Tec(h)tonic

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

Tag: iOS

  • 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…

  • Put your laptop on eBay now (or “How I learned to love the iPad”)

    As an IT manager, I’ve been a huge advocate of laptops ever since the early 2000s (when they finally became powerful enough to adequately handle almost any software you threw at them). And why not? Look at the alternative – a big, ol’ box under your desk with a keyboard, mouse, monitor, printer, etc. tethered to…