My Blackberry Is Not Working!

Cheers to Dana Epp who found this beautiful video! If you are having technology problems then this video may help. ;)

Hipster Bird Moves to the Groove

Tim Carney named in the Top 150 most influential people in the SMB channel!

I am honored to be included in this list. Congratulations to the others who are included in this list and congratulations to the community for being an open place to share!

From the article in the SMB PC magazine, "As the SMB channel partner community has matured, discussions between SMB Technology Network (SMBTN) and SMB Nation—à la SMB PC magazine—have resulted in the Top 150 list."

Tim Carney has been named an Autotask Rock Star

Autotask Rocks the Global IT Community with Proven Best Practices and Faster Business Results

“We launched this program as a way to bring top contributors and leaders from our Autotask Community face-to-face with new and prospective Autotask customers who can experience almost an immediate acceleration of their IT business success from these proven best practices and Autotask Academy training,” says Mark Crall, Executive Director of Community Development, Autotask.

28 Autotask customers, consultants and other influential Autotask community members have been recognized for their personal contributions to the more than 30,000 members of the Autotask CommunITy. “Our first Autotask Rock Star honorees have demonstrated a passion for helping the Autotask community and the IT industry, as a whole. We hope this awards program empowers other IT professionals to join our community and offer their expertise and talents,” Crall continues.

Those recognized as part of the first annual Autotask Rock Star Awards program include:
•Andy Harper , Gaeltek – VA, USA
•Travis Austin, MSPintegrations - CA, USA
•Vince Tinnirello, Anchor Network Solutions, Inc - CO, USA
•Alex Elliott, Advanced Technology Services, Inc. – IL, USA
•Lee Evans, Vital – Harrogate, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
•Ritesh Kapadia, SynchroNet – TX, USA
•Osama Faris, FAR Support Ltd. – ON, Canada
•Stuart Selbst, Stuart Selbst Consulting – VA, USA
•Jacob Braun, Waka Digital Media Corporation – MA, USA
•Steve Meek, The Fulcrum Group, LLC – TX, USA
•Win Pham, Performance IT – GA, USA
•Ken Edwards, Maverick Mesa Computer Specialties, Inc. – AZ, USA
•Tim Carney, SF Bay Link Network Services, Inc. - CA, USA
•Charles Tholen, Cognoscape – TX, USA
•Brian Kerhin, Byte Harmony, Inc. – WI, USA
•Nathan Franks, Dynamic Business Technologies – NSW, Australia
•Steve Alexander, Third Eye Technologies, Inc. – NY, USA
•Thomas Blandford, eTrepid Inc. – MD, USA
•Craig Tribuno, Systems Engineering – ME, USA
•Melanie Fricke, CMIT Solutions – TX, USA
•Mary Beth Jokela, Concordant – MA, USA
•Lorentz Hinrichsen, Wulf Consulting – PA, USA
•Edd Nicklin, Future Reliance – Kingston, United Kingdom
•Michael Garcia, LuxTech – Hertforshire, United Kingdom
•Paul Tomlinson, Mirus IT Solutions – Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
•Norb Doeberlein, Netzbahn – WI, USA
•Tony Poole, Synergy Technology – Preston, United Kingdom

Autotask CEO Bob Godgart stresses the importance of purposeful networking, “Autotask’s CommunITy is unlike any other peer group or partner community in this industry. Not only do our customers push us to be better and more innovative, they seek each other out and work together to build thriving and successful IT businesses that are on the cutting edge of this industry.”

Each of the Autotask Rock Stars are recognized for their prior year commitment and serve a one-year term where they are given exclusive access to resources and support to help them continue to serve the community in their area of expertise. All Autotask customers and partners are eligible for award nomination. Winners are chosen based on their leadership skills; contribution to the Autotask Community; and, exceptional resourcefulness, innovation and creativity.

The State of The Internet

Another compelling video from JESS3, this one gives you just a few stats on the internet!

The State of Cloud Computing

The State of Cloud Computing is a compelling video that shows "you are in the cloud!" This is a powerful yet simple video that must be watched by technologists who are reluctant about the cloud.


This video was produced for salesforce.com and if you are in need of a sales tool like salesforce.com then be sure to ask me about AutoTask or Microsoft CRM!

SharePoint in Plain English

SharePoint is a very powerful tool; but, most people just don't understand what it is or what it can do for them. This video does an excellent job of explaining SharePoint in Plain English!



Learn more about SharePoint Get Started SharePoint Videos on YouTube and SharePoint Help on Office.com.