AI Is Moving Fast. Start With One Verified Workflow.
Stardate 2026.221 · D921 The AI conversation keeps getting louder, but the first useful business move is still quiet: choose one workflow and make it reliable. Every week brings a new model, a new agent demo, or a new claim that the old way of working is finished. That can make a small organization feel […]
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 multiple clients. He holds an EA (Enrolled Agent), PHR (Professional in Human Resources), and M.S.A. in Accounting. The man knows his craft. But even the most credentialed professional in the world can drown in data […]
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% of Accounting Jobs by 2028.” The articles are always vague on the specifics. They use words like “disrupt” and “transform” and “revolutionize.” They quote someone from a consulting firm who has never reconciled a bank […]
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 publishes a report about how small businesses are “the #1 target” for cyberattacks, followed by a pitch for their $500/month security platform. The reports aren’t wrong — small organizations are targeted, precisely because they’re less […]
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 integrations. But here you are, toggling between five browser tabs, manually copying donor data into spreadsheets, wondering why your learning management system doesn’t talk to your donor CRM. Again. You started this organization because you […]
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 your money before you understand what they do. Here’s a guide that skips the marketing and gets you working with one of the best ones — Claude, made by Anthropic — in about 15 minutes. […]
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 says everyone needs an MSP and you’re reckless if you don’t have one. But that’s not true, and telling you that would waste your money and our time. The reality is: some organizations genuinely need […]
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 — it all runs through M365. And most of you are running it with the default settings Microsoft shipped. That’s a problem. The defaults are designed for the broadest possible audience, which means they’re optimized […]
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 like AI.” That’s a real sentence, said by a real person to a real client who was genuinely curious about what AI could do for them. The client thanked him for his time and found […]
Our CTO Was Skeptical of AI Coding Tools. Then He Tried Claude Code.
An hour-long session. A skeptic converted. And our AI team growing. Today we recorded Andrew trying Claude Code for the first time. He came in skeptical. He left shipping production code.