Over a month ago, I blogged here and in CRN Australia about the insane price delta between the US price for Windows 7 and the Australian price for it. The initial response I got from various quarters was that nobody has really made a concern of this to Microsoft and they felt that it didn’t really affect sales. Microsoft commented that the fault was with the … [Read more...]
Your account has been speed limited…
Yes – it’s a message that we here in Australia are all too used to seeing. Most ISPs here offer their broadband in various speed limited / capped plans to rip us off even more. I’m with Telstra Bigpond and my billing cycle starts on 10th of the month. Due to Telstra monopoly over the phone exchanges they are the ONLY ONES that I can use to get DSL2 + here at … [Read more...]
The difference between Yoda and you
Just read a cute news article that talks about International Talk like Yoda day. As I read it I can t help but think of how this relates to the SMB IT Professional community. No not the actual talking like Yoda, but the persona that he is. Yoda is certainly old and wise that much is for certain. In all the Star Wars movies, you see Yoda using his years of experience to … [Read more...]
Identity theft – someone stole my SBSGuru ID.
I created a persona some years back now called SBSGuru - I did this because a certain moderator took offence to my challenging his views of a group I was involved in, and I wanted to rejoin that group so as to keep an eye on things and still help keep the community "on track". As it happens the group is a low traffic one and it's not a big thing. Anyway - today I was informed … [Read more...]
Thank you for calling Inese it is appreciated.
Microsoft it would seem are somewhat concerned over the furore in the community over their recent contact with SMB customers. Honestly - I think a large part is a storm in a tea cup and it's diverting us from other things that we should be focusing on. Earlier today, I received a phone call from the head honcho of MS Australia's SMB Team. Inese Kingsmill has taken the time … [Read more...]