October 13 Is a Quiet Deadline
Windows 10's paid security updates hit their first deadline October 13, and nothing on the screen will tell you. Count your PCs this week.
From the Lab
Plainspoken notes on AI, automation, and the web for businesses in the Tri-Cities and Southwest Virginia. A new post every week.
Showing Up in Google 4,709 Times and Getting 50 Clicks: The PC Virus Tech Rebuild
A 20-year Rogersville computer repair shop was appearing in Google search results 4,709 times a quarter and getting 50 clicks.
It's Not Ignorance. It's Experience.
Gallup says Americans understand AI better than ever and trust it less.
More from the Lab
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We've Been Here Before
Most people talk about AI like it is something happening to Kingsport.
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Your Business Runs on the Word "Unless"
Every automation demo shows the normal case.
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When Everyone Has AI, Effort Is the Advantage
AI tools are getting cheaper and easier to reach every month.
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The Viral AI Stats, Checked, and What Actually Works Instead
Four alarming AI stats are moving through business feeds this week.
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Moving a Law Firm Off Wix: The Spurrell, Studer & Matney Rebuild
Tri-Cities AI Lab built and launched a custom Flask website for Spurrell, Studer & Matney Law Group, replacing an older Wix site with a responsive, locally optimized platform featuring practice-area pages, a results section, a Legal Insights CMS, and stronger case-evaluation calls to action.
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Why Your AI Sounds Like It's From Silicon Valley (And How to Teach It to Sound Like East Tennessee)
You got an email back from a customer last week and something felt off.
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Your AI Is Forgetful. Here's How to Give It a Business Memory.
Most AI tools do better when they understand your business.
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The Power Bill Behind the Prompt
Every AI prompt has a physical cost.
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AI: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Made Up
Five AIs researched this article and invented a dozen statistics.
New here? Start with these four.
Free tools.
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AI Readiness Checkup
Three minutes. Practical places to save time.
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Business Memory Builder
A one-page profile your AI tools can read first.
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