During the height of COVID, I built a she‑shed with my husband in our backyard on a pre-existing wooden platform (which meant nothing was square). It’s built around a sliding glass door recycled from our VT home and 6 windows from our NJ sunroom.
I’ve always loved learning and growing, and the explosion of AI platforms and the continued growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) has tickled my curiosity and desire to learn how they work and how I can leverage them to make my life better, both at home and at work.
I grew up sailing in NC, first on Kerr Lake and then on the Pimlico Sound with my parents. Many don’t appreciate the nuances of sailing, especially teenage boys like my son Alex, but sailing can be very exciting. I always loved sailing in rough weather despite my mom’s fears.
This issue’s cartoon made me laugh at myself. As someone who is constantly trying to be organized, keep a clean desktop, email Inbox and more, I find it extremely difficult to do in practice. With the wealth of information sources, a myriad of demands on my time, and just plain ol’ procrastination, I find that my desks at home and at the office are often quite cluttered.
It’s a wrap! As we close out the year, I recall all the hubbub early in 2023 about AI—artificial intelligence and, specifically, ChatGPT. Technically, IT Radix has been using AI for quite some time. Case in point, the endpoint security software that we use and support for our clients relies heavily on AI to spot anomalies or unexpected actions.
As November graces us with autumn's touch, I'm reminded of the beauty in change and write this with a heart full of gratitude. Over 20 years ago, I was introduced to wonderful man, Arnie Rintzler, who became an important mentor to me both in life and in business.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of IT Radix and I simply cannot believe how quickly the time flew. When we started IT Radix, Doug and I were in the middle of adopting our son, Alex. There was so much economic uncertainty and quite frankly, at times, it was quite intimidating.
Did you know September is National Preparedness Month? I suspect most of us used to ignore or downplay this concept in the past. However, with our changing weather patterns, health pandemics, threats of war, not to mention the usual cyber threats, I hope that most of you at a minimum consider the potential risks and impact any one of these can have on your business and personal life.
15 Years and Counting!
We’re grateful for our wonderful clients and our dedicated staff who have supported us throughout these years. Thank you for being part of our journey. Enjoy this recent podcast with Cathy Coloff talking about how we do what we do and how it all started at IT Radix.
As we enter the dog days of summer, I’m sitting on the patio behind our home enjoying the weather, the sounds of the birds, soft music on the outdoor speaker and just taking it all in. Sometimes you just need to kick and do nothing—often a hard thing for me to do.
