TechTonic TV this month is all about farming and highlights a local organization doing fantastic work. One of our favorite events the Tech Connection has been involved with in the past has been AgTech, a conference on farming and technology. While AgTech is not happening this year our good friends and colleagues at Sierra Harvest…
We had an exciting TechTonic Tuesday TV in November on fiber optic broadband and where it is being installed right now in Nevada County, if you missed it check it out here. We received a number of questions about current other broadband options that didn’t quite fit in the scope of that panel discussion, so…
The Nevada County Tech Connection sponsored by Nevada County’s Economic Resource Council offers a Talent Directory section for individuals to highlight their skills, experience and background as well as to provide contact information and availability for use by prospective employers. Students who visited the Nev. Co/ERC zoom room at the Chico State University Technical Career…
Wonder why you can stream a movie in HD to your heart’s content but keep encountering glitchy video conferencing? Most internet service providers offer asymmetrical speeds, allowing you to download information quite rapidly but not to upload content at anywhere near the same speed. The fiber optic broadband revolution that is slowly coming to Nevada…
COVID-19 has make it easier for a lot of people to justify working remotely, but there are still some companies that are uncomfortable with the idea of their employees not coming into the office every day. Here’s how to make the case for working remotely for your company. What’s Your Plan? Before you have a…
Small businesses are scrambling to launch e-commerce websites to make up for a lack of foot traffic in their brick and mortar stores during the pandemic. I recently wrote about an artist who reaped some unexpected benefits from this transition. In their haste to get websites up, retailers might be tempted to launch with the bare minimum….
Curious how to turn your voluminous novels into a money-making book that anyone can buy—without going through a publisher (and extra aggravation)? Our Writer’s Resources meetup last week hosted self-publishing gurus Catharine Bramkamp, writing coach and author of a dozen books, and Mila Johansen, public speaker and author of twenty-two plays and two books, for…
In just 6 days, approximately 1,300 gallons of hand sanitizer and 314,000 surgical masks were given to more than 1,000 small businesses from Truckee to Penn Valley. The Nevada County spirit was on full display as volunteers from civic organizations, athletic clubs, service groups, chambers of commerce, special districts and local agencies banded together to…
Back in February we had the pleasure of having Lars Ortegren of California Solar Electric Company speak to us about solar power backup systems. The video is now up on our YouTube channel, subscribe and check out what else we have for you to enjoy!
Artists who rely on booths at live events to sell their creations are finding themselves without a storefront in the age of social distancing. A digital storefront is one way to keep their businesses going. Before the pandemic, Paul Daniel Jordan was a familiar presence at many local events. As the owner of Reflecta Creations,…
