Monthly Archives: August 2008

Of all the magnificent failures…

Posted: 9:56 am
August 18, 2008
Vladville
3 Comments

Of all the magnificent failures I get to deal with @OWN, from servers blowing up to SLA going up in smoke to earthquakes and difficult vendors, one of my most disappointing failures in 2008 is that I’m practically unable to … Continue reading →

Useful web browsing for Windows Mobile?

Posted: 11:34 pm
August 16, 2008
Microsoft
1 Comment

So you still haven’t taken the time to go stand in the Apple line or enjoy being crippled or stuck in the past? Get with the times! But fear not, you don’t have to be restricted to browsing technology that … Continue reading →

Greeting card from Paris?

Posted: 4:12 pm
August 14, 2008
ExchangeDefender
3 Comments

While Tim is still trying to figure out how to integrate ExchangeDefender into his company, I’m feeling good knowing that some of the policies we have established a long time ago are finally starting to be used by the spammers. … Continue reading →

DRM, because someone has to pay for it

Posted: 11:11 pm
August 13, 2008
IT Culture
3 Comments

I don’t know if this is a uniquely American trait, but the sense of entitlement is just huge in the IT space. We want it all. We want it now. We want it free. Does anyone for a moment consider … Continue reading →

The best way to cause change is…

Posted: 6:29 pm
August 13, 2008
IT Business
on The best way to cause change is…

… to let someone else change things. One of the most awesome things that we’ve learned from opening up the development process, the feature requests, bug tracking and shortly even community participation is that we are no longer the change … Continue reading →

To Robbie, from the City of Angels, with love. (Warning: not safe for anyone, anywhere, anytime)

Posted: 10:35 am
August 12, 2008
Awesome
11 Comments

Final warning: You should not read this blog post. Under any circumstances. Ever. I love Los Angeles. Best place on earth. Tons of energy. Tons of people. Tons of opportunity. I’m here on my second leg of ExchangeDefender 4 tour … Continue reading →

Who knew Henry Ford was an infrastructure VAR?

Posted: 6:27 pm
August 8, 2008
IT Business, Vladville
6 Comments

Today’s guest blog post comes courtesy of the page 18-19 of the latest issue of the Harvard Business Review. I think it sounds eerily similar to the attitudes we’re seeing in the IT field these days and felt it was … Continue reading →

Off on the ExchangeDefender 4 Road Trip

Posted: 10:14 pm
August 7, 2008
ExchangeDefender, OwnWebNow
on Off on the ExchangeDefender 4 Road Trip

As you may have noticed, I’ve been rather quiet about the ExchangeDefender 4.0 upcoming feature set. For a product scheduled for launch date of August 19th it’s pretty unusual for me to be this silent about it. So you know … Continue reading →

Pampers and Clouds: The end of an IT generation

Posted: 11:11 pm
August 6, 2008
IT Business, IT Culture, Microsoft
6 Comments

Geek Squad Dave first gained notoriety in the newsgroups for his very public lack of ability to grasp the basic concepts of vendor and client management and dealing with cost structure changes. After being condemned in public by most of … Continue reading →

Perplexed by Change in Direction?

Posted: 12:34 am
August 6, 2008
IT Culture
4 Comments

It means confused, just in case you’re wondering. Why do companies that have been built on going direct suddenly decide to care about the reseller channel? Why do companies that have been built on the reseller channel partnerships decide to … Continue reading →