Claude Code and Claude Cowork let anyone describe what they want in plain language and get working software back. Here’s what business owners need to know about AI coding agents.
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This Portland-based IT MSP revamped its website in its 31st year We have some exciting news to share with you: SpireTech has a brand new website! SpireTech has been providing IT managed services to businesses in the Portland area since 1993. We are proud...
On a Thursday in late February thirty years ago in 1993, Spire Technologies, Inc was founded. The World Wide Web, what we think of as the Inernet today, was created by Swedish programmer Tim Berners-Lee one year before, in 1992. President Scott Cook...
A.K.A. how I weaned myself off my iPad for good. 4k Viewsonic monitor connected to Surface Pro 3 So recently I upgraded my old boat-anchor notebook for something small and light, eg a Surface Pro 3. Unlike my old laptop, which had a 21" screen (yes) and matching...
Just want to keep you all up to date on our progress with Server 2012 testing: We’ve acquired some more hardware to continue our evaluation of Server 2012. Our lab environment includes two servers connected to a shared external SAS drive array, which allows for...
In the buzz of the next version of Microsoft’s desktop operating system, Windows 8, an important Microsoft release sits in its shadow – Windows Server 2012. Often taken for granted, Windows Server is the keystone to many offices. We’ve had a peek at...
A few months ago, we reviewed the open-source package OwnCloud. Since then, we’ve been through a few version updates and bugfixes, and are unhappy to report that Owncloud is not ready for prime-time yet. Our main beef at this point involves file...
After my first two weeks being the owner of the Google Nexus 7, my impressions are positive. As a worker in the tech industry, I need access to a computer pretty regularly, and access to e-mail is an important part of my job. The appeal of getting a tablet was to have...
