Monthly Archives: January 2008

What is your biggest fear as the CEO of a software company?

IT Business
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I got that question posed to me today in an entrepreneur interview for UCF. What I proceeded to say was a PG-13 rated response of tourette’s syndrome that most VARs, partners, techies and CIO’s spout about nearly every company they … Continue reading

Figuring out naptime for programmers (and other DND tasks)

Misc
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I’ve been up since roughly 9 PM last night working on the Shockey Monkey service desk enhancements and so far the evening has been quite productive. I’d venture to guess that my output tonight has been greater than it has … Continue reading

Ashamed to be a Floridian

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Today is the second day ever that I am ashamed to be a Floridian. Back in August of 2005, Florida got scraped by a little hurricane called Katrina. It proceeded to go around the panhandle and absolutely decimate Louisiana, Mississippi … Continue reading

BYOB Update

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Last night we held our first meeting since roughly September and the attendance was fairly good. We had a few regulars, few newbies, few old friends.. all in all it was a good networking meeting and the chance to catch … Continue reading

What makes businesses fail or stagnate?

SMB
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Pretty simple question: What dooms certain businesses to fail or never grow beyond where they are at right now and presumably have been for years? If you ask the business owner, it’s always the same answer: money. Except it’s not … Continue reading

Mobile Competition for Pocket IE

Mobility
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Let’s face it, web browsing on a Pocket PC has been one huge disappointment after another. Not to just fault Microsoft, all other contenders have not come even close to a desktop browser in your pocket. Not Opera. Not Minimo. Not … Continue reading

Looking for Project and Network Documentation Volunteers

Shockey Monkey
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I’m looking for some volunteers to help with the best practices on Network Documentation and SMB Projects. This is a part of my soon to be announced agenda behind Shockey Monkey 2.0 and the way the product is being positioned … Continue reading

Orlando ITPRO BYOB Meeting

IT Culture, SMB
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We’re trying this Orlando ITPRO thing again. At some point last year I got so disheartened by the collective disinterest that I handed the ball off to someone I was hoping was dumber than me and would break his back … Continue reading

Windows Mobile 6 on BlackJack

Mobility
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Well, well, well. The Windows Mobile 6 that Cingular has been promising since this device shipped, and almost a year after devices start popping up with WM6 on the market, Samsung & AT&T deliver… yawn. To boot, there are some … Continue reading

FMR: Kick Vlad Day in Full Effect

IT Business
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I rarely blog about my actual work and what I truly do as a CEO. Too much of what I do is so unbelievable that I think most people would misread my blog posts as true ramblings of an insane … Continue reading