Monthly Archives: June 2007

Why are we losing these great community resources?

IT Culture
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Why are we losing great community resources? Why is everything going commercial, why does everyone want money for their time? Dear friends, There is no such thing as a community. Oh sure, there are many brilliant people, many sociable people, … Continue reading

You can’t fix a business problem with software

IT Business, Shockey Monkey
on You can’t fix a business problem with software

I can’t find any decent pictures of me in my “Go away or I’ll replace you with a small shell script” tshirt but yesterday I did just that. Part of doing business with OWN is that we trust you to set your … Continue reading

Delaying Shockey Monkey agents one week

Shockey Monkey
on Delaying Shockey Monkey agents one week

Sad to say this but after a full day of testing the latest Shockey Monkey agent code I am not ready to let it loose yet. I’m buying myself another week and will hope to push out the agents in a … Continue reading

Exchange Expert Free-for-all

Exchange, Microsoft, System Admin
on Exchange Expert Free-for-all

Have an Exchange question thats on your mind? Well, Microsoft is hosting an Exchange Server Expert Q&A tomorrow and Thursday and I’ll be one of the folks answering the questions. Want some free Vlad support? Exchange Server Q&A with the … Continue reading

Hey man, I sold Shockey Monkey!

IT Business, Microsoft, Shockey Monkey
on Hey man, I sold Shockey Monkey!

I don’t know why the subject cracks me up so much, after all, I sell Microsoft vaporware for living (“Sure, of course it can handle a 14GB mailbox!”) but when someone goes out and sells my “Solutions built on a … Continue reading

Feedback Needed: What would you like to see or hear on Vladville?

Podcast, Vladville
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There are a lot of you out there reading this blog, downloading podcasts, videos, etc. Thank you for your support – I get dozens of messages each day with wonderful comments and praises. Thank you. What I would like to know … Continue reading

Executive Cleaning Decisions – Doing Less Marketing

IT Business
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I spent most of the day today cleaning up the place, in particular, the nightmare that is my home office. I think its more precise to describe it as my home “storage locker” as it seems to have degenerated into … Continue reading

SideShow – Vista secret weapon?

Microsoft
on SideShow – Vista secret weapon?

Kudos to Bink for turning me on to the new development in the SideShow device family. If you’re as ignorant as I am, you’ve certainly viewed SideShow as another irrelevant laptop addon, such as marketed by NVidia Preface. The big selling point … Continue reading

VladCast Episode 6 – Successful Conferencing

Vladcast
on VladCast Episode 6 – Successful Conferencing

VladCast 6, The summary of experiences at Jeff Middleton’s ITPRO conference in New Orleans and the Microsoft TechEd – Why they matter to an SMB ITPRO! Also a look ahead at Microsoft World Wide Partner Conference in Denver and about … Continue reading

MSN/Live Messenger Protocol Gotchas

Programming, Shockey Monkey
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It’s almost 4 AM and I’m sitting around coding in MSN/Live/com IM integration for Shockey Monkey. The basic premise is that the system will IM me when there is a new ticket waiting or when a user had updated/escalated their request. I … Continue reading