ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

Friday Funny – They Walk Among Us!

Sorry for the lack of Friday Funnies… My e-mail has been pretty silent until Tuesday. Tuesday I received this: I was at the checkout of a Kmart. The clerk rang up $46.64 charge. I gave her a fifty dollar bill. She gave me back $46.64. I gave it back to her and told her that she had made a mistake … Read more

Knoxville Wind Symphony – Concert Schedule

This is a little late but… For those interested: The Knoxville Wind Symphony has announced it's concert schedule for the 2007 – 2008 Season. The First Concert – A Win(d)ter Wonderland, will be held December 10, 2007 – 8:00pm, Tennessee Theatre The Second Concert – Storms of Sauron, will be held March 3, 2008 – 8:00pm, Tennessee Theatre The Third … Read more

Thank You Cards

I just received this in my e-mail and thought I'd share…. No matter what your stand is about our involvement in Iraq, our young men and women there need to know that we as a country still think of them and care enough to say Thank You.?? A meaningful way for saying, 'Thank You!' Something cool that Xerox is doing. … Read more

Mail Server Software Update

Just an update here… I've looked at a few new mail server programs and have decided to give MailEnable Professional a try.. I am looking at it and SmarterMail Both Programs look Great! MailEnable does seem to require less system resources.. But other than that they seem to compare really closely. Except in Price.. But, I can deal with that … Read more

Mail Server Software

I'm in the market for some new e-mail server software… Anyone out there have any suggestions. I'm currently using Capesoft E-mail server, which is great… Really in-expensive. It includes unlimited domains/users and is really easy to set-up. But lacks some other functions, Webmail for instance. I wrote a little Coldfusion webmail application but it is very basic.. Only letting the … Read more

Remote Desktop Slow in Vista

I am using my Vista Ultimate machine primarily now for day-to-day work.. And everything is running quite smoothly to be honest. No crashes, no freezes, no spyware.. Everything is great. I help manage SEVERAL servers across my WAN and use Remote Desktop to great effect. But, last week a new Server was added. I logged in with my trusty Remote … Read more

Friday Funny – Marriage Counseling

MARRIAGE COUNSELING A husband and wife came for counseling after 15 years of marriage. When asked what the problem was, the wife went into a passionate, painful tirade listing every problem they had ever had in the 15 years they had been married. She went on and on and on: neglect, lack of intimacy, emptiness, loneliness, feeling unloved and unlovable, … Read more