Written by: Daniel Nguyen
Last week I was the chosen one from MetroStar Systems to attend the Open Government & Innovations Conference [OGI] at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. The conference was held on Tuesday, July 21 & Wednesday, July 22, and it was two days of entertaining and quality keynote speeches, presentations, and panels. …
Written by: Lee Kohn
If you’ve ever installed Windows as a VM with only one CPU only to find out that you need two you’re in luck! Here is a guide on how to do it. (Note that multiple CPUs are only supported by some virtualization programs such as VMWare Server, VMWare ESX and Microsoft Virtual Server) Shutdown the …
Written by: Chris Lincoln
Microsoft has released pricing plans for their cloud-based operating system Windows Azure and related systems. Pricing for Windows Azure is based on: compute time (i.e. machine hours while your solution is deployed), storage (as a monthly average in GBs), storage transactions (i.e. application requests), and bandwidth (i.e. in-going and out-going data in GBs). The CTP of Windows Azure …
Written by: Jenni Hubacher
Check out the planned list of Comic-Con panel coverage for an idea of what you can expect from the show! There’s plenty to see at Comic-Con, and they’re going to bring the very best of it to you in the form of full-panel write-ups. MetroStar Systems employee, Neal Hallford, will be giving a panel discussion about …
Written by: Jorge "El Che" Vasquez
Just like most of us, I get a real kick out of TV Commercials. I got to admit it, the Apple commercials were funny, however, I was surprised that Microsoft did not react right away with counter ads. I would assume that you can only take some much, until a response is necessary. What’s interesting, is …
Written by: Daniel Nguyen
MetroStar Systems is the proud sponsor of the upcoming “Social Media for Social Good” event on Thursday, July 23, 2009. The event will feature presentations, workshops, and seminars highlighting how social media tools, strategies, and applications can increase your organization’s impact in the community. SAVE THE DATE: Social Media for Social Good When: Thursday, July …
Written by: Jenni Hubacher
In athletic arenas, winning multiple games, titles, and championships can result in several acknowledgments and perks. Each field of sport tends to acknowledge one shining star as its team’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) for exhibiting dynamic leadership, sportsmanship, and professional conduct throughout the season. So, who says that only athletes get to have all of …
Written by: Jill Boyer
Taking IT Global (TIG) is a social networking site that connects cultures based on global issues that affect us all. The issues that are mainly focused on relate to culture, education, environment, health, human rights, media, peace and conflict, technology, and work and economics. TIG is about to reach a quarter of a million members …