Monthly Archives: April 2008

SBSers and Reading

Gaypile
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One of the best parts of the MVP summit is getting together with project managers who bring you all the Microsoft software and seeing exactly how they collect the feedback and how we all end up with the software that … Continue reading

Hot Jenn

Friends
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Earlier tonight we went to Hooters for dinner and we just couldn’t get over our waitress. Is your last name Wakefield? Do you know Jen Wakefield? Since I couldn’t get Jen on the cell phone I am just convinced she … Continue reading

Work in progress indeed…

Microsoft
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So Ballmer was joking about Vista and while I wholeheartedly wish the details of that discussion were kept private, in the real world it is a joke that is not very funny to any of us that make a living … Continue reading

The New View

Microsoft, OwnWebNow, SMB
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Today was a rough day, I am knees and elbows deep in fertilizer working on the rose garden that is Own Web Now and what it represents. This is pretty difficult for me to write so please take it with … Continue reading

So I guess NDA means nothing anymore? Ok, I’m going to break mine too.

Microsoft
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Geez, I guess NDA’s mean absolutely nothing anymore. Check out this assclown, that posted verbatum, out of context, commentary from a private Microsoft event to a room full of people that signed a stack of NDAs. So yes, Ballmer said: … Continue reading

I earned my MVP wings today

Vladville
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Earlier today, I made a class-A jackass of myself, with a full on rant about the return of IT projects and the end of IT nightmares of just keeping it all organized and operational. That at least is the crack … Continue reading

Shockey Monkey 2.0 Demo Week

Shockey Monkey
on Shockey Monkey 2.0 Demo Week

In case you are not following the Shockey Monkey mailing list, this is the first demo week of Shockey Monkey 2.0. Travis is taking a 100 or so partners in small groups and showing off the feature set behind some … Continue reading

Who is your influencer, baby?

IT Culture, Web 2.0
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One of the nicest things about the MVP Summit, and one of the reasons I pay so much and urge so many of you to go to the big industry events, is that you can surround yourself with people who … Continue reading

Can you shame someone into using Twitter?

IT Culture
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This is called taking one for the team as far as the community is concerned. She either asks for the password to start Twittering or drives up to Seattle for the Summit for the sole purpose of killing me. Either … Continue reading

Three Important Fixes for Windows Mobile 6

Mobility, Uncategorized
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It is no longer a surprise that iPhone absolutely destroyed Windows Mobile in nearly all categories, or that Blackberry has reincarnated from their lawsuit to become the most demanded business communications solution around. It is far less surprising to those … Continue reading