Category Archives: Friends

Do you bleed blue and orange when tasered?

Friends
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I don’t write about politics on this blog but watching tasering video of an annoying little entitled prick really made me proud of my alma mata, University of Florida:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqAVvlyVbag Why is it so hard for people to show … Continue reading

You gotta have cheerleaders

Friends, IT Business, Vladville
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Ever seen this one in the mirror: Job description: IT entrepreneur Required Skills and Experience: – Strong interpersonal skills with a focus on teamwork and ability to foster / manage relationships across multiple departments. – Self-motivated professional, self-starter, proactive and … Continue reading

Friends on Rough Days

ExchangeDefender, Friends
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Today was a rough day. Even though the trouble lasted only about 40 minutes and affected just a handful of people its yet another smack in the face of the perfection that we strive for. Bah. I was out having … Continue reading

Orlando ITPRO TV

Friends, Microsoft, Vladville
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One thing that I have consistently struggled with in the past has been the attendance at the SBS UG meetings. Maybe it’s the word SBS that turns off so many folks, maybe it’s the location but for the most part … Continue reading

Restraining myself from Yahoo Groups

Friends, IT Culture
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If you’ve followed this blog for a while you know I’ve had my ups and downs with the Yahoo Groups system of “woe is me but I won’t do anything about it” discussions. For some that seemed to head nowhere (leads) … Continue reading

Orlando ITPRO Meeting This Thursday

Friends, IT Business, IT Culture
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Orlando ITPRO meeting is scheduled for this Thursday, August 2nd at 6:30 PM so come on over. It’s at the New Horizons (meeting not open to general public, must be a member of ITPRO due to confidentiality issues, lawyer speak, … Continue reading

Some Thoughts on SBSC by Vijay

Friends, IT Business, SMB
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I know how alergic you are to clickthroughs so I’ve reprinted the whole article Vijay wrote because its perhaps the finest piece of social/business reflection on what it is most of us do. If you are moved to respond please … Continue reading

Moments Of Timeless Pleasure

Friends, Vladville
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(I thought long and hard, which is rare, on whether I should post this on Vladville or not as its quite personal.) I spoke to many successful and quite impressive people in both my business (Vladfire) and elsewhere about the … Continue reading

Why geeks make horrible executives

Friends, IT Business
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A few months ago I spoke to Dana who was working on OpenID authentication for AuthAnvil. OpenID, eh? (not a slant on Canadians, just pure interest in decentralized authentication technology) It got me thinking, I comment on a ton of … Continue reading

Hidden ways of profiting from WWPC

Events, Friends
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Over the past few years I’ve been fortunate enough to go to so many places and conferences.. and undeniably.. WWPC 2007 was easilly the most fun I’ve ever had out in the field. I wish every day could be like … Continue reading