Flexibility Versus Security - Are The Shutters Coming Down?

I was talking to my main contact at Nasstar earlier this month and she happened to mention that her colleagues in the sales team had picked up on a common theme when talking to customers and prospects: how to get the correct balance between a mobile/flexible workforce and security.

Killing with Curses: Obscure 17th Century Muggletonian Sect

Truth is sometimes stranger than fiction. One of the debates among fans of the 'Potterverse' - the fictional universe that is the setting for the Harry Potter-related novels and movies - is where did the author J.K. Rowling draw her inspiration for the term 'Muggle'?

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Does the St Michael ley-line reach far beyond the boundaries of our imagination to a destination lost in time and shrouded in myth? Doggerland was once a land-bridge connecting Britain to Europe during the Paleolithic era, but it has claims on Atlantis, flashbacks to giants and is plagued by a giant hoax.

Is The Phrase "Innovative Law Firm" An Oxymoron?

An English Law Society report - Capturing Technological Innovation in Legal Services - published earlier this year, concludes that "increasingly firms will need to foster an innovation based culture and develop firm-appropriate innovation processes, techniques and supporting technologies if they are to remain competitive and relevant to clients."

Killer Queen: Meet Queen Elfrida - The Original Wicked Stepmother

History has seen some incredible, cut-throat politics and lurid scandals, including the reign of Queen Elgiva: a teenage Saxon princess who was caught enjoying a threesome (along with her mother!), in the bed of King Eadwig, on the day of his coronation and at a time when he should have been discussing affairs of state with his noblemen and courtiers.

The Wicked Queen and Her Scandalous Daughter: How Murder & Mayhem Took a Saxon Princess from Palace to Poverty

While we might be gripped by the intrigues, the machinations, and the violence of the Lannisters and the Starks in the Game of Thrones television series and the Song of Ice and Fire series of novels, at the end of each episode or chapter, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and say "Well, it's just fiction, an entertaining made-up story."

Strategy: Fat Cyclists And It's Not What You Do But What You Don't

The summer vacation season is now well and truly over and it's that time of the year when people return to work bursting with fresh ideas and new enthusiasms. In keeping with this spirit, I've been looking at some alternative approaches to traditional technology strategies and priorities... We'

Putting the Sex Back in Wessex: The Scandalous Reign of Queen Elgiva & Her Clash with a Demon-Fighting Bishop

The Queens of England (as in the consorts of Kings) during the early Medieval periods of English history rarely receive any coverage in the history books. Hands up anyone who can name the wife of William the Conqueror? It was Matilda of Flanders and she was crowned Queen of England at Westminster in May 1068.

Scifaikuest August 2017

SCIFAIKUEST AUGUST 2017 EDITORIAL August is our Anniversary here at Scifaikuest and this issue is one of the biggest, most spectacular editions we've ever produced! I always save the most excellent material for our Anniversary, and this year is no exception.

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For over 900 years, people have been telling stories of wicked witches who have used Black Magic to overthrow kings. Morgan Le Fay in Arthurian legends of the early 12th century is thought to have inspired Melisandre in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones.