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It's 8:30 Saturday morning, and my family and I are looking forward to a great weekend with friends at the lake. We were up early, got the truck packed and we are on the road; looking forward to a relaxing weekend. My wife nudges me and asks “Did you shut the garage door”? My immediate response, “No, I thought you did”!

I am asked many times what Tech Edge is all about and the vision is very simple. To connect people with technology and give them an edge over their competition.

You may know by now I am a huge gadget fan and the IoT (Internet of Things) has fueled my gadget bug. From ChromeCast to the Nest Thermostat, I find it all fun to play with and there are some real advantages to the smart home. Until recently, I didn’t see the value to business. It was pointed out to me that the advantages of IoT not only can save businesses time and money, they can make a customer experience better or save lives.

It seems that I have recently run into a lot of people who say they are too busy to get anything done at work or at home. While at the conference,  I had the benefit of seeing a presentation from Hardin Byars, a business coach and leader, that addressed this and gave a simple diagram that I think can help a lot of these people.

Surveillance in the business place is beginning to be the new norm and a requirement in some cases. Cameras in today’s society are everywhere, you just may not have noticed.  Once a topic of discussion regarding privacy concerns, surveillance has become a necessity for many businesses for a number of different reasons ranging from physical to financial loss. There are many considerations when determining whether surveillance should be implemented in your place of business. Here are a few:

Running out the door again this morning, handling my workbag, a diaper bag, a toddler and of course my needed gallon of coffee. Finally get settled in the car, everyone is buckled and off we go for another fun filled day. However, let’s be honest, the chaos of our mornings or life in general are only replaced with our daily job tasks as we enter the doorways of the businesses we own or the companies we work for. 

Last week when I was getting ready one morning, I was using a rechargeable razor and don’t you know it, half way through the battery dies.  The razor I have is one that you can’t just plug it in and you are good, it must charge before it will work again.  The battery on this razor runs several weeks before needing recharging (Maybe even a month) so I tend to let it run low before charging, or I charge it before I go on a trip. 

Tech Edge continues to mature and change just as technology changes.  As technology continues to change at an increasing speed, the one thing that is a continual challenge is connecting that technology with business.  For 2017, that is one of our new goals - connect this technology with end users to increase business productivity.  Not to worry, we will continue to have all the great items in tech that you have come to expect from Tech Edge.

Daily, we see news reports about companies that are hacked and had information leaked.  While large companies that are compromised make the press, your devices could be compromised and take you quite a while to realize that the leak is your device.  I created this simple list to help mitigate your risks.

Every year we learn and get better.  And, 2017 is no different.  We will put on the best Tech Edge ever, including some of the best from the past: