As the end of the fiscal year approaches, now is the time to ‘use it or lose it’ when it comes to your firm’s hardware and software wish list. As you likely already know, you’re allotted funds toward technology purchases thanks to the Section 179 deduction. Technology that qualifies for this tax break includes servers, computers, tablets, networking equipment and off-the-shelf software, among other items, per BizTech.
While you don’t have to spend your money on technological upgrades, you might want to since unspent funds are collected as tax! Schedule a free consultation now to discuss your tech needs for the coming year and re-invest those resources to better support your plans for 2021. To schedule a meeting to review your specific tech goals, email hello@sortedsol.com or call us at (206) 316-9990.
Apple released their next version of macOS Big Sur on November 12th. We know the new features are exciting. It has a new design and aesthetic, a customizable control center, and the rest, well, it could be a big Sur-prise.
As such, Sorted Solution recommends you wait to upgrade production workstations. In a few months, Apple will release initial updates with bug fixes and the software developers such as Graphisoft, AutoDesk, BlueBeam, Adobe, etc. will release updates that address compatibility issues with the new MacOS. That will be a much better time to consider an upgrade, on the software side.
Apple will also be releasing new hardware with its own designed M1 chip shortly. Should you upgrade your hardware?
Good question. While this new chip is impressive, it will be the first of its kind, and again, Sorted Solution would recommend waiting. Developers won’t have their software ready for the new chip for a while. Have all of your 3rd party software vendors released updates to support the new chip? We would imagine it will take them around a year to support it fully. Then M2 will likely be released by Apple.
If you’re in the market for new Apple hardware at this time, we would recommend purchasing hardware with Intel chips as opposed to the new Apple M1 chips. The Intel chips are now the most mature of its product line and will be for a couple of more years.
Remember, you want your production workstation to be stable, mature, and supported by 3rd party vendors. Being on the cutting edge of any technology can be a risk to your productivity; not the challenge to add on to an already taxing year.
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Seattle is now one of the top two tech markets in the nation, according to a new report from real estate services company CBRE, behind only San Francisco, thanks to booming homegrown companies and a vast roster of out-of-town companies setting up shop here to recruit the city’s highly educated talent base.CBRE’s annual Scoring Tech Talent report uses 13 metrics like number of tech employees, population trends, wages, education levels, housing and business costs to rank the top metro areas for tech. Seattle came in third last year behind San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
https://www.sortedsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blank-pixel.png00Maria Coderhttps://www.sortedsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blank-pixel.pngMaria Coder2017-07-18 18:51:582021-01-04 19:26:45Look out, Bay Area: Seattle rises to 2nd best tech city in the U.S., passing Washington D.C. – GeekWire
One of the most widely used technologies in mobile computing is getting an important upgrade that could accelerate the development of the smart home and industrial internet.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based group that enforces compatibility among the billions of devices that use the short-range Bluetooth wireless technology, plans to announce Tuesday that the standard now supports mesh networking.
Mesh networks connect a variety of access points and devices across a distributed network, rather than the one-to-one connection that currently exists between your smartphone and that headset that makes you look ridiculous.
This approach dramatically improves the range and reliability of a wireless network, since information can be relayed across several different devices rather than having to stretch between two far-apart devices. And if part of the network goes offline, mesh technology has the capability to route around that outage and still carry out its original mission. Wi-Fi networks have also been getting in on this mesh networking act, which has an additional bonus: mesh networks are much easier to set up than traditional wireless networks.
