HA needs a hand

Hi Gang,

This is a completely backwards from my normal posts.

I am almost always offering help for some issue or pointing out some cool new tool.

So let me give this a try, please pardon the intrusion.

As you may have heard Kathy and I have started a new business venture.
One of the many facets of this new business is a web shopping portal.
I know that over the next few months many of you will be doing some of your holiday shopping online.

So our request of you is to please help us get started in this new venture by shopping through our portal.
It will allow you to do comparison shop and starting in Nov will be giving you a 2% Rewards bonus on most of what you purchase.
You will even be able to get a 0.5% Rewards bonus for qualifying purchases of people you recommended to the portal.
Going through the portal will not cost you any more than shopping directly at the stores websites,
and may even save you some money through special deals and of course you can use any coupons you may have as well.
Besides 2500+ branded products we also have 3000+ partner stores, yes even NewEgg and CafePress are partners.

Kathy and I would be very grateful if you would at least give it a try.
We would also be interested in any direct feedback from your shopping experience.
Use Info@MAbusinessCoach.com for any direct feedback.

The portal supports shopping from most countries already and does the currency conversion for you.
More countries are being added all the time, if your country is not supported yet, let me know and I will ping you when it is.

If you are curious about the many other facets of the business I would love to discuss it with you one to one.

Ping me at Info@MAbusinessCoach.com

To sign up to use the portal go to http://www.mabusinesscoach.com/index.cfm?action=main.wLogin it is a very short form.
Once you have registered you can go directly to the site at www.mabusinesscoach.com

Thank You So Much for Considering to Help Us Launch this new Venture,
HA  

2 Chances to Win a Free Pass for SMB Nation

That’s right, if you have been thinking about going to SMB Nation 2009 but needed that little something to push you over the edge here it is.

Both GFI and Calyptix have purchased Full Passes to SMB Nation’s Fall Conference and they are both holding contests to give them away.

Here is the link to the details for the GFI Contest on the Talk Tech To Me Blog, http://www.gfi.com/blog/enter-win-999-free-smb-nation-pass-oct-2nd-4th-las-vegas/

Here is the link to the details for the Calyptix contest (which also includes travel) http://www.calyptix.com/reg-smbnation2009fall-landing.php

I recommend entering both! A little quick math, this conference usually draws around 750 people, if you figure there are as many that want to go as there are that do go, that means you have a 2 in 750 chance of winning. Now I am not a satiation but that sure seems like good odds to me :>)

Good Luck I hope you win so I will get to see you there,
HA

GFI’s Where Is MAX Contest

Just got this note from my friend Dave at GFI about a new contest.

MESSAGE:

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Have you met MAX?

MAX is GFI’s latest recruit, providing IT support providers, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with an easy and affordable solution that will help them deliver a better service to their clients.

Take MAX to Your World

MAX loves meeting new clients and visiting different places and he’d love to visit your neck of the woods and beyond! By showing MAX around the first 100 participants will receive a GFI MAX T-shirt (one T-shirt per person, not per submission!) and one lucky person has the chance of winning a fantastic Sony VAIO netbook!

How to Win

■Take photos of MAX at your favourite place/landmark, or in some interesting location using the image of MAX available on http://www.gfi.com/blog/where-is-max/ which you can print out. You can also:

– draw/paint/illustrate MAX

– use MAX in graphic design

■Email your photo to us on blogs@gfi.com or upload the photo to a site. You can also add your photo link on Twitter tagging it with #gfi and addressing it to @GFISoftware.

■Comment on this blog post with a valid email address with the URL of where the picture is uploaded (if applicable).

We will then upload it to the GFI MAX Around the World gallery*.

Internal judging will take place to pick out the best GFI MAX Around the World submission that will win the grand prize – a great Sony VAIO netbook available in either brown, pink or white!**

Prizes

GFI MAX T-shirts –  guaranteed to the first 100 participants.  90 T-shirts now left for grabs!

SONY VAIO Netbook – 1 WINNER!

Where’s MAX – The Gallery

Check out the online MAX Around the World Gallery to see where MAX has been! The gallery is being updated constantly with all the submissions so see what others are up to and submit your own!

Rules and Deadline

There is no limit as to how many entries you can submit. As always you can be as creative as you like but please stick to the basic rules of decency and morality. Any offensive images will not be uploaded or considered.

The competition is going to run throughout the month of September 2009 so get snapping away for your chance to win a fantastic prize! The first 100 participants will each receive a GFI MAX T-shirt; however, all entries throughout September are eligible to win the netbook.

