Archive for the ‘Microsoft’ Category

Super Mario and Fred Beat Bill Gates & Jerry Sienfeld

Monday, September 15th, 2008

I'm not sure how the ranking system works on YouTube but somehow Super Mario at 2.9 million views and Fred's Mom Returns at 1.4 million views (OK, I'll admit, Fred is always in the top 5 and rightly so) beat out Microsoft newest commercial featuring the soon to become more ...

Part 2 of the New Microsoft Sienfield / Gates Ad

Friday, September 12th, 2008

I was skeptical at first (as I told CRN in this interview) but am feeling better about Microsoft's choice on direction in their entry into the Mac vs. PC battle.  When I saw the first commercial my wife an I both looked at each other and said "disappointing".  I then ...

Dude! Get a Hair Cut!

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Found this little gem on YouTube today. 

Microsoft to Offer an MSP Platform? Count on it!

Sunday, August 17th, 2008

Pay attention folks!  Keep your eye on the ball!  The managed service industry is changing as fast as technology itself.  Do you hear any changes coming your way?  To quote my favorite movie, "Hear that Mr. Anderson?  That is the sound of inevitability." Next thing you know, Microsoft will be displacing ...

SBS 2008 Partner Group Tour Registration Now Open

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008

  The creators of Small Business Server 2008 are coming to a city near you! The engineering team that built Small Business Server 2008 is traveling to 15 cities across the United States, showcasing the new technology in the latest version of the award-winning product. Hear first-hand from the creators and ask those ...

Karl Palachuk Gives Microsoft it’s End of Semester Grades

Friday, August 1st, 2008

From A's to F's, Karl gives out grades to each of Microsoft's many vendor faces.  I've very impressed with the accuracy of his assessments.   It was good seeing Karl this past week in Omaha for the HTG meetings.  I'm just glad I'm not the only one that made a fair donation ...

What is Going on Down Under?

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Wow, first Robbie now Susanne?  Must be something exciting happening in the SMB community Down Under.  If not, there soon will be.  ;-)  Congrats to Wayne, Dean, Hilton and all the rest for some apparently well played draft picks!

Virtualization For the Masses

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

That seems to be VMware's message today in an announcement that their ESXi will be FREE starting next week.  ESXi is a hypervisor similar to ESX and Hyper-V except that it has a very small footprint and runs as an embedded hypervisor.  This seems to be a direct response to ...

FREE MS Press Book

Sunday, July 20th, 2008

The Competitive Sales Assistance (CSA) team has a pretty sweet offer for any of you MS Partners taking MS products head-to-head against their competition.  The offer is composed of two parts. The first offer is for a FREE MSPRESS BOOK that will be sent out to any partner that uses ...

Get Your Mesh On!

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

US residents with a Live ID can now see what all the buzz is about by creating their own Live Mesh account.  It will only take a few minutes and explain more to you about Mesh than a hundred blogs.