Author: Vince Kimball

Afternoon chat with John Zagula of Marketing Playbook. John Zagula, partner with Ignition partners, and co-author of the excellent Marketing Playbook, just spent a few minutes on the phone with me — we were picking up on the conversation we started the other evening. I was typing in the browser window and accidentally closed. Gone.… Continue reading Afternoon chat with John Zagula of Marketing Playbook

PopTech! – A great tech conference. I'm missing PopTech, one of the great technology conferences. It's going on right now in Camden, Maine and many of my best friends are there hearing stimulating speakers and have their minds expanded. One friend of mine who always does… [Ernie The Attorney]

How to Securely Connect MS Access to a Remote SQL Server. Today I had an interesting conversation with a contract programmer that had me thinking a bit. I have used an interesting technique for a while now that most people don't know that makes data manipulate on a SQL server quite nice… and secure. For… Continue reading How to Securely Connect MS Access to a Remote SQL Server

Sprint Tests Fixed Wireless Device. Sprint is testing a fixed wireless device that will let customers to use the PCS wireless network to replace land-lines from their local telco. The plain-looking box Phonecell SX5T essentially serves as another mobile phone on your plan, but drops a regular dial tone to devices plugged into it, so… Continue reading Sprint Tests Fixed Wireless Device

Taking the Temp. Researchers at Cornell University have found that the temperature of your office can affect your productivity. Cooler temperatures can cause employees to make more errors… [Fast Company Now]

Apple Releases Tiger Developer Kit. The Mac faithful get their first chance at pre-release versions of Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger and Xcode 2.0. [Datamation Product News]

Kicking and screaming. It appears software vendors and their customers are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to newfangled licensing techniques. While vendors are quick to move to subscription-based pricing, enterprises still want perpetual, pay-once-and-it's-all-yours licensing, according to a study… [InfoWorld TechWatch]

The most magical day. Red Sox Make History by Beating Yankees: From Fenway Park to Faneuil Hall, from Boston Common to Beacon Hill, the 11th pennant for the Red Sox, the first since 1986, will be remembered as the best for one reason: Beating New York in Yankee Stadium, site of last year's Game 7… Continue reading The most magical day

My business doesn't need me. Several years ago I returned from a brief vacation to discover that sales of my software increased while I was gone. The following year I returned from another vacation and discovered the same thing. Sales went up while I was away. I joked with my wife that I was bad… Continue reading My business doesn't need me