Category Archives: IT Culture

Whois Sunset & Privacy

IT Culture, Vladville, Web 2.0
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From the Captain Obvious Department: Internet has changed since Al Gore invented it. ICAAN, the international body governing the top level domain policies, is meeting tomorrow to decide the faith of the whois system, originally designed to help organizations identify … Continue reading

What a difference a year makes…

IT Culture, Vladville, Web 2.0
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For what its worth, if you’ve ever wanted to visit Florida, this would be the time. The weather is absolutely phenomenal. But if you have to be stuck indoors, looking at the world through the web eyes, the world seems … Continue reading

No more forwards, please.

IT Culture, SMB
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To all my friends and colleagues in the SMB IT space: please stop forwarding me messages from Yahoo groups, other SMB forums and discussion networks. While I wholeheartedly appreciate that you have my back and are bringing things to my … Continue reading

Kleenex for your user group woes

IT Culture
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John Vighetto is one of the co-leaders of the Palm Beach IT group in Florida (SBS) and has one of the uncanny qualities that I just love: cutting out the backchannel and leading with a bitchslap. As a group leader, … Continue reading

Could this knock iTunes dominance?

IT Culture
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Been quite busy lately with all things OWN, SM, TW… but even I took a moment to blow $0.89 on a shiny new DRM-free mp3 from Amazon’s MP3 service. It’s about as simple and effortless as it gets, works, and … Continue reading

Entrepreneurship

IT Business, IT Culture
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Is it safe to say Apple now owns the digital convergence?

IT Culture, Web 2.0
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As much as I hate to say this, and as much as I hate Apple, and as much as I very strongly feel their computers are nothing more than homosexual accessories and toys for toddlers… I think it’s time to … Continue reading

Time Saving Tip #4: Don’t Be An Ostrich

IT Culture, Vladville
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Not the most uplifting of titles but if you’re trying to cut out on distractions and really focus, sometimes you may have to take the path of least resistance and not take part in conversations that yield nothing and are going … Continue reading

Change of leadershipin Orlando

IT Culture, OwnWebNow, SMB
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Last weeks Orlando ITPRO meeting has been one of the best ones I’ve ever attended; it was also bittersweet because I was handing over the reigns of the group to the new folks but we made a heck of a party out … 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