Rick Stabile

Rick Stabile

  • Joined: September 3, 2024
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From Printer Fixes to Proactive Partners: What Your IT Support Should Actually Be Doing

Illustration comparing old-school IT support—an overwhelmed ‘IT Janitor’ battling printer chaos—with today’s modern IT partner—a ‘Digital Strategist’ managing systems proactively in a high-tech environment.

Still treating your IT team like digital firefighters—only calling when something's already burning? That's like watching your business undergo its own version of Hawking radiation—your resources and profits rapidly evaporating into the universe while you scramble to contain the damage. In 2025, smart businesses partner with IT teams who prevent the meltdowns before they happen. The question is simple: Do you have a strategic partner monitoring your tech ecosystem, or just an expensive panic button that you press while watching your competitive edge disappear at relativistic speeds?

AI at Work: When Your Digital Assistant Goes Rogue

A retro-futuristic robot office worker typing furiously at an old-fashioned keyboard in an Art Deco-inspired office. The robot's head has cracks with sparks flying out, suggesting malfunction. Behind it, towering arched windows and a vintage computer setup emphasize a blend of classic and futuristic aesthetics. The scene is stylized with bold inked lines and a limited, silk-screen-like color palette.

AI was supposed to be your tireless, ultra-efficient assistant—so why is it drafting emails that sound like Shakespeare on a caffeine bender and firing your finance team without permission? Welcome to the wild, sometimes terrifying world of workplace AI, where digital assistants are equal parts genius and chaos gremlins.

In this post, we dive into the moments when AI confidently gets it wrong, amplifies human biases, and turns “productivity” into a full-time job of damage control. We’ll break down the risks, share survival tactics, and remind you why humans still need to keep their hands firmly on the wheel. Because if you let AI drive, don’t be surprised when it takes a hard left—into the lake.

Read on to make AI work for you, not against you.

10 Ways to Keep Hackers Out of Your Business (Before It’s Too Late)

Illustration of a businessman spilling coffee as he beholds an unpleasant surprise on his laptop.

One careless click. One outdated password. One software update ignored. That’s all it takes for hackers to waltz into your business and turn your worst nightmare into a headline. Cyberattacks aren’t just for big corporations—small businesses are prime targets, and most don’t even see it coming.

Good news? Most breaches are preventable—if you act before it’s too late. From password pitfalls to Wi-Fi weaknesses, here are 10 steps to lock down your business before the hackers do.

Read on—before your customer data ends up on the dark web.