People that don't understand Technology

You know, this is really going to be short.   No much to say other than, people that do not understand technology need to leave it alone.

Very Good Reasons NOT to Buy a iPhone or Droid for that matter

These are funny, and I could not resist the opportunity to forward them.   Some may be a bit of the top, still funny none the less.   I'm sure all of us can relate to a text going out not quite the way we intended.

Microsoft's Window of Opportunity is now but will they take advantage of it?

I think everyone including Microsoft would agree that they have failed when it comes to the hand held market.  Windows Mobile always felt like a severely stripped down version of the desktop OS, and perhaps that was there intent, but it really just didn't work for the masses.    Rim did a great job at of integrating the Phone and Messaging, and has held the position for years, until Apple came out with the iPhone.    Not that I am a huge fan of the iPhone, but it truly did cause a shift in the mobile OS world.

Now that a little time has passed since the iPhone, we have seen Microsoft's Windows Mobile is gone from the market and Nokia is not a player in the U.S. market at the moment.  But Android is everywhere...   Android a small mobile OS purchased by Google has and is taking the market by storm.   It has been a game changer, and has every one's attention to say the least.    Take a look the Moto Atrix which is on the AT&T network.  This design shows Microsoft's window of opportunity.

If Microsoft can provide a stable platform which would allow the user to bring there "desktop" in their pocket they will once again capture the market.  If you look at the Atrix, a phone which docs and turns into a laptop, that is brilliant.  Yes it can open word docs, excel, power point presentations, but only in a limited fashion.   It cannot interact with a host of other business applications.   Windows Phone 7 is a nice phone by today's standards, but it is a little late to the party.   Make this phone where I can use it for business, with real security. 

Here is the winning recipe.

• AD integration
• Ability to dock and turn into laptop
• Fun

That is all that they need to do, in my humble opinion of course. 


What are your thoughts..........

SBS 2008 Backups Failing

I had a problem with a SBS 2008 server's backup.   The backup would fail and I could not seem to find the problem.   

The problem turns out to be related to the VSS writers, and was not the easiest thing to find the fix for.   The fix itself is easy, just knowing about is not.

Microsoft Support KB Go to this link to look at the KB and the resolve.