Monthly Archives: January 2006

Too many lawyers, Too little freedom

Legal
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There are way too many lawyers. These two articles prove that. Good Technology Sued over Wireless Patents NTP, having had its patents invalidated countless times has taken a stock in Visto and opened another litigation front, this time against Good … Continue reading

Microsoft Piracy – Live Long and Prosper?

Legal, Microsoft
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I wonder how many phone calls this post is going to generate but rest assured: If you call me, I will be asking the questions. Why such a polite post? Well, it appears that our friends from SurplusComputers are back … Continue reading

The Unified Theory of IT Economics

IT Business
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No "strings" attached 😉 And if you don't get the joke then you should really seek a refund from your engineering school. Here, for your Monday reading, is the fundamental unified theory of IT economics when it comes to a … Continue reading

whoami

Podcast, Vladville
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"Ah crap, he's not gonna talk about Linux again is he?" echoed somewhere in Redmond as this headline popped up in their aggregator. Relax! I'm just posting that the interview Bob with with me a little bit over a week … Continue reading

Orlando IT Pro Meeting

Events
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We talked about the essentials of networking and Active Directory. About IP addressing, layers, routing, switching, subnetting and so on. JJ Antequino from Microsoft talked about the basics of Active Directory domains, trusts, master operation roles, active directory troubleshooting and … Continue reading

Microsoft Small Business is seeking Feedback

SMB
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Our buddy Eric Ligman must have built a pretty good bomb shelter up in Redmond as he has started seeking input from Partners on what has or has not worked so far. Click here to respond Eric is one of … Continue reading

PSSing around Dallas

Events, Misc, Vladville
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Oh thats a good post title and you know you love it! Last Friday I had a great time touring the Microsoft PSS (CSS for Exchange and SBS, support guys) HQ in Las Colinas, Texas. It was quite an experience … Continue reading

Despite all my rage I’m just a monkey in a cage

Misc, Vladville
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Certain someone said they would pay for this picture. So before it ends up on eBay I'm just going to out myself. I'm a total and complete idiot. I managed to lock myself in our datacenter cage and had to … Continue reading

yoda.msmvps.com, so cool I gotta wear shades

Misc
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yoda.msmvps.com is perhaps the most personal server in the world not just because it has its own email address and a blog, but also for being capable of holding Susan Bradley and a ton of other MVP's online. Yoda lives … Continue reading

Vista Signed Drivers: Good or Bad Social Move?

OS
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Yesterday brought the news of Windows Vista requiring, here's some jargon: "Vista driver developers must obtain a Publisher Identity Certificate (PIC) from Microsoft. Microsoft says they won't charge for it, but they require that you have a Class 3 Commercial … Continue reading