Friday, May 26, 2006
The Past and the Future
It took us a few days to recover from last Saturday's Geek Dinner, but now we are refreshed and looking into the Future.
A little over a year ago when Lenovo purchased IBM's PC Unit, we thought it would up the competition level for Dell, and help us all escape Dell Hell. We also thought that TLCmagic would see a growing market locally for custom built pc's and computer repairs. Those were some of the reasons why we rented an Office on the Corner on the Square in Mountain Home, and began our Intern and Associates Program. Now, as we start looking at where things are headed in the near future it seems to us that computer repair is going to become just like color television repair (why repair it when you can buy a new one for $300?). It seems computers are becoming a bit of a commodity, and with Wal-Mart going into the Custom Computer Biz, the Commoditification will be complete. Sure there will be some of the people that want top of the line computers and they won't be able to get them at Wal-Mart, but the majority of people will just buy a cheap PC that is definately not worth repairing.
Networking and Support continues on for businesses and is what our focus has been on the last year, but they too are going down the same road. As new OS's come out like Vista they are becoming easier and easier to use so that anyone can setup a small network. Web Design continues, but is being replaced by things like Google Pages, and of course, Blogs, and so down the same road.
So as we look into where things are headed for computers and technology in the future we must rethink, rebuild, and tweak promptly and become a Wildly Agile Business. We might even decide to Go Bedouin. But thank goodness for Global MicroBranding!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Global MicroBranding Triumphs!
In our last episode we asked, " Can we get the Video Conversation recorded? Will the wine make it to our Geek Dinner? And what has become of Hugh's Art Prints?"
No, we did not get the Video Conversation recorded, but we did get an audio conversation with Jason Korman that will be running tomorrow. Yes, the Stormhoek wine made it to the Geek Dinner, and was a big hit. We still do not know what became of Hugh's Art Prints, but Jason is on the job of tracking those down (maybe somebody should check JFK airport where they are "holding" the first wine shipment hostage). Stay tuned for more as The Global MicroBrand turns!
Friday, May 19, 2006
The Joys of Global MicroBranding!
Ah, it has been an interesting work week. Monday we thought the wine was on the way from South Africa, and the Video Conversation Tuesday was in the works. But then Tuesday we found that a WiFi Nightmare had struck at the London International Wine and Spirits Fair! Emails and TransAtlantic cell calls flew and all was moved to Wednesday.
But then, sound, no picture in the Video Conversation, more emails, more calls as Hugh worked the WineFairLive.com stand Wednesday. Video Conversation moved to Thursday. Come Thurday we get a DHL tracking number, and we are on the case of the missing wine. Calls to New York, calls to Florida, emails to London. But no joy, the wine cannot be released! But wait, Jason of Stormhoek is flying from London to New York Friday, and can personally bring some over and then overnight it to Mountain Home, Arkansas to save the day for the Geek Dinner!
Friday Jason did make it to New York with the wine, did call from Starbucks, but it was too noisy to do the Video Conversation, so that went to Saturday morning 9am Central Time. Then Jason headed off to FedEx, because DHL does not do Saturday deliveries, and said he would email us Friday night with tracking information. Can we get the Video Conversation recorded? Will the wine make it to our Geek Dinner? And what has become of Hugh's Art Prints? Stay tuned as the Global MicroBrand turns!
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