Category Archives: Microsoft

XP – Year later, same objections

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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

Damn it feels good to be a gangster…

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After over a decade of sending money to Redmond in dumptrucks it is finally starting to trickle back. Damn it feels good..    Now, I’m not going to lie, the first thing I thought of when I got this was … Continue reading

Today we all got a little richer

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Today Yahoo announced that they have ended talks with Microsoft over the possible takeover. They adopted a strategy of teaming up with Google which makes them unattractive for any other takeover speculation which may put lawsuits that wanted Microsoft’s bank … Continue reading

What would help your virtualization efforts?

Microsoft, Mobility
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Dave Sobel, cohost of the SBS Show, wants to know. Dave is putting together some content around virtualization with the SMB focus and is taking on all advice you wish to pass on.

I cannot stress this enough. It is ALL about the tshirt!

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Man, it sucks when Vlad is right. The tribe is lighting the torch and this time going after Kevin Beares, possibly the nicest person working at Microsoft. What did Kevin do wrong? He didn’t offer a free tshirt or $10 … Continue reading

Is this the beginning of the end?

Apple, Microsoft
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Apple is coming on strong. Read the live coverage of the WWDC Keynote. Most paralyzing thing for me as a Microsoft Partner? “You’re witnessing the birth of a third major computer platform: Windows, Mac OS X, iPhone” According to the … Continue reading

Not singing with the choir in 2008

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I guess I am going to be the only SMB blogger not to say anything about SBS or EBS this week, wherever the Koolade was spiked I sure wasn’t around to drink it. Microsoft Windows 2003 will be the last … Continue reading

Not going to WPC this year

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Time to build that autoresponder, not going to be able to make it to the Microsoft WWPC this year in Houston. Already got two meeting requests, too. This is going to sound very hypocritical, but if you’re not me, you … Continue reading

PowerShell to the Core (2008)

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One of the more frustrating things about Windows 2008 Server Core deployments is the lack of .NET and consequently the lack of PowerShell. This is frustrating to those of us that have a ton of servers because now the management … Continue reading

My note of apology to Microsoft

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These Microsoft rants are starting to get tiring, don’t you think? I feel like every morning brings in another disappointment from my largest partner, and since they don’t seem to be talking about changing or sending me a cease & … Continue reading