The new standard builds on Bluetooth 4.0, so most existing smartphones and tablets should be able to recognize devices built for mesh networks and manage them, said Ken Kolderup, vice president of marketing for the Bluetooth SIG, during a press conference Tuesday morning. Theoretically, connected device makers could also take advantage of the new mesh networking technology if they designed their products to accommodate Bluetooth upgrades, he said.
https://www.sortedsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blank-pixel.png00Maria Coderhttps://www.sortedsolution.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/blank-pixel.pngMaria Coder2017-07-18 18:50:242021-01-04 19:26:45Mesh networking comes to Bluetooth, which could set off a new wave of smart buildings
Section 179 deduction – technology
/in News /by Maria CoderAs the end of the fiscal year approaches, now is the time to ‘use it or lose it’ when it comes to your firm’s hardware and software wish list. As you likely already know, you’re allotted funds toward technology purchases thanks to the Section 179 deduction. Technology that qualifies for this tax break includes servers, computers, tablets, networking equipment and off-the-shelf software, among other items, per BizTech.
While you don’t have to spend your money on technological upgrades, you might want to since unspent funds are collected as tax! Schedule a free consultation now to discuss your tech needs for the coming year and re-invest those resources to better support your plans for 2021. To schedule a meeting to review your specific tech goals, email hello@sortedsol.com or call us at (206) 316-9990.
Apple releases their next version of macOS Big Sur; plus new M1 chip coming soon
/in News /by Maria CoderApple released their next version of macOS Big Sur on November 12th. We know the new features are exciting. It has a new design and aesthetic, a customizable control center, and the rest, well, it could be a big Sur-prise.
As such, Sorted Solution recommends you wait to upgrade production workstations. In a few months, Apple will release initial updates with bug fixes and the software developers such as Graphisoft, AutoDesk, BlueBeam, Adobe, etc. will release updates that address compatibility issues with the new MacOS. That will be a much better time to consider an upgrade, on the software side.
Apple will also be releasing new hardware with its own designed M1 chip shortly. Should you upgrade your hardware?
Good question. While this new chip is impressive, it will be the first of its kind, and again, Sorted Solution would recommend waiting. Developers won’t have their software ready for the new chip for a while. Have all of your 3rd party software vendors released updates to support the new chip? We would imagine it will take them around a year to support it fully. Then M2 will likely be released by Apple.
If you’re in the market for new Apple hardware at this time, we would recommend purchasing hardware with Intel chips as opposed to the new Apple M1 chips. The Intel chips are now the most mature of its product line and will be for a couple of more years.
Remember, you want your production workstation to be stable, mature, and supported by 3rd party vendors. Being on the cutting edge of any technology can be a risk to your productivity; not the challenge to add on to an already taxing year.
Look out, Bay Area: Seattle rises to 2nd best tech city in the U.S., passing Washington D.C. – GeekWire
/in News /by Maria CoderSource: Look out, Bay Area: Seattle rises to 2nd best tech city in the U.S., passing Washington D.C. – GeekWire
Mesh networking comes to Bluetooth, which could set off a new wave of smart buildings
/in News /by Maria CoderOne of the most widely used technologies in mobile computing is getting an important upgrade that could accelerate the development of the smart home and industrial internet.
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, the Kirkland, Wash.-based group that enforces compatibility among the billions of devices that use the short-range Bluetooth wireless technology, plans to announce Tuesday that the standard now supports mesh networking.
Mesh networks connect a variety of access points and devices across a distributed network, rather than the one-to-one connection that currently exists between your smartphone and that headset that makes you look ridiculous.
This approach dramatically improves the range and reliability of a wireless network, since information can be relayed across several different devices rather than having to stretch between two far-apart devices. And if part of the network goes offline, mesh technology has the capability to route around that outage and still carry out its original mission. Wi-Fi networks have also been getting in on this mesh networking act, which has an additional bonus: mesh networks are much easier to set up than traditional wireless networks.
The new standard builds on Bluetooth 4.0, so most existing smartphones and tablets should be able to recognize devices built for mesh networks and manage them, said Ken Kolderup, vice president of marketing for the Bluetooth SIG, during a press conference Tuesday morning. Theoretically, connected device makers could also take advantage of the new mesh networking technology if they designed their products to accommodate Bluetooth upgrades, he said.
Read more: https://www.geekwire.com/2017/mesh-networking-comes-bluetooth-set-off-new-wave-smart-buildings/
U.S. government crackdown threatens Kaspersky
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