Monthly Archives: December 2006

New Year Resolution Time

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It’s that time of the year – resolution time. It’s time to reflect on the past year and look towards the new one. I usually validate my objectives in January while running a marathon, something one of our partners calls … Continue reading

Yes, thats me on Dilbert.com

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They didn’t get the goatee right but everything else is perfect. Here is a Photoshop of the cartoon.

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Ok, so I thought long and hard whether I should to post this or not. Even though I hate when people just blatantly sell themselves I’ve posted about a number of deals on here so count this as one of them. If … Continue reading

The Vladville Crawl

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Things have been moving slowly around here all day, I’m aware, thank you to all of you that emailed me. It’s the SBS Show effect in progress and I still haven’t even syndicated it. Lots of you also asked about … Continue reading

Should I become a Microsoft Certified Partner?

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I started this conversation with one of my biggest partners in South Florida today. You see, he’s been a good Microsoft partner and selling a bunch of their software, lining up references, signing up people for Software Assurance and basically … Continue reading

Did you ask Santa Claus for a new shiny SBS Show podcast?

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Well someone did because here it is, fresh from the north pole: SBS Show Episode 25 with Erick Simpson of Managed Services University. Erick talks about his new book, about the trends in our industry and really engages in a … Continue reading

Jimmy Joe Bob strikes again: Aquastyle!

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I want a haircut, some fish food and a laptop but I don’t want to make more than one stop. Not to worry, Jimmy Joe Bob of Orlando has an answer: Jimmy Joe Bob’s Barber Shop, Laptops and Aquariums LLC, … Continue reading

Uncommon Ingenuity

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There are days when I feel we’re shooting for a Darwin Award over at Own Web Now. We’re in these state-of-the-art data centers where everything from illumination, to filtration, to temperature, to bandwidth and right down to power per square … Continue reading

ORDB Shutdown Drama

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There seems to be a lot of drama surrounding the shutdown of ORDB spam blacklist. Here is why this is a non-event: Open relays no longer significantly contribute to the amount of spam. Few years ago, this was not the … Continue reading

Clearing the Community Question Box

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Many of you bothered to write in, comment on my blog post and forward me email’s from the sbs list I left. In my absence there has been enough said on and off the list along with discussions that have … Continue reading