* We must be able to save the image from the site where you upload the photo because we will need to upload it to our gallery. By entering the competition, you give us the rights to use your images on our website.
** Color choice subject to availability.

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Thanks!

Dave Sanders

Director of Partner Relations

GFI Software

 Direct: +1 704 491 9541

Do you like MAX like I do, Please Vote

SMB Nation Early Bird Rate to Expire Friday

Hi Gang Update to fix broken link,

Just a friendly reminder that the EARLY BIRD RATE for the SMB Nation Fall Conference expires this Friday 9/14/2012. Don’t delay and miss the discount!

Check out Susan calling Harry to task :>)

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Hi Gang,

Just a friendly reminder that the EARLY BIRD RATE for the SMB Nation Fall Conference expires this Monday (August 31st).

Also Harry is hosting another fall conference preview Webinar next week:

“Your Community Confab – SMB Nation Fall 2009!”
Wednesday, September 2, 2009, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT

Registration link https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/187223512

Hope to see you at the conference, look for me around the GFI booth, “Hangin with MAX”

Have a Great Weekend,
HA

User Group Community Loses a Legend, Al Wromke

Al Wromke half a lifetime ago

Our old friend Coline MacLean sent this note out about Al’s passing and Fred Townsend long time Leader of SVCS sent it out to the membership; allow me to share her words here.

Members and Friends of SVCS:

 From Coline MacLean we receive this information:

Al Wromke passed away today. He had lung cancer. He only lasted two

weeks after the detection and most of that was spent in a catatonic

state. He died at the Veterans hospital in Palo Alto. Very sad.

Al returned to Silicon Valley from El Paso in June. He was trying to get

re-established and did not seem to be in ill health. He had lost lots of

weight but said he had been dieting and exercising. During the last

three weeks the complaints of joint pain and the inability to sleep

started. He went to the VA center in Palo Alto with little

satisfaction. Al was then hospitalized.

Within a few days, the bad news of renal dysfunction, lung cancer and

God knows what else. They immediately told him to get his affairs in

order, which knowing AL, as we do, know that getting anything in order

was not Al’s strong suit. Al’s relatives were called, almost too late as

AL didn’t want them called. 

AL’s body is being shipped back home to NJ, where the family will have

a service on Friday and bury him next to his parents.

He was a good person. I never heard him say a bad word about anyone and

he would give you the shirt off his back or anything he had if you

needed it. He was always on the outlook for opportunities for his

friends and he was constantly creating wild business opportunities,

which benefited mostly other people. The world is a lesser place

without him.

… c

Fred Townsend

I leave you with the immortal words of Al Wromke, “Can You Send Me A Copy To Review”
Good Bye Al, We Will All Miss You,
HA

Attention Enterprise Geeks

Hello Geeks of the Enterprise World, I know a number of you are looking at our space and salivating.

Please do yourself’s and us a huge favor and check OUT THIS POST  before you come into our sandbox to play :>)

Thank You

Keep an eye on this Company, you heard it here first

The other day the news and record wrote THIS ARTICLE about an up and coming local comany. Keep an eye on them, they are going to be making huge waves in the online shopping business over the next couple of year. Interested in trying out some of their products? Hop on over to THIS SITE, register (it’s free) and poke around some. Just click sign in at the top right to register.

Have you met MAX

Yesterday GFI announced that they bought HoundDog Technology and rebranded it GFIMAX.
I am going to miss seeing that doggy, but ya have to admit, MAX is cute too!

I have been using this technology for a couple of months now and I think you will you will really like it.

MAX lets you pick and choose which what you monitor and what reports and alerts you get. It is the missing monitoring and reporting for those of you who have moved to SBS 2008. It is the perfect way for the gun shy break fix consultant to stick their toes into the world of managed services, without signing a long contract or committing to spending a ton of money. With MAX you only pay for what you use. MAX is very afforable! 

You see all your clients servers and workstations in one console. Hop on over to MAX’s House and download the 30 day fully functional demo today.

How Secure Is Social Networking?

My friend and fellow ETT’er Brad Dinerman has written an interesting article on Social Networking and it’s risks and rewards.

Here is the start,
The popularity of social networking sites has increased at astonishing levels. There is no arguing the usefulness of sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.  They can be used for professional networking and job searches, as a means to increase sales revenue, as a tool to keep the public informed of safety and other issues or as a way to reconnect with friends from way-back-when.
 Read the rest here
http://www.fieldbrook.net/TechTips/Security/SocialNetworking.asp