Nex-Tech Connections

On the morning of March 23, 2018, Jim Broeckelman, Senior IP Head-End Technician, and Kyle Jones, Senior Communications Technician, were involved in responding to a fire in an apartment complex near the Nex-Tech office in Norton, Kansas.

Cozi is like a personal assistant for the entire family, and its top feature is the calendar. Each person has a color that codes who the calendar entry is for. You can see a summary of the schedule for each day and Cozi will remind you to keep on track. Check it anytime from any device.

I find it hard to believe that summer break is over and school is in session. County fairs have wrapped up and the State Fair is around the corner. Living in rural Kansas, I love how these events bring our communities together. I had the opportunity to help run a booth at the Norton County Fair again this year, and I always enjoy being able to play a small part in the joy it brings to the community.

 Communications services have really come a long way, especially in recent years. While voice/phone service is a core service for Nex-Tech, the way it is delivered today is quite varied. We can provide traditional phone service, Cloud Voice, or mobile voice (through our affiliation with Nex-Tech Wireless). All options are state-of-the-art services. But, when you expand communications beyond a phone call, you can truly see where things are becoming very different. The Internet has launched many new ways to communicate. Some of these new options are voice or video based, and others are more text based. In many ways, voice service is becoming an application (App) over an Internet connection. Our local youth have already made this transition, as I learn from my high school and junior high daughters. Sounds a bit futuristic to those of us that remember party lines, but there are benefits to this evolution in areas such as telemedicine and distance learning.

Parenting in the digital age brings a new set of challenges that parents of previous generations did not have to navigate. The dinner bell has been replaced with dinner texts, and sunset now signals the time to turn off your tablet rather than park your bicycle and come inside. There are more ways than ever for us to connect and managing them all can be challenging for any parent. Here are some tips to help you manage parenting in the digital age.

Many households now have multiple devices competing for your precious Internet bandwidth.

Make life easier when you’re home and rest easier when you’re away.

Nex-Tech is excited to announce that Nex-Generation Round Up for Youth, Inc., a charitable, non-profit organization based in Lenora, Kansas, received a $227,200 grant from the Dane G. Hansen Foundation to expand and grow its Internship and Work Study/Apprenticeship programs.