Yearly Archives: 2009

Going Forward

Vladville
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In January I ran the WDW Marathon and 26.2 miles, which truly kicked my ass. Having completed my winter tour of flu, cold, stomach bug, AIDS, west nile and possibly other tropical diseases, I got back to my physical training … Continue reading

Vlad-Share

Vladville
on Vlad-Share

The other day we were recording the SPAM Show with Erick Simpson (MSPU), Bob Godgart (Autotask) and Mark Crall (Tech Care Team) and talking about the Web 2.0 of all things. Show will be published @OwnWebNow at some point this … Continue reading

Economy 2.0

IT Business
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Dire predictions from The Times: “These jobs aren’t coming back,” said John E. Silvia, chief economist at Wachovia in Charlotte, N.C. “A lot of production either isn’t going to happen at all, or it’s going to happen somewhere other than … Continue reading

Automating Client/User Behavior

Google, iPhone, IT Culture, Shockey Monkey
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One of my greater joys in business over the past two years has been the development of our PSA. In the process of studying just how much we suck (and the extent) I’ve really gathered an alarming amount of data … Continue reading

The Bull Phoenix

IT Business
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If Karl ever brings over a big enough truck full of money for me to write a book, this will be it’s title. Think of it as a business model that emerges out of the state of utter confusion, complexity … Continue reading

Sometimes all you need to do is ask

Awesome
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I’ve sort of made a career bashing Mac users. It backfired in Apple buying me a Mac Air! Thanks. So I figured I ought to push my luck and ask for a Lamborghini Murcielago. And last week it made it … Continue reading

The Value of Hard Work

Vladville
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Thank you for all the nice emails regarding my health (or lack thereof) the new SPAM Show, etc. It’s always nice to hear that something I do or say materially makes people much better off. Last week I was at … Continue reading

Not coming to the MVP Summit

Exchange
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Sorry for the last minute notice, I tried to surprise my wife by coming back home a week early and she reads the blog. I’m going to miss all’y’all a ton. I had every plan to be there and even … Continue reading

Erick’s School of Asskicking

IT Business
on Erick’s School of Asskicking

I think at some point about two years ago Erick and I were going through a collection of Mojitos at Downtown Disney, talking about a concept for an MSP conference. I believe that the less colorful version of what I … Continue reading

In case you’ve been missing out on community interaction or SBS Show…

Podcast
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Recording podcasts can be a lot of fun. Things tend to build on one another, conversation carries on… and one sure way we always knew it was time to wrap things up was when someone said something so suggestive that … Continue reading