Tech Check
The Pebble Watch and Wearable Computing
by Jeremy Lesniak If you’re familiar with Kickstarter, you’re probably familiar with the wearable computing device Pebble. Pebble became a darling in the Kickstarter world, amassing more than $10 million dollars in funding. Pebble has quickly become the poster-child for wearable computing. The notion that technology and computing is no longer restricted to our desk [...]
Tech Check: Recycle That Old Computer
by Jeremy Lesniak Computers are never obsolete. Assuming that it is free of damage, a computer will always do exactly as much as it did when new. Your needs may change, but the computer can still be useful. Here are five ways you can rehab your old computer. Repurpose It: Lots of people have more [...]
Tech Check: When Should You Upgrade to Windows 8?
by Jeremy Lesniak One of the toughest issues for Windows users is upgrading. Windows 8 has brought lots of questions and concerns for people. The prime question many ask is: Should I upgrade? Answering the question in a professional setting can be a little more cut and dry than at home. Here’s some advice for [...]
Tech Check: Management Through Technology
by Jeremy Lesniak We have a saying at Vermont Computing: “It’s always a communication problem.” With over 10 years in the driver’s seat of a tech firm, I’ve found that communication issues are the root of most problems. It doesn’t matter whether it’s an internal (staff, human resources) or external (customer, vendor) problem, it nearly [...]
Tech Check: It’s That New-Gadget Smell
by Jeremy Lesniak Many of you know that, in addition to my position at Vermont Computing, I’m the managing editor for a tech journalism site. This is an exciting time of year for many in the tech journalism industry, as the Consumer Electronics Show recently finished up several days of technology exhibition in Las Vegas. [...]
Tech Check: Night Vision Goggles for Kids!
by Jeremy Lesniak Night vision technology is certainly nothing new, but for most of us, it has always seemed to be the stuff of movies or the realm of those that belong to antigovernment militias. I’ve been interested in night vision technology for a while, but the cost has always been prohibitive A couple of [...]
Tech Check: Communication Always Finds a Way
by Jeremy Lesniak And here we go again. I write this just one week after the onslaught of Hurricane Sandy. Fortunately, our area saw much less destruction from this storm than we did with Irene. As I waited out the storm, I started to think about how technology played a part in everyone’s preparations. During [...]
Tech Check: Software Upgrades Aren’t Always Bad
by Jeremy Lesniak You can’t have progress without change. It’s one of my favorite sayings. For so many people, especially when it comes to technology, change can be very intimidating. In the last few weeks I’ve been struck by a number of clients who have held onto old technology—computers, operating systems, programs—simply because of their [...]
Tech Check: We’ve Landed. Now Where Are the Martians?
by Jeremy Lesniak A short time ago, we started to see some very impressive images come back from NASA’s Curiosity rover as it rolled around Mars. It took less than a year for the Curiosity rover to get from Cape Canaveral to the Red Planet. A year is a long time, but that still seems awfully [...]
Tech Check: Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen
by Jeremy Lesniak Most of us will never have to write our own programs or even look at the programming code that is the DNA of every piece of software. Thus, for the uninitiated, it can be very difficult to understand why a program doesn’t work perfectly at all times. While some programmers are better [...]