The SunnyShoresIT blog
Wi-Fi that reaches the lanai, smart homes without five apps, and keeping the house online through storm season. Written by Logan Mulligan, a local technician in Nocatee. For local businesses: automation and AI, explained plainly.
Written by Logan MulliganSkillsUSA California State Champion, Information Technology Services (ITS)
Start hereWi-Fi & Networking
Dead rooms upstairs, calls that freeze on the lanai, a router stuck in the garage. Why Northeast Florida homes are hard on Wi-Fi, and what actually fixes it.
8 min read
Wi-Fi
Learn how cellular 5G backup can keep your smart home, security cameras, and remote work connection online when your primary internet fails.
6 min read
Security
A short list of settings that keep your Wi-Fi, cameras, smart locks and family accounts out of the wrong hands. A plain-English checklist for Northeast Florida homes.
5 min read
Storm-ready
Battery backup for the router, a backup internet connection, what to unplug when lightning is close, and what to do when the power comes back. A storm-season checklist for Northeast Florida homes.
5 min read
Audio & theater
Music by the pool, a soundbar and sub for movie night, and songs that follow you from room to room. How to plan Sonos for a Northeast Florida home, and why the Wi-Fi matters as much as the speakers.
Updated 5 min read
Wi-Fi
Overcome Wi-Fi challenges in Florida homes with expert tips for network design, equipment placement, and performance optimization. Perfect for Nocatee, Ponte Vedra, and Jacksonville residents.
4 min read
For local businesses
Automation & AI
Some AI models are built from many smaller “experts” and a router that picks a few of them for each word. What that means, why it makes a big model cheaper to run, and the catch that matters if you want to run one yourself.
3 min read
Automation & AI
Model downloads say 8-bit, 4-bit, int8 or Q4. Here's what that means in plain English: what a bit-width is, how much smaller it makes a model, what it costs in precision, and how to decide.
4 min read
Automation & AI
n8n connects the apps your business already uses, so work moves from one to the next without copy and paste. What a workflow is, where AI fits, and how to choose between n8n Cloud and running it yourself.
6 min read
Automation & AI
A step-by-step walkthrough of a sensible first automation for a service business: a customer email comes in, an assistant sorts it, a job lands in the CRM and a confirmation goes out, with a person approving the steps that matter.
6 min read
Automation & AI
Before an AI assistant gets access to your email, calendar or customer records: how MCP servers, permissions and approvals keep it to the data and the actions you choose.
6 min read
Automation & AI
MCP is an open standard that lets an AI assistant work with your business tools, like a calendar, a CRM or shared documents, through one consistent kind of connection. What it is, what it isn’t, and where it’s worth starting.
6 min read
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