Management
Celebrating Your IT and Web Linchpins
I’m a fan of Seth Godin and his book Linchpins and I saw an example of how one individual celebrated some of the linchpins within their organization with physical ones! I thought that was neat. So, how are you celebrating your team mates and co-workers?
Government & Social Media – A Security Risk?
Many businesses that don’t rely on social media for marketing or a serious business purpose block access to sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Now comes the news the State Department and Defense Department are going to allow greater use of the two sites: The U.S. Defense Department and State Department are allowing greater use [...]
Monitor Your Data Closet Temperature for Under $75
Temperature monitoring and alerting on a small budget – sounds good, right? In our small office, we have four servers, switches, a telephone system, and several UPS units in a small wiring closet. I need to make sure that I know if the closet starts to overheat, but most environmental monitoring systems are targeting the [...]
Open Thread: Podcasting Software
We’ve been doing a small podcast for a few weeks now and I’m not sure if I actually polled our reader base for good ideas…! Shame on me. So, if you’re podcasting, what software do you use and/or recommend?
Theology and the First BitTorrent
I think there’s something theological here… seriously. Your thoughts?
Measuring Success in a World of Digital Pirates
One of the best things about the internet is the availability of all types of data. This would include anything from news articles, to online entertainment, to rich media, and even very expensive software. As I had mentioned previously, I remember when I was younger how I downloaded full versions of very expensive software (like [...]
The Art of Coffee: A Introduction To The French Press
You would be hard pressed to find someone who loved coffee and also loved paying $2.50 (at least) for a little cup of it every day. Coffee is an art, a lifeblood of many and a great pleasure, but $2.50+ for a small cup of it can be ridiculous. Sure, there are those times where [...]
Open Thread: Do You Honestly Buy Your Software?
Like you would admit that you didn’t anyways, right…? I remember in High School I had tens of thousands of dollars of software that I didn’t pay for. It was sort of a game to me. “Cracking” the apps and software and video games and using them free of charge. Ah… Then, I was born [...]
2 Web Services that Give 10GB+ Free Online Storage
If there’s one thing that I’m not running out of is a need for online storage – and this isn’t a surprise since I’m constantly creating new apps, content, and digital artifacts. As such, I’m always interested in trying out new online storage solutions that may replace my existing solutions (like Dropbox), and here are [...]





