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How We Built an AI Assistant for Our Bookkeeper (And Why You Should Too)
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 This isn’t a thought experiment. We actually did this. Our CFO, Michael Dean, manages books for
AI Won’t Replace Your Bookkeeper (Here’s What It Will Do)
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 Every few weeks, someone sends me an article with a headline like “AI Will Replace 40%
The Cybersecurity Checklist for Organizations Under 20 People
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 Let me save you from the cybersecurity industry’s favorite sales tactic: fear. Every week, some vendor
Your Mission Deserves IT That Gets It
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 Why Nonprofits Need More Than Just Tech Support You didn’t start a nonprofit to manage software
Set Up Claude AI in 15 Minutes: A No-BS Guide
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 There are a hundred AI tools vying for your attention right now. Most of them want
When to Hire an MSP vs. DIY IT (Honest Advice)
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 We’re a managed IT services company. It would be easy to write a blog post that
5 Microsoft 365 Settings Every Nonprofit Should Change Today
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 Microsoft 365 is the backbone of most nonprofit operations. Email, file sharing, Teams meetings, donor spreadsheets
Small Towns Need AI More Than Cities Do — Not Less
Stardate 2026.188 · D898 A local professional laughed at the question. “Well, I’m 50,” he said, “and this town won’t
Your Competitor Just Rented You Compute: Inside the Anthropic-SpaceX Deal
xAI’s Colossus 2 just went live — 550,000 GPUs, one gigawatt of power, the first cluster of its kind on Earth. Then Anthropic announced they’re renting Colossus 1 from SpaceX. Here’s what that actually means.
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