haven’t had the experience with tech, often don’t understand how difficult it is to give an accurate development estimate. If you think you’ve read us writing about something similar before, you wouldn’t be wrong. We … Read more
By Heather Sheppard. Let’s start with an introduction. Hi! I’m Heather (no, not the Sox Heather. Another Heather. I swear it’s a coincidence – Sox doesn’t force its freelancers to take the name ‘Heather’. This company isn’t like a 2023 Wezzcountry version of ‘The Heathers’. I promise). I’ve been working as a freelance writer for … Read more
By Heather Sheppard. As we write this, the Screenwriter’s Guild of America is on strike. The writers of all your favourite shows have downed pencils and taken up placards, refusing to write another word until studios and networks heed their demands. They want several things, not least of which is fair recognition and pay for … Read more
By Heather Sheppard. We talk a lot about digital marketing. Everyone does. If you type ‘marketing’ or ‘advertising’ into Google, you could be forgiven for thinking that print was completely dead and absolutely everything has gone online. That’s not the case, though. Despite all the hype and excitement around digital marketing, print advertising is very … Read more
If you have been following Sox Digital at all over the past couple of years, then you will have no doubt heard that we help with cloud software. Well, for the foreseeable future, we’re going to stop offering it as a primary service. That’s not to say we aren’t prepared to help if a project … Read more