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I've heard a lot of people say that 2023 was a tough year and I guess it was but for me it was a year of new beginnings as well.
I finally got 'home' after being locked out of Australia for 2 years. I got to see my kids and my granddaughter. I got to see my Dad for the first time in 4 years. I got to spend time with my brother, his wife and my nieces - things I haven't been able to do in the last 20+ years.
These are all wonderful things.
On top of that, I moved from Canberra to Far North Queensland and started to 'take back my health'. I walked more, I didn't spend "quite" as long in front of the computer, I made new friends.
My health is slowly recovering and I have to take to a moment to remember that it took me a long time to get into this shape, it's going to take just as long - if not longer to get out of it. The point is that each day, it gets better and better. I really have to thank Hollie Barlow from Botanical Synergies, a gifted Chinese Medicine practioner for believing me and working with me in identifying what we needed to do. I also have to thank my Dad, for simply just being there and being encouraging when it got tough.
I travelled to Hawaii (again) and whilst I couldn't stay for as long as I wanted (Border Patrol wouldn't let me) I got to spend valuable time with my friends and we did things we wouldn't normally do. I did the Lighthouse walk and hiked Diamondhead - things that I will never forget doing. I also got to Arizona and drove 2000 miles from there to Oklahoma and back again. I created lifetime memories.
On a business front, I met my wonderful Virtual Assistant Gail Budden and her daughter, Meg Robilliard and we created a team that helps each other and our clients out. Without their help, this year would have been much harder.
That wasn't the end of it either - I met some wonderful new clients who are now (I hope) lifelong clients. And of course, I got to work with my existing wonderful clients.
Has 2023 been all sunshine and roses? No, of course not - but I choose to focus on and share the good times with you.
I hope you all can list out some wonderful moments in 2023 and remember them.
Going into 2024, I want to thank my family and friends for being there, sharing 2023 with me and helping make happy memories.
Happy New Year everyone.
Life is busy and there's just so many things to remember. What tools do you use to help you keep on top of ALL the things?
It's easy to react or respond quickly to messages and the like. It's better to do that mindfully. That's why I try to Practice The Pause.
It's Christmas Eve, so Charly is taking a break from the usual tech tips to bring you something special. If you've ever wondered what would happen if the classic Christmas poem met the world of IT, wonder no more. In this festive episode, Charly performs a tech-themed retelling of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, complete with firewalls, backups, SSL certificates, and a very special visit from Saint Nick the sysadmin.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ A fun, festive tech parody perfect for sharing with your team
📌 Why even Santa needs strong passwords and two-factor authentication
🛡️ A lighthearted reminder that your backups and firewalls should be sorted before the holidays
✅ Season's greetings from the Ask Charly Leetham team
Merry Christmas from Charly and the team!
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Many small business owners spent 2025 chasing the latest tech trends while the boring fundamentals quietly kept their businesses running. In this year-end review, Charly reflects on what tech actually delivered results, what disappointed, and the valuable lessons learned along the way.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ Why properly configured backups, DNS, and regular updates remained the unsung heroes of business tech throughout 2025
✅ Tools that delivered on their promises, including password managers and email authentication systems like SPF and DKIM
📌 The disappointments of the year, from AI overpromises to platforms prioritising their interests over users
🛡️ Why building your business on rented land remains a significant risk and what preventable failures taught us
📌 The key insight that consistency beats perfection, and why systems and processes matter more than perfect technology
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Many business owners start the new year with great intentions, only to fall back into the same tech chaos by February. Instead of making resolutions you will abandon, consider building tech traditions that become recurring practices throughout the year.
In this episode, Charly covers:
✅ Annual reviews that actually save money, including subscription audits, password checks, backup testing, and domain renewal verification
📌 Quarterly and monthly maintenance tasks like website health checks, broken link testing, backup verification, and data cleanup routines
🛡️ Weekly habits for email management and software updates that prevent overwhelming backlogs
✅ How to build systems that stick by using calendar blocks, attaching new habits to existing routines, and documenting your processes
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