Howdy. Opening article is a bunch of random thoughts. If you're looking for continuity, look no further (because it isn't here).
Ok. March. March Madness. Marching to the beat of a different drum. March right in! Fredric March. March of Dimes.
Speaking of Fredric March, if you want to see a great movie, check of "The Best Years of Our Lives." Before computer generated graphics, before expensive special effects. Heck, before color movies were the norm.
Office 2013 is now out. Read our blog about the licensing changes. Bottom line is this: Microsoft doesn't want you to buy software one license, one version at a time. They want you to either buy a lot (volume licensing) or to essentially rent the software (through Office 365).
One of the ways they're encouraging this is making it more expensive and difficult to do it the other way (buying a single license).
Want to know more? Check out our free Lunchinar this month where we'll talk about the new versions of Office 2013 and Office 365.
Google, Apple and Microsoft are all making significant shifts this year in how they do business. Although we might not see the impact immediately, ultimately I suspect they'll be game-changers. And they (mostly) have nothing to do with their products.
We're adding a full-time Junior Network technician (see article later in this issue).
We've actually been without water (or minimal) for most of this week. Turns out there's a tank underneath our parking lot, and it's cracked/busted. Not fixed yet.
My wife is heading to Florida to spend a week with her dad. My immediate thoughts regarding the weekend? "I can get a lot of work done!!" My second thought? I can finally crank up the TV, turn out the lights and watch the Metropolitan Opera's complete Wagner's "Der ring des Nibelungen." Common translation: The Ring. More common translation: the opera that served as Bugs Bunny's "Kill da wabbit." It's not the original video..in fact it's kinda strange. But you'll get the idea.
I'm not a huge opera fan. But this 12-hour plus performance...wow.
Later!
Microsoft loves to name things and do it in a way that confuses the heck out of people (how do you shut your computer down? First click on the button labelled "Start"). 
Bob here. I'm going to make a bit of a stretch here in terms of three declarative statements. 