Category Archives: IT Culture

Blast from the past

IT Culture
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Steve Litt runs our local Orlando Linux Users Group and forwarded this gem earlier today. REQUEST FOR QUOTE ON MULTITECH COMPUTER SYSTEM>From Steve LittTo Zev Gobst, Maximum MediaI’d like to purchase the following:1 Multitech Accel 900 10 mhz computer $1450.00 … Continue reading

Thanksgiving and return of The Ironman

IT Culture
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Untitled document It’s hard to put together long and coherent essays when you’re constantly running out of battery or being pestered by flight attendants to turn off your electronic equipment. I really have been a worldwide monkey over the last … Continue reading

Email Bankruptcy

IT Culture
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Earlier today I caught up on all the emails and phone calls and finally decided to do a very brave thing… email bankruptcy. Now I am not as brave as Eileen, but nuking mail for me is a very big … Continue reading

Office 2007 Transition Videos

IT Culture, Microsoft
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As a followup to my last post I just found this interesting tidbit over at David Overton’s site: “…The research in our labs, and this matches what I observe with the people I know who start using 2007, is that … Continue reading

Vlad’s 2007 Agenda

IT Culture
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Before I say anything else I would like to make it clear that this is simply my agenda for the coming year. Although a lot of this relies on Own Web Now Corp please do not look at this as … Continue reading

Eight Simple Rules To Avoiding Flamewars

IT Culture
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Untitled document One of my friends posted this on a mailing list we frequent, reflecting the feeling that many people have towards mailing lists and the few that ruin the experience for everyone:   I am sick of this group … Continue reading

Embracing New Technology: Origami

IT Culture, Microsoft
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Untitled document Call this an op-ed if you will, there is something I would like to share with you about the Origami project Microsoft has been working on for quite some time, along with a spectacular vaporware  marketing campaign. Much … Continue reading

New SBS Shirts

IT Culture
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Now I’ll beg to differ with Ms. Bradley but this shirt was launched at TechEd – and I’ve got video evidence. Thanks for the shirt Susan, now go get yours. Now, why a roach? Well, according to her friend “we … Continue reading

Why is Vlad not doing enough for the community?

IT Culture
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Untitled document Yes, I do get these messages every other day. Dude, where is my SBS Show. Dude, where is my whitepaper. Dude, your guide didn’t fix the problem, could you walk me through it? Uh, no. Such is the … Continue reading

Vista Advertising Machine Starts Its Engine

IT Culture
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How badly can Microsoft make you  want something they can’t deliver? Does http://www.seewindowsvista.com; This is perhaps the most negative thing I have ever written about the Microsoft Corporation and I sat on it for about 24 hours to see if … Continue reading