Yearly Archives: 2008

We’ve been featured at Dilbert.com

Posted: 8:36 am
September 23, 2008
OwnWebNow
2 Comments

Ok, I guess it’s time to quit this biz. When you’ve made it into Dilbert you’re pretty much done Oh dear lord….

Cooking at Home

Posted: 10:18 pm
September 20, 2008
IT Business
on Cooking at Home

Man, what a fun exhausting and adjusting few weeks it has been. Since I’ve come back to work (my little guy is almost 5 months old) we’ve completed an audit, shipped two products, put in some huge partnerships in queue … Continue reading →

Unpatriotic Vlad

Posted: 8:43 am
September 19, 2008
IT Business
7 Comments

I really appreciate it when you folks email me. My address is vlad@vladville.com. I do read all of it, if it impacts what I work in I even respond (if it doesn’t you’re more likely to get a response by … Continue reading →

Good morning Mother Russia!!!

Posted: 12:15 am
September 18, 2008
IT Business
4 Comments

Woke up this morning a little low on cash with a worthless I.O.U. certificate for AIG up my crack. Government lended $85 billion to a worthless insurance company that leveraged itself to the eyeballs and with a 5% market drop … Continue reading →

Keys to Failure

Posted: 10:28 am
September 16, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

Everyone likes to talk about the keys to success. But what about the keys to failure? I’m dealing with my own today. I am sitting here with two people in the the Adobe Connect conference and we’re working on the … Continue reading →

Beyond 2000

Posted: 10:10 am
September 15, 2008
IT Culture
4 Comments

Growing up, one of my favorite shows was Beyond 2000. I don’t think it played a small part in sending me down the engineering path and constantly trying to hack things into something better. The show was absolutely unbelievable, almost … Continue reading →

The real reason SBS consultants don’t use _______.

Posted: 9:40 am
September 14, 2008
SMB
7 Comments

I have not exactly been celebrated for holding a very low opinion of most “We install manage and support SBS networks” shops, especially in the one man shop category. But it seems that my reigns as the SBS Public Enemy … Continue reading →

What are you doing, Vlad?

Posted: 5:11 pm
September 13, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

Over the past week I have been complaining about burnout and the ongoing audit and process implementation we are doing. This affects everything from payroll to billing to support to documentation to yes, even me. You see, we all have … Continue reading →

Going to the ConnectWise Summit?

Posted: 10:10 am
September 12, 2008
OwnWebNow
5 Comments

Are you going to the ConnectWise summit next week? Own Web Now is sponsoring the ConnectWise Summit next week so if you work with us please drop me an email. We have some special SWAG for our partners that will … Continue reading →

Every mistake is a learning opportunity

Posted: 12:56 am
September 11, 2008
IT Business
2 Comments

We’re about to embark on the largest hiring and marketing bump in the history of my little company. With growth come not just pains but the inevitable fix cycle to prepare and execute the company plan. That sounds all nice … Continue reading →