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Screens, signage, and the people who manage them.
Practical writing on screen management, workplace IT, and digital signage from the HelixCast team.
Why your conference room TV is everyone's problem (and no one's job)
Every office has a screen that's been showing the wrong thing for three weeks. Everyone knows about it. Nobody owns it. Here's how to fix that — structurally.
The hidden cost of the HDMI dongle
A $12 adapter is costing your organization thousands in lost meeting time per year. We did the math. The number is uncomfortable.
Digital signage in 2025: what works, what doesn't
Most signage software was designed for retail in 2010. The use cases have changed. The tools mostly haven't. Here's what modern signage actually requires.
How Wellstone University replaced 200 USB drives with one dashboard
Their facilities team was spending 6+ hours a week physically updating screen content across campus. That's the problem HelixCast was built to solve.
IT governance for screens: a practical guide
How to give departments enough freedom to run their own screens without turning your network into a security incident. Guardrails, not gatekeeping.
The case for per-screen pricing (and against per-user fees)
Most software charges you for users. Screen management software should charge you for screens. Here's why the billing model matters more than you think.
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