Yearly Archives: 2008

All you need to know about Windows Essential Business Server 2008 and Windows Small Business Server 2008 and the extent to which they will change the SMB server landscape and your SMB opportunities..

Posted: 11:59 pm
February 20, 2008
Microsoft
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mmmmeh..

Vladcast Episode 12 – Who Motivates You?

Posted: 6:38 pm
February 20, 2008
Vladcast
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Vladcast #11 was the most popular Vladcast ever (yeah, four people!) – kind of ironic when you consider that it had nothing to do with IT and technology. I am not sure how, but I confused a lot of you into … Continue reading →

Yay, Florida!

Posted: 9:29 am
February 20, 2008
Misc
on Yay, Florida!

Just when you’re about to question whether humanity would be better off if Florida burned and sunk into the ocean, few good stories make me feel like we aren’t about to fall back into the stone age. First, the Florida … Continue reading →

Distance From The Herd

Posted: 10:27 pm
February 18, 2008
Friends, IT Culture
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Earlier tonight I was chatting with a friend of mine and we were comparing and contrasting some of the truly ridiculous individuals in our business. Such total outright whores that pretend to be one thing but the money trail reveals … Continue reading →

Where is the buzz and why (or why not)?

Posted: 12:28 am
February 18, 2008
SMB
on Where is the buzz and why (or why not)?

Over the past two years all the buzz in the SMB has been about conferences, new products, managed services. This year, not so much. Few folks have covered their intentions to hit the NOLA conference, which would be the only one I … Continue reading →

Vlad(tm) PR shuffling

Posted: 12:36 pm
February 17, 2008
Misc
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I need to adjust my public contact information ahead of some very important releases, both commercial and philanthropic. In a nutshell I want to make myself a little more available and offer a guaranteed response. So here we go: Public … Continue reading →

Make it easy for people to pay attention to you

Posted: 8:32 pm
February 16, 2008
IT Culture
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Marketing oneself is a very suttle thing. You don’t need to wear a striped suit with question marks all over it and yell at the TV for people to pay attention to you. You don’t even need to read every … Continue reading →

Fired from Yahoo UI? I want you.

Posted: 7:33 pm
February 16, 2008
ExchangeDefender
on Fired from Yahoo UI? I want you.

Fired from Yahoo!? Looks like the entire Yahoo Design Team is gone! If that includes you and you have familiarity with jQuery and ExtJS I’d like to talk to you. Please let me know if you’re looking for a job … Continue reading →

Monkey in the land of Not So Free

Posted: 6:12 pm
February 16, 2008
Shockey Monkey
on Monkey in the land of Not So Free

Today is a bittersweet day at Casa de Vlad. On one hand, I am stoked that yet another product of mine is going worldwide as a commercial success. On the other hand, it’s deployment is guided by a political/trade compromise … Continue reading →

Hackintosh upgrade to Mac OSX 10.5.2

Posted: 10:54 am
February 14, 2008
Uncategorized
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The other day Apple pushed up the 10.5.2 upgrade, which meant another exciting day of hacking around the Mac to figure out how it works. I’ve blogged about building the hackintosh, upgrading it to 10.5.1, and here is how you … Continue reading →