Brainlitter - Inside the mind of Sean Wallbridge

Well, the coat rack in our office is full… In fact, it has been pretty overloaded since the new year. But then I went away on vacation and didn’t really feel like blogging about a coat rack… Fast forward a few weeks and here I am today, waiting at home for an electrician that I …

Yep, this isn’t a post about SharePoint. But as I (again) ran into someone suffering from extreme pain from dry socket after having their wisdom teeth out, it occurred to me that if the dental surgeons and dentists aren’t telling you how to relieve pain (that for me lasted 3 weeks several years ago), that …

Note, this isn’t a technical discussion.  I’m not going to go deep into discussions about web applications vs. managed paths, SSL, etc. when scaling up or out.  I simply wanted to share how we named our SharePoint web applications and subsequently became the same advice we give our clients. So here we go.  First off, …

Dear Canada and friends south of the border.  Rush has been snubbed countless times from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame because they haven’t been “commercial” enough. Yet, almost no band in history has accomplished more than these guys AND they actually perform live with real skills, talent and without putting on a gong …

We’ve been saying it for a decade or more. OF COURSE MAC’s can get viruses. The reason they didn’t is when they owned 0.005% of the industry, the script kiddies didn’t care about attacking them, because there would be no splash, no notoriety – because really all it is about for them is ego anyways.  …

There are a lot of businesses that love their outsourced IT providers, and couldn’t imagine going without them. On the other hand, there are also more than a few who aren’t happy with the service and technology support they’re getting, and are actively counting down the days until their current agreement ends. Obviously, you want …

A lot of small businesses, regardless of whether they’re working with an outside IT provider or not, fall into the trap of thinking that their simple data backup plan is sufficient, even when it’s not. This makes everyone feel better for a while, but once the information is actually needed, they’re in for a rude …

The other day a customer asked me if he should just let a domain name go. He felt that the website/domain he had wasn’t going to serve him very much in the future. Effectively, he was letting go of a hobby/talent and was thinking he probably wouldn’t need the site anymore; despite the fact it …

Is good SharePoint (and/or General IT) support from an outsourced company expensive? The answer to that question depends a great deal on who you ask, and on the perspective you take on the value of a solid IT provider. Allow me to explain: Simply looking at the hourly rates most experienced, professional IT providers ask …