Why do I have pictures? I believe that our outside world is important to explore and experience each day in order to retain our joy and sanity. Â My mom always told me that she thought I’d end up being a park ranger, and while that wasn’t in the cards for me (some days I wish […]
A Great Way to Help Out Your Local Coffee Shop
I love coffee shops.  I’ve been frequently our local coffee shop, Java Groove off and on for several years now and have found that it’s a really good place to meet clients and friends and also to sit and get some work done (almost as good as the BVRoastery).  The coffee is good, the environment is […]
Did Instagram redeem itself? I think not.
Last night I received this email from Instagram like many other people did. Hello, Our community has grown by many millions of people since we wrote our original Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. As we announced in December, we have updated our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. These policies also now take into […]
Easily Set Up An Airport Roaming Wireless Network on Your Ethernet.
This is a little bit outside my normal bailiwick, but, I do some work at a local private school directing the educational technology program.  One of my goals was to look at their wireless network and see how to make it better. Without going into too much detail, we can say it was spread over 2 buildings (even […]
Avoid Identity Theft and Hackers: 3 Tips to Improve Your Passwords
If you envision all hackers waist deep in black and green code as they crack into our personal lives — think again. It turns out we make it far too easy for hackers when we secure our personal information. “Password” and “123456” topped SplashData’s list of the 25 most popular passwords of 2012, so many cybersecurity victims […]
Cell phones in the bedroom or not? 4 Managing Strategies
Where do you keep your phone at night? Â I, like many people who have smart phones, keep it in the bedroom at night. Â I like to read and catch up on some news and weather before I go to sleep; and I use it as an alarm clock. Â What I used to think of as […]