Chicago Power Lunch Network

Meetings cancelled this week, stay tuned for updates. Business still occurs! Take care

WSJ: Apple’s shift to remote working faces glitches due to secrecy, unclear guidelines - 9to5Mac Apple is adapting at a relatively rapid pace to the ongoing coronavirus situation, and part of the company’s response has been allowing employees to work from home when possible. A new report today from The Wall Street Journal explores some of the road bumps Apple, as well as other tech companies,...

See you in a few hours for a bite to eat & great networking!

Curtis Rangel, our networking group President, owner of the IT company GetSmart-IT is back from the Florida Keys where he often stays and did some heavy lifting helping with the recovering effort. We are all grateful for his service and with the best to those in need there ~ Think of Curtis anytime something digital, computerized or software based needs help. He discussed the importance of using VPN (private networks) to protect yourself when you are online. If Curtis cannot fix your problem, he does not charge to inspect it. He is a good reflection of the type of quality person who makes up our group.

Carlo Ruth Architect showed us some of his projects he had managed and created. Carlo Ruth has been practicing architecture for 15 years, primarily in the Chicago area. He is licensed in Illinois and Washington, a LEED-accredited professional and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame School of Architecture.

Prior to starting out on his own in 2010, Carlo worked for the award-winning firms of Farr Associates and VOA. His work has focused on residential and small commercial projects, emphasizing client collaboration as well as on-time and on-budget project delivery. Check out his work and reach out to him here for a consultation: http://www.cr-architect.com

Home - Carlo Ruth Architect

Mike Goode from Goode Plumbing LLC gave us a free Q & A to answer any of our household questions about good plumbing. This included asking about sump pumps, hot water access in facets, and how long the power works for an emergency power load to a shallow basin pump...! Mike knows his stuff! Always a good referral source for our group.