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How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

Blah, ha ha ha haOh yeah, I can just see my son playing Garry's Mod on a virtual desktop. Blah, ha, ha, ha.... Yeah, right.Oh, oh, and I can just see virtualizing several thousand clients, all churning their spreadsheets, personal databases, e-mail, web browsers, compilers, graphics programs.There's a reason...

Tags: Rootkits, PRODUCTIVITY, Virtualization, Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Geek Squad, rootkit, desktop virtualization, computer, desktop, information technology

Discussion threads 2009-08-28

Best Buy Geek Squad 'Black Tie Protection' promises premium service, cummerbunds

Best Buy Geek Squad 'Black Tie Protection' promises premium service, cummerbundsIt's a load of bull...STAY AWAY FROM THE GEEK SQUAD!I can't tell you how many times I have had to straighten out a computer that was screwed up by the Geek Squad.These folks are perhaps the most incompetent bunch of...

Tags: Geek Squad, Black Tie Protection, Black Tie, Best Buy Co. Inc., premium service

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Geek Squad: Best Buy's secret sauce?

Geek Squad: Best Buy's secret sauce?Watts a Geek urn ?How much do they pay those Geek Squad guys and gals ?Are these 10 bucks an hour college kids with a lust for 'puters or real trained techs ?Re: Watts a Geek urn ?Although they are a high-powered arm of the...

Tags: Geek Squad, Best Buy Co. Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-06-24

(Photos: A detour to Geek Squad City)

(Photos: A detour to Geek Squad City)I hate Geek FraudI've never heard *anything* positive about Geek Squad and have heard a number of nightmarish problems that people have had.They hire incompetent techs for the stores at least.I wonder how many poor people get duped by them . . .RE: (Photos:...

Tags: Geek Squad City, detour, Geek Squad, photograph

Discussion threads 2008-06-20

Best Buy plans to double Mac presence at its stores

Best Buy plans to double Mac presence at its storesWhy does everyone thing Apple will be immune......to a slow down in the economy?This will be BB's third or fourth shot at this....And I can't help but wonder if it didn't come about due to the demise of CompUSA and...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), economic slowdown, Apple Inc., Best Buy Co. Inc., CompUSA Inc., Geek Squad, Apple Macintosh

Discussion threads 2008-01-09

Getting hooked: Phishing, pharming and online threats

Sponsored: There's no shortage of malicious code on the Internet. Agent Peterson of the Geek Squad offers some tips on how to protect yourself from viruses and spyware. The content for this video was sponsored and provided by Geek Squad.

Tags: Pharming, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Real Estate, Spyware, Corporate Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, Business Operations, Marketing, Geek Squad, Adware & Malware

Whiteboards 2007-11-15

What's your going rate? IT work orders by state

What's your going rate? IT work orders by state"You get what you pay for".Maybe that's why Best Buy and all these Indian companies are proving how accurate that phrase is?Not to mention Circuit City summarily firing long-term, high-paid workers but offering them to rehire them for the same jobs at...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, OnForce, Geek Squad, IT Work, UI benefit, job, information technology

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

Can Best Buy become your IT shop?

Can Best Buy become your IT shop?Sounds like a deal to meI think I will call them up to have them load Deer Hunter 3D on my Tandy. They could load Windows Vista on there as well. I am sure I will have to buy a memory upgrade...

Tags: Notebooks, Geek Squad, Best Buy Co. Inc., laptop computer, CompUSA Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-03-27

Office Depot, Staples differ on computer service

Office Depot, Staples differ on computer serviceAll are failuresStaples tried this with Tech Expo - was supposed to be 1 stop shopping for technology. Lasted all of a year.Circuit City used to do the same - failed and now has been reincarnated.Same with BB. They are all doomed...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Geek Squad, computer, VCR, marketing, Staples Inc., Office Depot Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-06-21

Additional Resources

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Probably not. Not because its Wal-mart although that has some to do with it, but because I don't know who N.E.W. is. I'd rather trust a first party rather than a third party to install a home theater. Only one point of contact there, no guessing who to contact...

