Tec(h)tonic

Insights into building a solid I.T. foundation in the mid-size business world.

Category: Opinion

  • I’m starting to think it’s time to say ‘goodbye’ to Skype

    Our company has been standardized on Skype as our primary IM client for a few years now – I initially rolled it out agency-wide in the hopes that people would take advantage of its video calling capabilities to better communicate with our west coast office. As it turns out, that didn’t really happen (a surprising…

  • I can’t believe it: I’m actually excited about Microsoft

    I, like many in the tech world, have come to see Microsoft as this lumbering, somewhat outdated, juggernaut. But Wired magazine’s latest issue puts the spotlight on new CEO Satya Nadella and his efforts to essentially obliterate the outdated worldview of Steve Ballmer. I was particularly taken by the profile on the HoloLens technology they’re developing. To my…

  • The iPad just became a viable I.T. support tool

    SonicWALL has just released a free iOS app, SonicWALL Mobile Connect, that makes the task of establishing a VPN connection between your iOS device and your office network a piece of cake. I’m now able to use my iPad to more effectively manage the servers protected within our network from anyplace I get an Internet…