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Windows 8.1 Playing Nice…Network Connected

February 13, 2014 Michael Cruse

For over a week, my Windows 8.1 Enterprise installation has been reporting Limited Connectivity while connected to our corporate wired local area network. It was odd that it only happened on the LAN and not on WiFi. Actually, it was irritating to no end. All the Metro Apps would not access the Internet even though the desktop apps worked online just fine. I completed several Google searches and tried everything I found. I updated my Network driver, reset WinSock, replaced…

Opportunities at the Application Layer

February 5, 2014 Michael Cruse

I saw a headline earlier today that Bill Gates spent the day installing Windows 8.1. I too, in my free time, have spent the last couple days beginning to set up a new Windows 8.1 laptop. I am certainly known to be an advocate for Microsoft since I built much of my career on their products, but by no means would I consider myself a fanatic. The installation of the operating system has gotten easier with every release of Windows…

The “Big Players” are moving to Software-as-a-Service

May 11, 2013 Michael Cruse

One of my team members has a picture of a rural home that was in for an unlucky day as a funnel cloud heads toward it. The picture is captioned by “The Cloud, it is coming for your data.” Every time I see it, I crack up just a little. We are amidst of a Cloud revolution, and it will change the world as we know it. Web 2.0 is only the beginning. The online services lead the way, the…

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