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How to use Ray-Ban Meta Glasses for safer everyday recording

Posted on August 19, 2026

Recording glasses make it possible to capture a moment without holding a phone or setting up a camera. That convenience can be valuable during walks, family activities, travel, creative projects and everyday events that happen too quickly for traditional filming.

Ray-Ban Meta glasses combine a camera, microphones, speakers and voice controls in a familiar eyewear design. A wearer can take a photograph or begin recording with a physical control or a voice command. Because the camera follows the wearer’s natural point of view, the resulting footage can feel immediate and personal.   [Read more…]

Small business technology decisions that work until employee count hits 40

Posted on May 28, 2026

Your Atlanta company started with eight people sharing a handful of laptops, using Google Workspace for email, and calling your tech-savvy employee whenever something broke. It worked fine. You grew to 20 employees with the same basic approach—added more devices, same IT setup, occasional help from that one person who knows computers.

At 30 employees, you started noticing friction. Systems that used to be fast felt sluggish. The informal “ask whoever knows technology” support model created bottlenecks. But nothing was completely broken, so you kept going with the same approach.   [Read more…]

Tech upgrades small businesses shouldn’t keep putting off

Posted on May 26, 2026

Has your team lost time recently waiting on a slow page to load or resetting a forgotten keyword? Is this an often-occurring event? Time lost means money lost. If you are running a growing business, small operational issues can quickly become quite the profit killer.

Many businesses just patch-fix tech issues, thinking it is an unnecessary expense to do a complete tech overhaul. What many don’t realize is that core infrastructure is a direct investment in your sanity and your bottom line.     [Read more…]

Q&A: Why do Windows PCs slow down over time?

Posted on April 5, 2026

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Question from Michael:  I’ve noticed that every Windows computer I’ve ever owned runs lightning fast when I first take it out of the box, but before long they always seem to start slowing down.

Why do they do that? Do the parts just wear out or what?

Is there anything that can be done to reverse the slowdown and get the PC running like new again?  [Read more…]

Q&A: Should I replace a 3 year old SSD just to be safe?

Posted on April 1, 2026

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Question from Kendra:  Hi, Rick. I really love your blog, especially the section where you answer questions from your readers.

If you don’t mind I’d like to ask a question of my own.

Back in March of 2023 the tech guy I used at the time installed a Crucial 500GB SSD in my Acer laptop and it really made it run a lot faster.  [Read more…]

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