The day Microsoft killed the desktop with their bare hands...

Apparently Microsoft took the words of the late Steve Jobs literal, and somewhere out there Steve is probably thinking that he may have duped Microsoft with that whole post-pc era comment. Because the early consensus with the Windows 8 consumer preview are words like,"sucks", "I hate it", where the hell is my my start button",  and the quintessential I am on a PC not a f****** tablet".

Personally, I have yet to download the newest preview, but that's only because I hated the original preview so much, I refuse to give it 20 gigs of my precious 1TB drive. If their was a "Windows" tablet I might like this, I mean if I didn't have an awesome tablet running Android's ICS, which brings me to Microsoft's biggest problem. What happens if your all in, and no one likes it?

MS might have done us all a disservice with Windows 8, but mostly themselves. My prediction is 8 will have a worst adoption rate than Vista and ME, to radical for most and just out of place for the rest of us. It's a solution that doesn't have a problem. The marriage of desktop and mobile needs to happen gradually, not to mention they are two uniquely different platforms. Again Microsoft, you leave me wondering, "why don't you get it", change for the sake of change is not always good and radical can bite you in the ass. I give this round to Apple who has been sneaking good element of IOS into the desktop, personally I can't wait for Mountain Lion a true marriage of the platforms that takes the best pieces of OSX and IOS and puts them together for the betterment of all.

The fact that MS has chosen to take the the UI from the doomed and KO'ed Zune, ignore our apparent distaste or discomfort and bet the entire farm including Xbox on this monstrosity, frankly has left this geek feeling a little puzzled. Listen to me Microsoft and listen good, there are somethings that don't work, IOS on desktop, no, Chrome OS, no,  now add to that list Metro UI. Trust me MS this will be your finest disaster. To sum it all up in one word, "yuk."

My first official ICS device!!!!

Thank you Asus...

Okay, it has been an awesome day already. Woke up this morning to my first "official: Ice Cream Sandwich update. My first gen Asus Transformer has been blessed with ICS goodness. Even though officially it's not my first ICS device, my EVO gets thats distinction, my EVO is running an unofficial rooted alpha version which is ok. But hats off to ASUS for following through where so many manufacturers have dropped the ball and actually delivering it's second ICS device.

First impressions is that ICS is incredibly smooooth and futuristic, it feels a lot lighter than Honeycomb felt, but that analysis comes from only 15 minutes of usage.  I may follow this up with a video review later pending real world obligations. Stay tuned.

*Update Just had my first negative experience. Random reboot and then extended boot looping. First issue I have ever had with my Transformer. Interesting....Stay tuned.

5 Stars for PgPlanner

Our friends over at Zero Day Studio's who recently launched PgPlanner, an app that helps couples get pregnant, or not get pregnant has hit a huge milestone in their business - a 5 star rating on the Itunes app store. 

Congratulations Zero Day Studios and as someone who has used this app, whoever thought we would be checking our phones before we get busy! But thanks Matt and team for looking out for us. 

If you haven't checked this app out you can go here:

 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pgplanner/id480554336?mt=8

Drop us a line and let us know if its worked, or working for you.

MLK Holiday Special (Jan 16 - 19, 2012 only)

The message Dr. King taught was “All people created equal!” In light of this powerful message we have created services making access to technology easy and cost effective for anyone.

In honor of the Rev. Dr. King and to commemorate the relaunching of Ethyrial’s virtual presence we are offering a one day only special.

Jan 16, 2012 will we waive the setup fee for anyone who signs up for one of our services. This is one and only one day!

Contact us using mlkspecial@ethyrial.com this email address will be valid Jan 16 - 19, 2012 only!

Visit our redesigned site http://www.ethyrial.com for more details on the various services.

Client Testimonial - Anytime Fitness

We recently performed a major upgrade for an Anytime Fitness Franchise.

The facility was transitioned from the traditional peer server configuration to a cloud based solution

Their emails were moved from a POP to an IMAP based email solution.

They could access their information regardless of their location and on their various devices PC and Mac as well as their tablets and smart phones!

The franchise owner said once transition was complete "I am sorry I every doubted you!"

Their workload decreased due to the elimination of recreating the same document multiple times and their need to email and fax was dramatically reduced

What makes a good solution?

There are many solution providers who work to fit you into the services they offer!

A solution provider should listen to what your needs are and then tailor a solution to those needs.

This solution should also anticipate future needs.

When done correctly the client should respond in such a way indicating they do not understand why they did not implement the solution(s) provided sooner.

Why did you start a business?

Did you plan to focus on meeting customer, potential clients and running your business or focusing on details that while you need them do not generate any revenue?

How important is your brand?


How important is having Flexx-able operations and technology solutions that let you focus on making and supporting your business?


How important is your time?


Simple question – does your website generate business by converting traffic?