Author Archives: Vlad

It’s not war, it’s just automation

Posted: 10:12 pm
June 23, 2008
Misc
6 Comments

Why is it that we like to bitch and complain about the way things are but are completely unwilling to change our circumstances? If that’s not bad enough, why is it that so many people expect someone else to swoop … Continue reading →

XP – Year later, same objections

Posted: 2:55 pm
June 22, 2008
Microsoft
Comments Off on XP – Year later, same objections

This subject has been beaten into the ground and is still being brought up, day after day, one vendor after another just cannot stop selling the Windows XP heroin that the addicts are screaming they want at the door: So … Continue reading →

Please blog more so we don’t have to learn…

Posted: 1:58 am
June 22, 2008
System Admin
3 Comments

Is it just me or has the age of RTFM, labs and testing passed away? This is perhaps one of the areas myself and another very well respected leader in the SMB IT space (not Susan) disagree the most – … Continue reading →

The Sunshine State

Posted: 5:40 pm
June 20, 2008
Misc
2 Comments

I thought long and hard whether to post this or not. It’s not for the faint of heart, even compared to the usual fun and gun quality of 3rd grade abomination of the English language you find on Vladville. Proceed … Continue reading →

Password is password

Posted: 4:39 pm
June 20, 2008
SMB, System Admin
1 Comment

Damn CPA’s getting pwn3d all over the place. For the billionth time, when working with someone in the Accounting industry remind them: “password” is not a good password. It doesn’t matter that you have an antivirus installed. Now back to … Continue reading →

Patriotic Jackassery Starting To Sting

Posted: 12:24 pm
June 20, 2008
IT Business
6 Comments

Once upon a time my greatest joy in Own Web Now was being able to pick up a paper and start pointing at businesses that are our clients. “We got their money, their money, oh their money, too.” There is … Continue reading →

Corporate Democracy is a Myth

Posted: 8:26 pm
June 19, 2008
Vladville
2 Comments

Reprinted without permission from The Icahn Report, it’s that important that you read it as big or as small as you are as a CEO. The truth of the matter is, once you go public it’s no longer your company, … Continue reading →

Here you go..

Posted: 2:02 am
June 19, 2008
System Admin
2 Comments

For quite some time we in the IT industry have enjoyed a great reputation as problem solvers, designers, creators, architects of peoples IT dreams, if you will. It’s not an easy job, it’s not a low skills job and you … Continue reading →

Firefox 3 Download Day

Posted: 11:58 am
June 17, 2008
Open Source
1 Comment

Firefox 3.0 is being released today and the folks over at Mozilla want to set a Guinness Book World Record for most downloads! So aside from being a fantastic browser you also get to be a part of history! Check … Continue reading →

Eating Lunch Alone

Posted: 6:20 pm
June 16, 2008
IT Business, Misc
1 Comment

This week, I will be eating lunch alone at Annies down the street. I intend to sit there by myself with a little paper notebook and brainstorm all the ways in which we suck as far as our organization is … Continue reading →