Tim Long

Forever in Electric Dreams
The life and times of a Small Business Server MVP and all-round technology enthusiast. Tim is founder of TiGra Networks, a company based in South Wales UK specialising in small business IT. This blog is aimed at Microsoft Small Business Specialists, IT professionals, Astronomers and anyone interested in science and technology.

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Introducing LiveCRM.biz
TiGra Networks is proud to announce our new joint venture with Master Place Ltd, which we are calling LiveCRM.biz . Based on Microsoft Dynamics Customer Relationship Management, our solution provides a quick and easy way to revolutionise your sales, marketing...
Action Pack Changes
As you can see at David Overton's blog, Microsoft partners will once again be getting the full-install media (as opposed to upgrade) for Windows Vista Business as well as a single license for Windows Vista Ultimate. When Microsoft changed to upgrade...
Can x64 Get its Groove Back?
I've been tinkering with Groove 2007 a fair bit lately and I've slowly grown to appreciate its virtues to the point where I think it is the hidden jewel in the 2007 Microsoft Office System. Then when I installed it on my shiny new Core 2 Duo x64...
Action Pack: Praise Where Praise Due
I've been quick to criticise the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (MAPS) this year, so I decided it was time to take a deep breath and focus on the positive things. Small things matter . I like the new presentation box over the old paper folders. The...
The Demo Showcase is Coming...
In a previous blog post I mentioned that the demo showcase for SBSCs had been delayed. Chris Parkes promised me that he would look into it. Sure enough, he's come back with an answer that we should expect it with the next Action Pack shipment mid-March...
What's Happened to the Demo Showcase for the People Ready Business?
I was talking to Chris Parkes the other day when I was at the Small Business Specialist Symposium. I asked what was happening with the Demo Showcase for the People Ready Business that we had been promised with our January Action Pack. Chris said that...
It's All About Office
After some initial disillusionment with the January Action Pack shipment, reality has set in and I've had a chance to reflect on the worth of my MAPS subscription . I don't like what Microsoft has done with the Windows Vista licenses , but overall I've...
Is the Action Pack really worth it?
I have been a huge fan of the Action Pack that is available to Microsoft partners. It provides enough software to run a 10 PC business complete with server software, Windows, Office and other stuff. I've just renewed my subscription and received my January...