January 2008 - Posts

Thursday, January 31, 2008 10:47 PM

Warning Notice to Vendors and Distributors

Body: This warning notice needs to be conveyed to all vendors and distributors that hope to sell their products to and through the SMB IT Reseller channel. SMB IT Resellers tend to be a talkative lot. They get most of their business through word of mouth...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:19 PM

Battery Life tips for Toshiba Portege R500 - Part 1

Body: I've been in a MCT Conference this week in Sydney getting the lowdown on Windows Server 2008. I'm using my new laptop and trying to see just how much life I can get from the battery. Yesterday I got about 6 hours out of it and that was with...
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008 4:57 AM

Things I love about my new phone

Body: One of the cool things that came with my new phone is a copy of CoPilot Live v7. This software uses the inbuilt GPS antenna on the TyTn II to guide me from site to site. One of the really cool features though is that it allows my family to login...
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Monday, January 14, 2008 5:07 PM

So you want Exchange 2007 in your SBS Environment- really?

Body: By the look of it many people just can't wait for SBS Cougar to be released, therefore they want to get onto Exchange 2007 right now. Let me tell you people don't bother. Wait for SBS Cougar instead as you'll find everything will work...
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Thursday, January 10, 2008 8:14 PM

Interesting W2003 SP2 Side Effect

Body: I was onsite earlier this week helping out a friend with his SBS 2003 installation. He had done the install himself and all things looked pretty much ok. He had applied W2003 Service Pack 2 as well. I showed him how to setup computers and all worked...
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Thursday, January 03, 2008 9:05 PM

Vodafone - 5GB Data Bundles - Misinformation abounds

Body: In December, Vodafone announced a 5GB Data bundle for $39. This included a 24 month contract and a free data card. As we were a reseller, I was aware that these were coming and we had discussions with Vodafone about this back in October and were...
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