This weeks blog post I did for CRN Channel Web talks about DR for the travelling exec based on personal experiences. You can read it here I’ll be doing a review of the technologies I use to support this over the coming weeks … [Read more...]
Cleaning up my Inbox – Part 1
The one thing I’ve learnt over time is that the trans pacific flight from Sydney to LA gives you around 10-12 hours of quality alone time. Time in which no one can contact you, no emails can interrupt you, and the only thing asking questions of you is the flight staff as they get you your next drink. :-) Like most people email is my main form of communication these days. … [Read more...]
Strange German Drinking Games
One of the things that I love about getting together with my MVP buddies from around the world is to learn of the different customs that exist. Olli – the German EBS MVP behind www.ebsfaq.com brought with him some German candy – similar to Pop Rocks and shows us a new drinking game with vodka shots… below you can see how he demo’d it to the rest of the team and then as … [Read more...]
Last chance to help me help you
Ok - I did a post a few weeks back asking for input that I can provide to Microsoft on what we need in the next versions of any SMB focused server products from Microsoft, you know Windows Home Server, SBS, EBS etc. I got virtually no input at all until yesterday when I started mailing out to various forums I'm involved in and then got some great input. So for those … [Read more...]
Not what you want to read before flying Qantas…
Saw this today on facebook. The article talks about a passenger passing away due to heat stress with Qantas… not exactly the type of thing you want to see just before boarding a 15 hour non stop flight from Los Angeles to Sydney now is it. For the record, i’ve had extremely good experiences with Qantas – they’ve only lost my bags twice now and both times I was reunited … [Read more...]