One thing I like to do is to hike in the woods. I can walk for hours lost in thoughts about my family, my boys, problem solving, business or technical challenges – anything. Sometimes a single hike can change your life and how you see [...]
Google wants to do hosted apps now. Interesting. Google Apps was actually soft launched 2 years ago and they have been using it internally since. You might ask “what does Microsoft have to say about that?” Well, they have [...]
Ever heard someone say “there is no delete button on the Internet.” Most non-techs dismiss this as geek-speak… but in essence, it’s dangerously true. There are plenty of sites that take copies of web content and archive [...]
Jeremy and I spent the morning visiting with Senior Management and the IT Team for one of our newer Cloud clients. We make it a point to spend a little more time with Cloud clients, it’s nice to stay close to forward thinking companies. [...]
I attended an invitation only conference last week for 250 top IT companies in North America, XChange Solution Provider 2010. It was hosted by Everything Channel and sponsored by the world’s top IT vendors. Their goal was to [...]
One of my favourite ITW traditions. Every year Jason and I bring the entire IT Weapons Arsenal up north for a weekend retreat. An opportunity for team building, steam release, and creative inward thinking to make our company better. A wise [...]
One thing I’ve learned from 20 years in the IT industry is that being able to execute a project flawlessly is crucial; but being able to demonstrate and quantify the effectiveness of a solution is where the real success lies. And it’s not [...]
I turned 40 in December. A (new) tradition in my family is to pursue a new life experience when you hit 40. I chose to go to Machu Picchu in Peru. I’ve wanted to go there since I saw the ancient city in National Geographic when I was 9 [...]
I just read another Jim Collins book: How the Mighty Fall. This one did a great job illustrating the common pitfalls any organization–really, any team–can fall prey to. He chronicles the 5 stages of decline that begin when we start taking our [...]
It’s official. There’s no turning back now… As of the last day of December, we were done with our Bonhill Road home. We swept the floors, patched the holes in the walls, and handed the keys back to the building owners. I made sure I was there [...]
