Announcing our digital preservation and imaging practice
A new chapter for the company. Drone imaging, document and photo scanning, map digitization, fragile-document handling, and legacy media migration are now formally part of what we do.
— Field notes
Stories from the workshop.
Real lessons from the field. Project breakdowns, technical deep dives, and the occasional opinion about why your network is slow.
Security
Why every small business needs a security baseline (and what that actually means)
The phrase "we are too small to be a target" is the most expensive sentence in IT. Here is what a real baseline looks like, in plain language, with the steps you can take this week.
Preservation
Reading a 5.25-inch floppy in 2026: the workflow we wish someone had given us
You have a stack of 5.25-inch floppies. The drives have not been manufactured in decades. Here is the workflow we use to recover what is on them.
Cloud
The 3-2-1 backup rule, updated for the cloud era
Three copies, two media types, one offsite. The classic rule still holds, but the implementation looks different in 2026. Here is how we apply it for clients today.
Preservation
Drone imaging for surveyors: when it earns the trip and when it does not
Drone imaging is not a universal upgrade to a survey. It is a tool with a specific shape. Here is when it earns the trip and when it does not.
Engineering
Why we choose the right tool for the job, not the trendy one
From PHP to Python, C# to Go, every project gets the language and framework that fits. A look at how we make that decision and why "stack agnostic" is more than a buzzword.
Security
Phishing that actually works in 2026: what your team should know
The phishing techniques that actually work right now and the five-second checks anyone in your organization can do to spot them.
Networking
Network segmentation for organizations that have never done it
You do not need to rebuild your network to segment it. A staged approach to VLANs, guest isolation, and reducing blast radius.
Managed IT
How to evaluate an MSP without spreadsheet warfare
Most MSP comparison spreadsheets miss what actually matters. Five questions that separate good providers from forgettable ones.
Public Sector
Working with local government IT: lessons from five states
Things we have learned supporting city, town, and county IT shops across Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and Arizona.