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Did Ford Fire Microsoft?

There is a rather persistent rumor going around that Ford has fired Microsoft, or at least ended the use of their software in automobiles.  Of course if Ford wants to really get on the fast track they will end the use of Microsoft software on the desktop and every other part of the company.  Does anyone know if this is true? It won’t be long and I will be in the new car market, probably … Did Ford Fire Microsoft?Read more

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A Sad Tale of Power Supplies

A few days ago I came into my office to be greeted by a funky electrical smell. I checked all of the computers. They were all running. It was most odd. For some reason, later in the day, I ended up having to walk around behind my desk and noticed the fan in the power supply wasn’t spinning. The lights were on, though I’ve never figured out why power supplies need need internal lighting of … A Sad Tale of Power SuppliesRead more

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I Will Never Buy a CyberPower UPS Again

Yes, I’m in that part of Illinois which still doesn’t have grid power due to the tornadoes we had yesterday. Living out in the country I’m pretty used to third world service from CommEd. Myself and my family have owned many different generators over the years. I can tell you Kholer makes the absolute best stand-by generator on the market. I can also tell you the best generator with a wheel kit to purchase is … I Will Never Buy a CyberPower UPS AgainRead more

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If I Only Had Time to Focus

How many times have we all said that? I would complete “thing x” if I had time to focus on it. Sadly, it is a lie we tell not only ourselves, but to others. Today, October 30th, 2013, we had yet another HughesNet outage. No matter what those commercials say about Gen4 and its “customer satisfaction” I can tell you J.D. Edwards never talked to me or anyone I know. The phone number for HughesNet … If I Only Had Time to FocusRead more