Monthly Archives: November 2007

123-Reg Hosting Service Offline All Weekend

IT Business
on 123-Reg Hosting Service Offline All Weekend

I tend to keep my company to a really high standard because not only is it my business, but my business rides on top of that infrastructure. So when someone has a problem, its my problem too. I tend to … Continue reading

When conflict of interest strikes back: Apple, Amazon

IT Culture, Web 2.0
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Over the past few days the Internet has been full of the conflict of interest coverage, be it from jaded lovers or angry blog authors who thought they mattered.. and I suppose it’s a sad realization when you realize you … Continue reading

Who’s yo daddy now, bitch? (Microsoft 2, SMB IT Providers 0)

IT Business, System Admin
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Mark says: “ODG, was Vlad actually right?” Now Mark is a pretty smart guy but I get the “I hate it when you’re right” speach every other day from people that deal with me (as opposed to “OMG, you’re not … Continue reading

Office Space Moment of Smallbiz IT Consulting

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on Office Space Moment of Smallbiz IT Consulting

I must admit that I am more of a fan of conversations that happen out there than I am of the “original” posts, so for a few people I subscribe to the blog comment feeds in addition to the article … Continue reading

CEO Gig: Optimization vs. Interaction

Friends, IT Business, SMB
on CEO Gig: Optimization vs. Interaction

This week was supposed to be my first full week of work at the Atomic Tangerine studios.. Monday was a holiday, Tuesday was a sick day and week was more than half over by the time I finished hanging the … Continue reading

HOWTO: Troubleshooting Mail Delivery

Exchange, ExchangeDefender
on HOWTO: Troubleshooting Mail Delivery

One of the most frustrating things I do for living is troubleshooting mail delivery. Not because it’s incredibly frustrating and almost never my fault, but because I tend to get pwned by the most ridiculous “gotchas” of the SMTP. Of … Continue reading

SMB IT Shops Need A New Messiah

IT Business, SMB
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.. and I ain’t him. Not a day goes by that I don’t talk or chat with someone that doesn’t say “I miss you doing ___”, fill in the blank for “saying it how it is”, “the SBS show”, “calling … Continue reading

Guest Post: Community CEO, Do you GET it?

IT Business, SMB, Web 2.0
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It’s Friday, and I figured it was as good of a time for a guest post as any. This time, however, we have someone that obviously doesn’t get it. But that’s not all, while this guy seems to be in … Continue reading

WordPress Trackback SPAM Annoyances

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One of the worst things in blogging (aside from the constant, unrelenting abuse and hate mail you subject yourself to) is dealing with SPAM. Here you are just talking openly about whatever and someone tries to make money off of … Continue reading

Picking apart SMTP article

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Don’t you just love it when you post something that’s meant to help people but it just backfires with even more questions? Such is this morning, woke up to a dozen emails about last nights post.. by the way, thanks … Continue reading