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• New York, New York!

  Ok gang - just a quick heads up that due to a twist of fate, I am going to be presenting on SharePoint at SMB Nation East this weekend. There's still room if you haven't signed up yet. I'll be doing a deep dive on SharePoint 3.0 - and this... Posted Apr 30 2007, 05:47 PM by cgross with | with no comments Filed under: Community, WSS / Companyweb

• The Mobilize SMB Tour . . .

  Here at Mobitech, we started engaging in Managed Services a few years ago, and have learned a lot of valuable lessons while migrating our business to this new model. Last year, we started the SMB Managed Services Yahoo! Group to provide a resource for... Posted Mar 20 2006, 12:03 AM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Small Biz, Community

• Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue . . .

  And no, I'm not getting married . . . this is about the msmvps.com upgrade to Community Server . . . It's actually been quite a process that has taken a few months. Originally, msmvps.com was on a shared server at a web host - which quite honestly served... Posted Dec 11 2005, 01:25 AM by cgross with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• Jack of all trades . . .

  I had a bit of an enlightenment yesterday . . . granted, it wasn't something new - just something that hits me every now and then. Those of us serving the SMB market are a unique breed. We've all heard the analogies of someone's knowledge either being... Posted Nov 20 2005, 12:12 PM by cgross with | with no comments Filed under: Community

• SMB Nation Follow-up . . .

  I'm finally back home from one of the more hectic weekends I've had in a very long time. I want to thank everyone who caught my session - and if you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask - either via the Contact link on the blog - or via the contact... Posted Sep 11 2005, 07:12 PM by cgross with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• SMB Technology Network

  Susan has already blogged about this - but I wanted to make a point of mentioning it as well. In just about a month, I'll be in sunny southern California for the first ever SMB Technology Network Summer Conference! I'm still preparing for it, but I think... Posted Jun 12 2005, 11:50 PM by cgross with | with no comments Filed under: SBS, Community, Cool!, WSS / Companyweb

• Finding the Balance . . .

  Technology rocks . . . just think about what we do with technology every day: If you're like me and running SBS both at home & the office, you're never out of touch. Remote desktop access from anywhere to anything I need, and access to almost all... Posted Jun 12 2005, 10:56 PM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• From the mailbag: SBS, Print Servers and Error 61

  So I get an email this afternoon from Mitch regarding a problem he's been fighting: “I have a HP laserjet setup on the network. It is using a castele print server. It has an IP address and all the workstations have no problem printing to it. Added... Posted Apr 28 2005, 09:42 PM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SBS, Community

• Using Windows Sharepoint Services as an Extranet

  Ok - so recently I've been asked several times about using Sharepoint Services as an extranet to securely exchange documents with customers and business partners. The short answer is that this is very possible with Windows Sharepoint Services. However... Posted Apr 02 2005, 11:24 PM by cgross with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: SBS, Community, WSS / Companyweb

• Coming to a web browser near you . . .

  Event Name: Wednesdays on the Web with TS2: Conversation with a Partner Event Date: Wednesday, March 16th 2005 Event Time: 4:00 P.M. CST (GMT -6:00) Duration: 60 Minutes Description: Join us as we talk with Chad Gross, SBS-MVP about using Windows Sharepoint... Posted Mar 07 2005, 10:24 PM by cgross with | with 7 comment(s) Filed under: SBS, Community, Cool!, WSS / Companyweb

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles - Part 2

  Ok - in part 1 of this post I asked if people wanted to take a bet as to where I would be sleeping tonight. And the answer is . . . . Milwaukee. But I'm not sleeping at the airport - I'm at a hotel. Cal delivered Andy, Javier & I to the airport around... Posted Jan 12 2005, 11:10 PM by cgross with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• Community, Bobcat Ears and Canadians, eh?

  So let’s talk about Toronto . Susan already blogged about the hats Cal had made for all of us. We definitely have winter in Omaha , and I’m seriously considering wearing it when I get home. I know several of our customers will absolutely love... Posted Jan 12 2005, 09:40 PM by cgross with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Small Biz, Community

• Planes, Trains & Automobiles - Part 1

  You know, I’ve never had a problem getting internet access while traveling. Well, until this trip anyway. I left Omaha on Monday, and had a 3 hour lay over in Milwaukee on my way to Toronto . Just for future reference – Milwaukee ’s... Posted Jan 12 2005, 09:15 PM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• There goes the neighborhood . . .

  Wired News: Advertisers Muscle Into RSS: http://www.wired.com/news/ebiz/0,1272,65745,00.html Posted Nov 18 2004, 01:13 PM by cgross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• Passwords vs Passphrases - Part 3

  Ok, I blogged a couple weeks ago about part 2 of Jesper Johansson's 3 part series in comparing passwords and passphrases. Well, the good Dr. J's 3rd & final installment is now available: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/itproviewpoint110104... Posted Nov 10 2004, 11:07 PM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SBS, Small Biz, Community

• Yet another new blog

  Ok kids - if you're interested in the happenings with the new MSN Search product, you can follow the team blog at http://blogs.msdn.com/msnsearch or pull the feed from http://blogs.msdn.com/msnsearch/Rss.aspx Posted Nov 10 2004, 10:52 PM by cgross with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• We've got company . . .

  Hey all - we've got three more MVPs blogging - so be sure to check them out: Scott Colson (CRM MVP): Scott's CRM World Web RSS Javier Gomez (SBS MVP) Javier's SBS Wonderland Web RSS Dean Calvert (Aussie SBS MVP) Looking At The World - From Down Under... Posted Oct 20 2004, 11:35 PM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Community

• Take a look . . .

  Hey all - Yeah I know - long time no write - it's been pretty darn hectic around here. And I'm going to keep it super short this time too - just want to point everyone over to Charlie's post today about SBS SP1 . . . Posted Oct 20 2004, 10:50 PM by cgross with | with no comments Filed under: SBS, Community

• It's about time . . .

  I may be a bit behind, but I just noticed today that Symantec has finally released an update so that Norton Anti-Virus will play nice with the Security Center in XP SP2 . . . needless to say, it's about time - there's nothing I hate more than having to... Posted Oct 15 2004, 12:15 AM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: SBS, Small Biz, Community

• Another one bites the dust . . .

  . . . or finally gives in to Susan and starts blogging :^) Seriously, we've got Sean Daniel from the SBS dev team in the blogging fold. I've added a link with the others (for those of you actually viewing the web edition) - and for the syndicators, you... Posted Oct 06 2004, 01:02 AM by cgross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Community