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Lenovo’s enthusiasm is amazing – new T60 and then some.
I complain so often about poor customer service that I thought it would be worth it to call out a company that takes servicing their customers seriously. On June 20th I ordered a new Thinkpad T60...
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Ever had a truly busted SQL Server 2000 install?
Recently, while installing CRM on a client’s server, we discovered a "broken" SQL Server installation. Enterprise Manager wouldn’t run, and certain SQL Services were no longer working. In order to...
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What’s the weirdest thing you’ve found in your hard drive?
When I say "in your hard drive", I mean that quite literally. We are destroying some drives for a medical customer. Since we do not have the proper SCSI card to actually connect the drives, we’ve...
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New Sharepoint 2007 Training
The (in)famous Ted Pattison has just announced that The Ted Pattison Group will be hosting a new training class for Sharepoint 2007, starting August 27th. This class will focus on creating solutions...
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Vista – it’s the little things that make it so nice.
I’ve been using Vista on my desktop since it was officially released at the consumer level. I didn’t blog about it, but my upgrade on my desktop workstation did not go well. Generally, unless you...
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Task switcher that Vista should have shipped with…
I tell you, some days I love Vista and on others, well not so much. One feature that seems cool but doesn’t really prove useful is the Flip 3D feature. Apple has one on their system that makes a...
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Lapin Systems and Amazon delivering great customer service
Good customer service is such a pleasure when I encounter it. I had two stand out instances this week. I have an iMac at home, and really appreciate Mac OS X and all that it brings to the table, but...
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New tools = new frustration
My post from yesterday was inadvertently configured with no commenting allowed. I’ve fixed the setting in the posting tool I’m using, and fixed the post itself. Sorry about that!
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Some thoughts on the Kindle Fire
I’ve had the Kindle Fire for over a week now and so far it’s been an interesting experience. There have been plenty of reviews that do a much better job than I’m willing to do reviewing all of the gory...
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Mac, diagnose thyself!
Over the past few years, our household has turned from a Microsoft Windows centric one, to one that is populated almost entirely by Apple Mac’s, along with iPhones, iPads and Apple TVs. While over the...
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