Notes from the field.
Practical IT writing for people who don't speak IT. Published when I have something worth saying — not on a schedule.
- 001Networking
Your Wi-Fi isn't slow. Your router is in a closet.
The single biggest performance boost for most homes isn't a new router — it's moving the one you already have. A short guide to where signal actually goes.
Mar 2026 - 002Security
A password manager is the single highest-leverage thing you can do this year.
Everyone knows they should use one. Nobody does. Here's a walkthrough of the boring, five-minute setup that prevents 80% of everyday account compromises.
Feb 2026 - 003Backups
OneDrive is not a backup. Neither is iCloud. Neither is Dropbox.
Sync and backup are different things, and confusing them is how small businesses lose a decade of files in one bad afternoon. What to do instead.
Jan 2026 - 004Small Business
Why your small business should pay for business-grade Microsoft 365.
The free versions look identical. They aren't. A look at the three features that actually matter — and why consumer Gmail is costing you more than you think.
Dec 2025 - 005Troubleshooting
Printers are fine. You're just talking to them wrong.
Half of all printer problems are fixed by turning the printer off, unplugging it for 30 seconds, and plugging it back in. The other half, we can talk about.
Nov 2025
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