Monthly Archives: June 2008

Why change? Dell is Direct.

SMB
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I’m going to try something new. I am going to write an eloquent post, in much the same way that I run my business and project my values through it. There is a lot of discussion again about Dell being … Continue reading

Damn it feels good to be a gangster…

Microsoft
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After over a decade of sending money to Redmond in dumptrucks it is finally starting to trickle back. Damn it feels good..    Now, I’m not going to lie, the first thing I thought of when I got this was … Continue reading

Hacking OWN support

OwnWebNow, Shockey Monkey
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For the past two days I have been working on hacking OWN support, or to put it more specifically, trying to do proactive technical support for questions you haven’t asked yet. While this problem is easily fixed by saying “RTFM” … Continue reading

Today we all got a little richer

Microsoft
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Today Yahoo announced that they have ended talks with Microsoft over the possible takeover. They adopted a strategy of teaming up with Google which makes them unattractive for any other takeover speculation which may put lawsuits that wanted Microsoft’s bank … Continue reading

Preferences, Choice and the value of No

Misc
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One of the personality faults I am still trying to work out of my engineering brain is that not all problems need a solution. Making a transition from a purely technical problem-solving personality to a CEO and someone that motivates … Continue reading

Monkey Knowledge

Shockey Monkey
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One of the most challenging tasks in running Own Web Now is the information sharing. While we’ve really worked hard to get together with our partners on a number of fronts in terms of activity and service notification, our ability … Continue reading

Nobody ever reads asterisks anyhow..

Apple
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What would help your virtualization efforts?

Microsoft, Mobility
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Dave Sobel, cohost of the SBS Show, wants to know. Dave is putting together some content around virtualization with the SMB focus and is taking on all advice you wish to pass on.

I cannot stress this enough. It is ALL about the tshirt!

Microsoft
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Man, it sucks when Vlad is right. The tribe is lighting the torch and this time going after Kevin Beares, possibly the nicest person working at Microsoft. What did Kevin do wrong? He didn’t offer a free tshirt or $10 … Continue reading

Is this the beginning of the end?

Apple, Microsoft
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Apple is coming on strong. Read the live coverage of the WWDC Keynote. Most paralyzing thing for me as a Microsoft Partner? “You’re witnessing the birth of a third major computer platform: Windows, Mac OS X, iPhone” According to the … Continue reading