Yearly Archives: 2008

Firefox 3.0 RC1 is out!

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I’m generally not a fan of beta testing browsers because its hard enough to get reliable rendering even on solid releases but Firefox is worth making an exception for. Today the Mozilla Foundation released Firefox Release Candidate 1 and the … Continue reading

My note of apology to Microsoft

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These Microsoft rants are starting to get tiring, don’t you think? I feel like every morning brings in another disappointment from my largest partner, and since they don’t seem to be talking about changing or sending me a cease & … Continue reading

Ok, now you’re starting to make me feel bad

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Someone the other day mentioned to me that I’m being unfairly tough about Microsoft lately. So I am going to say something nice and leave the comments wide open and encourage you to provide the end to my blog post. … Continue reading

Between a rock and a hard place

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One of the Microsofties and I often argue about Microsofts lack of (inability, unwillingness) advertising in the mainstream media. This is really a double edged sword and any change could potentially piss off a large number of customers or partners … Continue reading

Help Wanted

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Looking for a job in IT? I need to fill six roles, quick, in the beautiful downtown Los Angeles, at 600 W 7th Street 90017. Two Sr. system admin gigs, four Jr. system admin gigs, all include absolutely zero (0) … Continue reading

And I’m proud to be an American…

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… because at least the bad food is free … Today, McDonald’s is offering a Free Southern-Style Chicken Biscuit w/ purchase of a medium or large drink, or a free Southern-Style Chicken sandwich in the evening or afternoon. For my … Continue reading

More Microsoft MESH – Windows Home Server loses client backup

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Fantastic news from Redmond, just when you thought Windows Home Server could not suck any worse, they find a way to do it. Yes, ladies and gentleman, the product designed to be the central point of backup and storage, previously … Continue reading

Want to help Windows Mobile in SMB?

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Chris went to NOLA this weekend. Made a presentation. People liked it a lot, one of my guys even texted me about it being the best presentation of the weekend. Turns out you can make quite a business if you … Continue reading

Eric taking preorders for SBS/EBS 2008

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Eric is taking down payments on SBS/EBS orders, get in the line: Examples of licensing improvements over the current Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 product include these: Customers will be able to purchase single client access licenses (CALs), so … Continue reading

Attractive Nuisance

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Can you be held liable for damaging personal property of asshole lawyers who are asking for it? In case the pic is too blurry, that is a proud (proud as in “fabuloooussss”) Florida plate: “I SOO 4U”