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My Presentation on Evaluating Partners from ACES Conference
Last week, I gave a presentation on criteria for evaluating partners, managing revenue streams and partner channel programs. The presentation, given on May 4th, is available below. The file is...
View Article151 Awful Computer Jokes
It all began with: “There are 10 types of people in the world: those who understand binary, and those who don’t.” It’s awful. But these days, there are soooooo, sooooooo many awful computery jokes to...
View ArticleMacDeployment Early Bird Signups Ending on Monday!
Hey Devops peeps! Got this, so just quoting and posting: Just a reminder that the Early Bird rate for the MacDeployment Conference ends on Monday (May 16) at 23:59 MT. This applies both to the...
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You don’t like that one post I wrote 8 years ago?
So you don’t like that one post I wrote 9 years ago? Or the one from two days ago? Or a whole series of articles I wrote because they aren’t pertinent to you? Or because you disagree with my opinion (I...
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Quotes in InfoWorld Article About Careers
I love being asked questions about career trajectories. I alway preface my answers with the fact that it’s just my reaction to things and I’m weird and maybe not everyone agrees. I recently provided...
View ArticleManage ActiveSync Policies on iOS Using Powershell in Exchange 2016
Sometimes you need to manage policies in Exchange ActiveSync programmatically. For example, if a device shows up in a JSS, you can deploy policies to that device at the Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) level...
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Discounts On A Couple Of My Latest Books
<shameless self promotion> Springer digital is running the two latest titles I wrote for them: Enterprise Mac Administrator’s Guide (Third Edition) and Enterprise Mac Security: Mac OS X (Third...
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The First Round Of JNUC Sessions Available!
Nothing says fall in Minnesota like frost on the leaves, refreshing Oktoberfest beer, and the world’s largest gathering of Apple IT admins. While the first two may give you shivers or put a smile on...
View ArticleBlock Specific iOS Versions From Accessing Exchange
Exchange Online and Exchange 2010-2016 can block a device from accessing ActiveSync using a policy. To do so, first grab a list of all operating systems you’d like to block. To do so, first check which...
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Play Audible Books On Your Amazon Echo
The Amazon Echo is a great device for accessing content using a Prime membership. But the Echo is also useful for media that isn’t sourced from Prime. One of these is Audible, which makes sense, given...
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Manage Alarms On Amazon Echo
One of those fun things that Alexa can do is set alarms for you. I usually sleep around 4 or 5 hours a night, so no amount of alarms is enough to roust me out of bed. Therefore, adding Alexa on my...
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Connect Amazon Echo (Alexa) to IFTTT
IFTTT makes the possibilities practically endless for what you can do with an Amazon Echo running Alexa. IFTTT provides workflows that connect Alexa to many of the most popular cloud services on the...
View ArticleBecause G.I. Joe PSAs Told Me To
“Body Massage Machine Go” Seriously, though… Be safe out there. “Pork Chop Sandwiches”
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My Tips and Tricks For Smart Home Nerdvana Article Now Available On...
My latest piece on the Huffington Post is about nerding up your Smart Home. Here, I look at some of the weird little things they don’t put in the manuals, and try to help people not fall into some of...
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Apple Spring Cleaning Tips Article On CBS
Another article for CBS, this one I’m just getting around to, before spring is officially gone! Enjoy! Do you use Apple devices at your small business? Is everything as centralized and organized as you...
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Connect Amazon Echo To Spotify
Do you have a Premium Spotify account? Before you start this, please note that only Premium Spotify accounts can be linked to Amazon Echo. To link your Spotify account to an Amazon Echo, first open...
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Alexa, Order Me A Pizza
Domino’s is arguably not the best pizza in the world. But it’s pizza. And, if you have an Amazon Echo, you can order it without opening an app, touching a keyboard, or making a phone call. This makes...
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Connect Amazon Echo To An iHeartRadio Account
The Amazon Echo can’t control a FireTV. I guess they’re different groups at Amazon. And not all the music you want is available on Amazon Prime. Royalties, contracts, etc being what they are, sometimes...
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