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From the LAN Room

A newsletter about the human side of Small Business I.T. I write about my experience, what I'm learning and reflecting on, and occasionally just cry for help from the LAN Room when everything feels broken.

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Small Businesses Have More Exceptions Than Rules

June 19 2026 1 + 1 = 2.Except when it doesn't. "That's just the way we've always done it." IT Professionals are terrified of this phrase. When they hear it, alarm bells go off and they know they are in for a fight if they try to modernize or change the workflow. I came into this game well prepared for this phrase, and worked hard to guide teams into systems that felt like natural progressions of their workflows instead of ripping and replacing systems for the sake of productivity. The goal...

May 18 2028 Everything, Everywhere, All At Once I haven't seen the movie, but I'm assuming it's about an office IT person's day to day... Somehow, I have been an IT Manager for almost 10 years. I've operated as a department of one, learning on the fly and putting out all kinds of fires. I get bored easily, and have always been obsessed with the "tech industry" so it's truly the perfect job for me. Small business IT really is everything, everywhere, all at once. But it's not at all like the...