When you’re starting a business from scratch, the last thing you need is to struggle with technology. In fact, having your computers and network up and running quickly and smoothly facilitates the other million and a half tasks that a budding young firm needs to get done. The people at Laurel Ulland Architecture (LUA) realized … Read More
Posts from: "February 2009"
Colle+McVoy has worked with The Foundation for the past 18 months, starting with purchasing hardware and software and moving into consulting and planning. Recently, The Foundation helped Colle+McVoy with their IT Department’s transition into supporting their sister company, Mackenzie Marketing. To make a smooth changeover The Foundation offered solutions for remote machine inventory and updating, … Read More
Open Book is a non-profit facility in Minneapolis founded to foster literary and creative exploration and appreciation. So, how does The Foundation fit in to this equation? Well, when Open Book changed its Internet Service Provider (ISP) and moved from a fractional T1 connection to a full T1 connection, The Foundation came to help Open … Read More
In The Heart Case Study In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre (HOBT) is a professional theater founded in 1973 by a group of community artists. Their mission states: Through performances, ceremony and teaching, In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre explores and celebrates the human experience and the … Read More
The Foundation’s primary focus is the Creative Industry. We know how much you rely on the movement of large files containing graphics, images, video, sound, etc. When email attachments are too large, files do not get delivered. When email providers block delivery, files do not get delivered. When IT admins at your client’s organization block emails over 5 MB, files … Read More
By Jim Wolford| jim@fndtn.com You may be familiar with the Orange Book as the tool The Foundation uses to help our clients plan for the unwieldy task of an OS X migration. Recently we have expanded the scope of the Orange Book; not only are we still using it for the Mac environment, we are … Read More
Rounding out our process, the White Book is a detailed maintenance record of your network components. The White Book makes it easy to monitor your progress and ensure your technology goals are met. To learn more about our three book process, call The Foundation at 612.465.0700 or e-mail us at info@fndtn.com … Read More
The Black Book was created to remove the chance for error and lessen the complication and tediousness that often accompanies the project implementation period. It methodically defines technology projects based upon the recommendations and goals set by the Orange Book. These project plans are laid out so everyone involved, including non-technical staff, can understand what … Read More
The Orange Book is the best place to begin your work with The Foundation. An Orange Book is a survey and analysis of your company’s current technology. This includes your workstations, printers, servers, switches, backup systems, and software versions. The Orange Book provides a solid view of your current network state. It also helps identify … Read More
By Erik Tollefsrud | erik@fndtn.com Running out of hard drive space, but strapped for cash? This tip should free up a couple of gigabytes of space without having to sacrifice anything important. By default, Mac OS X comes with localization files which allows you change the displayed language of the operating system. In total, … Read More
