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Mid-Year Cybersecurity Check: 5 Things Every Small Business Should Review Right Now
We're halfway through 2026 — which makes this the perfect time to take a step back and ask: is your business actually secure, or are you just hoping it is? Cybersecurity isn't something you set up once and forget about. Threats evolve, teams change, and the tools you...
National Cherry Festival Kicks Off in Traverse City — 100 Years of Northern Michigan Tradition
For a century, the first week of July in Traverse City has meant one thing: cherries. The National Cherry Festival returns July 4–11, 2026, marking 100 years of celebrating the fruit that put Northern Michigan on the map. If you've never been, this centennial...
New On-Prem AI Model for Predictive Maintenance Released for Sage 100 on June 27, 2026
Wow. On-prem AI for predictive maintenance. Sage just dropped a new module that runs entirely on your own servers and tells you when equipment is about to fail.
Sage 100 on-prem AI predicts equipment failures before they happen
Happy Monday, everybody — Albert here, back in a proper office for the first time in about five years, broadcasting from a new space right in downtown Traverse City; we’ve got two big tech stories wor
How to Tell If Your Business Devices Are Actually Protected
You bought antivirus software a couple years ago. Your team's laptops have passwords. Windows Update runs... sometimes. So your devices are protected, right? Maybe. But probably not as well as you think. The reality is that most small businesses have some device...
The Real Cost of Downtime — What One Hour Offline Costs a Small Business
When your systems go down — whether it's your email, your internet, your server, or your cloud platform — the clock starts ticking immediately. And every minute of downtime costs your business more than you might think. Most business owners think about downtime in...
Red, White & Kaboom Is Back — Lakeland’s Free July 4th Fireworks and Music at Lake Mirror
If there's one event that brings all of Lakeland together, it's Red, White & Kaboom — the city's beloved annual Fourth of July celebration at Lake Mirror. Free admission, live music, food trucks, and one of the best fireworks shows in Central Florida. It's the kind of...
What Does Managed IT Actually Do for a Small Business?
You've heard the term "managed IT" or "managed IT services" — maybe from a friend who runs a business, maybe from an ad, maybe from someone trying to sell it to you. But what does it actually mean? And more importantly, what does it actually do for a business like...
Fortigate VPN flaw now on CISA exploited list plus Copilot ERP connectors live
CISA warns Fortigate and Ubiquiti flaws are actively exploited while Copilot gains on-prem ERP access for Sage 100 and Epicor.