A friend of mine is having her house remodeled and has told me how frustrating the process has been. The contractor is very talented and the work produced seems of good quality, but the path of getting to that point has been rocky to say the least. The designer only...
So, you’ve just opened the box to your brand new smartphone – or maybe it’s your 5th. These devices have long moved past being phones and are now your mobile office. They’re a computer, phone, and camera all in one. So what do you do with it now? Here are some...
Every time I see that I cringe because I know this is all too common. Our industry has developed a poor reputation over the years for being controlling, inflexible and clueless about the needs of the business. IT has, for so many years, brought technology to the...
Loss of data is a common problem for businesses. Fortunately, it’s a problem that can easily be avoided with the correct preparation. While devastating amounts of data can be lost during catastrophes like hurricanes, terrorist attacks, fires and floods, it...
We are less than 3 days away from the second annual Midwest Mobile Summit in Fargo, ND. As a leader in cloud platform development sponsoring a mobile device conference, NorthStar firmly believes that the cloud and mobile are not two things, but one. The cloud was...
Earth Day is an excellent time to recycle old technology. We have become accustomed to electronic obsolescence and we look forward to the latest and greatest innovations in hardware and software. However, with today’s innovations come tomorrow’s old...