Open source SharePoint!
Alexander Muse , July 31, 2008
Comments (0)Who said the Europeans were all bad? Due to recent EU legal action against Microsoft, the company was forced to release the specifications to Sharepoint and as a result open source Alfresco now emulates Sharepoint. According to Martin Heller,
…as popular as SharePoint has become, administrators and users don’t always like its restrictions. When you install SharePoint, you must also install Microsoft SQL Server, even if your standard database is Oracle or DB2 or MySQL, and you must install it on Microsoft Server 2003 or 2008. When you use a SharePoint site, you must also use Microsoft Internet Explorer to be able to access its full functionality, even if your standard desktop is a Macintosh or your standard browser is Firefox. Alfresco removes those restrictions, as well as being open source.
3G iPhone Advisory to Architel Clients PLEASE READ!!!
Alexander Muse , July 11, 2008
Architel is asking all clients who are interested in using the new 3G iPhone to wait a minimum of 30 days before migrating to the new platform. We are attempting to activate three units for internal use, complete with Exchange integration and as of 7PM we have not been successful. There are many known and unknown bugs/glitches/problems that make migration of mission critical email and phone services to the 3G iPhone inadvisable at this time. Clients wanting to migrate to 3G on August 11th should enter a ticket indicating they are going to be migrating ASAP (we will get you on the migration list). In any event, here are just a few known issues:
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/11/itunes-activation-servers-go-down-iphone-3g-customers-being-sen/
http://www.9to5mac.com/iphone-screen-lottery
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9109298
http://www.informationweek.com/news/personal_tech/iphone/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=208808483
http://gizmodo.com/5024372/apple-cancels-all-iphone-3g-orders-releases-ibrick-3g
http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5862
http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2008/07/11/iphone-activation-servers-fail/
http://gizmodo.com/5024187/apple-and-att-stores-having-difficulty-activating-iphones-update-its-the-ipocalypse
http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/11/six-million-ibricks-and-growing/
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080711-launch-woes-turn-iphone-parousia-into-activation-apocalypse.html
My next post…your next sci-fi novel
So they think the Earth’s moon was created by a Mars sized asteroid crashing into our planet. I also read the other day that the reason for Mar’s asymetrical hemispheres is theorized as to have been caused by a giant asteroid colliding with it. They’ve sudo-proven ( 
) this be analyzing the opposite angle of the southern hemisphere, looked for and found ripples caused by the collision. One more fact… some smart guys somewhere in the hills have a 7 mile long particle accelerator that they are affraid to turn on as some physicist theorize that the miniature black holes they are trying to re-create cold envelope our existence.
So carbon tears holes in the atmosphere. When carbon levels went down the atmosphere renewed. Could we use some kind of controlled carbon blast to tear a hole in the atmosphere big enough to house the biggest ion propulsion rocket ever imagined. Could we then use this giant ion propulsion rocket to move the Earth out of the trajectory of this giant que ball, the way you’d think of God’s as big?
i see this as the only solution.
Where do you fall?
Jennifer Donica , July 9, 2008
Great leaders, managers, and performers are all key assets to any successful organization. Where do you fall in this category?
A great leader: This person has the ability to improve the performance of those around them. They are very positive; optimism over reality. These individuals truly believe that they can make a difference by helping others see the bright side. People, by nature, trail a great leader. Leaders are energetic, they take full responsibility of their actions, and they usually work great under pressure. They are risks takers; they are comfortable working outside their area of expertise.
A great Manager: This person capitalizes on the strengths of each person he/she manages. They take the time to identify and exploit each employee’s key strengths, i.e., who is technical, who is resourceful, who is personable, etc. A great manager is fair and respectful; they lead by example. Their workers respect them because they are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and help the team get the job done. People will work harder for their manger (a great manager) then they will for anyone else.
Moving right along; next we have a Top Performer. A top performer, by definition, performs higher than an average performer and, at times, gets compensated higher than the average performer, as well. This person is fully aware of his/her key strengths and how to use them to the best of their ability; i.e. they instinctively work in their area of strength or natural ability. They usually have a high level of emotional intelligence. As a recruiter, my job is to engage top talent. In doing so, I have discovered that top performers enjoy a challenge and they usually take longer to make a decision. As the recruiter, you have to get inside their head and discover their key motivators and hope your organization can provide what they are looking for to take their career to the next level.
Microsoft to Hosting Providers: Goodbye!
Microsoft revealed their blue screen of death to ‘partners’ who sell hosted Microsoft products such as Exchange and SharePoint. Over the years we have considered entering the hosted Microsoft market occupied by local companies like HostNet and Aztec, but I could never get the numbers to work. More often than not most clients wanted to ‘own’ their own systems. Of course more and more companies have asked us to colocate their systems in our data center (something we offer to every client at no additional fee), but they still want to control their destiny by ‘owning’ their assets.
Beginning today (July 8th), Microsot is not selling Microsoft-hosted (i.e. hosted by the software giant themselves) versions of Exchange and SharePoint for $3/user/month. OMG!!! I know exactly what hosted providers pay Microsoft for the same service that they resell for prices ranging from $9-50/user/month and it is MORE than the new retail rate. Of course, even if Microsoft lowers their price to $1 for resellers it won’t matter – the resellers won’t be able to recover their costs. This is the beginning of the end for hosted Microsoft providers. It is simply game over, blue screen of death. Ouch… With partners like Microsoft who needs competitors?
