There is an Austrian software company that makes project management software for businesses that I decided to put some stock investments into. Little did I fully realize at the time, but their stock has been on the up and up and has made me a fair amount of money at this point. While I am no financial advisor, I feel like their success comes from the fact that they take business-grade software but make it usable by anyone, and it just works without much tinkering. With that, this is the reason that I wish Synology would go from private to…
Author: Justin Vendette
My career has been in Information Technology for a long time now, and I absolutely love what I do. Every day is different, every challenge is a new one, and it’s a career that has endless possibilities. I also find that it’s unique and incredibly complex. You see, technology is not many people’s strong suit. While we all use it every single day, many people just don’t fully understand how it all works. All they know is that it works. Having such vast know-how in how technology works, especially for consumer devices, I offer my personal time and expertise for…
Amazon’s Twitch TV network is an online streaming website that hosts thousands of streams at any given moment on nearly every single topic. When the network first came to be, it was focused as a gamer’s experience where people could go online and watch other people play their favorite game. Some streamers on Twitch are professional eSports players while others are casual gamers looking to enjoy the game with virtual friends. It’s similar to watching football, hockey, baseball, or another sport, but instead of watching it alone, Twitch invites you to communicate directly to the streamer via chat and with…
We’re getting to the point in computing that there aren’t any moving parts. In fact, as I write this on my Razer laptop, the only moving parts of this thin and light laptop are the fan and the key switches that I am tapping down. Although there are fewer moving parts, the amount of heat this laptop generates is significant. The rear of the laptop heats up enough to cause great discomfort to my lap as well as to the touch. That’s because I ask the laptop to do a lot. Using this laptop for work, it is running multiple…
Not many companies create new products that immediately catch my eye. There’s so much new technology being released every week that it’s becoming the era when Steve Jobs left Apple and the brand started to go crazy releasing new products every few months. Synology, however, is someone that happens to always catch my attention when they release something new. You see, their products aren’t just revisions of the previous model, but something entirely new and exciting. As a brand who pioneers with on-premises storage solutions, Synology’s latest offerings look to get their product name into small-to-medium-sized businesses and give them…
In August of 2018, I had gained some interest to start going to the gym. Not knowing any workouts or even how to use some of the equipment properly, my brother said that we’d go together and that was a strong incentive for me to go. All of these months later, the thought-to-be short-lived experience is now something that I quite enjoy weekly. In December of 2018, I moved into a new apartment complex with a windy road that snakes through all of the different buildings. Despite the cold Wisconsin winters, I still find it relaxing to go out on…
Everything is becoming smart nowadays; we have smartphones, computers, personal home assistants, washer machines, and even fridges that need access to the internet. As we grow in our smart devices, we can’t possibly plug them all into an Ethernet jack. Technology has advanced to allow wireless internet connectivity that assists in digitizing everything, and it’s something we all have in our homes. The IEEE 802.11 wireless standard has been around for many years now, but today’s modernization is far superior to that of the past. Whereas wireless in the home was spotty, interfered with microwaves, and didn’t penetrate through objects…
Introduced in Windows 7, the Windows Explorer Quick Access is an option that allows users to pin folders as well as see recent history in Windows Explorer. Chances are you’ve been using Quick Access without even knowing it. Every time you open a Windows Explorer window, you’ll find Quick Access in three places. In the picture above, you will notice that in the left-hand pane is your typical “quick access”. You can pin folders to this area so they are readily available whenever you open Windows Explorer. Next, you have your Frequent folders and Recent files. These are folders and…
A few years ago, people were predicting the end of the movie theater. With so many available movie titles available from our own couches, it defeated the purpose of actually going out to the movie theater. Ever since movie theaters have been projecting movies, they’ve fundamentally stayed the same with little new infrastructure or change: some popcorn, an uncomfortable seat, and a big screen with loud speakers. With how cheap TVs have gotten, you can do all of that from home nowadays in a much more comfortable seat. Here in Southeastern Wisconsin, a popular movie theater is the Marcus Theater.…
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