Tags: Construction, TV & Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., home-theater installation, local geek

Discussion threads 2009-10-25

Would you let Wal-mart do your home-theater installation?

Above all else, Wal-mart is about offering the lowest prices possible seemingly at all costs, but when it comes to electronics products like HDTVs, being the cheapest only gets you so far. Best Buy has remained strong during the recession in thanks to its service offerings, most notably its Geek...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Home Theater, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Home Entertainment, Tv & Home Theater, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sean Portnoy

Blog posts 2009-10-25

Windows 7 killer deals commence; 7 days of PC specials, $30 OS upgrade

That Best Buy deal ain't bad at all......stop Geek Squad at the door take the merchandise pop in the Ubuntu CD's and I'm ready to go. Thanks Win 7 for the cheap hardware.Apple should be offering deals now, tooJust to steal some thunder from the Win 7 (vista 2.0) over-hype.Fanboi...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Media Center PCs, Operating systems, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Snow Leopard, Media Center PC

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Microsoft needs Windows Wizards, not Mac Attacks

They need to drop dead.I hope Steve Ballmer ends up as a filthy hobo begging for spare change, but gets kicked in the nuts by linux users on an hourly basis instead. After the last FUD attack on Linux, I know without a doubt that if Ballmer came near me...

Tags: Desktops, Best Buy Co. Inc., Microsoft Corp., Apple Macintosh, Microsoft needs Windows-Wizard, Mac Attack, Microsoft Needs

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Using social media to turn all staff into customer service reps

Good griefSocial media give me a break, so now they turn off the 1-800 numbers and tell you go to a web-site...I will NEVER do business with a company that does not have accountability and support.This is not the Soviet Union.RE: Using social media to turn all staff into customer...

Tags: Product marketing, Customer relationship management (CRM), social media, customer service, Intuit Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

News to know: VMWare; White House; Google Books; Skype; Apple vs Android

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: VMware to step up data center automation game Sam Diaz: White House not equipped to hold keys...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Richard Koman, White House, Andrew Nusca, Skype Technologies S.A., Apple Inc., VMware Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sam Diaz, Data Centers, Smart Phones, Digital Cameras, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Blog posts 2009-08-31

How desktop virtualization will end IT client hardware maintenance (and kill off Best Buy's Geek Squad)

In one fell swoop, John Whaley might end IT client hardware maintenance. And he might kill off the Geek Squad, too. Whaley, the chief technical officer of desktop virtualization company MokaFive, says desktop virtualization is becoming more widely adopted in...

Tags: Best Buy Co. Inc., Information Technology, Environment, Server, MokaFive, JW, Management Cost, Desktop Virtualization, Virtualization, Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-08-28

Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28

Just orderedI just ordered mine.Family Pack Order CompletedWe have rescheduled our Mac UG meeting for Friday evening for the Snow Leopard release to show it. Should be fun for everyone.Correction:Online Apple Store states flat-out, that product "Delivers on August 28."RE: Apple to ship Snow Leopard Aug. 28This is a really...

Tags: Linux, Operating systems, GCD, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

High drama and low points in RIAA trial

High drama today at the illegal music downloading file of Jammie Thomas-Rasset, as RIAA expert witness Dr. Doug Jacobsen testified that he recently found a log file on the defendant's hard drive indicating that an external drive was used to copy files over. That information was not...

Tags: Hard Drive, Drama, RIAA, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2009-06-16

Microsoft's naive vision of the future home

Microsoft's naive vision of the future homeCost go down and effciency goes up after a while.Most technology costs goes down as time goes by. 50+ in HDTV a 10 years ago costs mored than 10K, now you can buy them at less 1500. Cost of new technology is always expensive...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Zack, future home, vision, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-06-10

Apple: 'PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want'

Microsoft's Laptop Hunters advertisements continue to provoke more spilled ink, this blog included. The latest such example is from BusinessWeek, in which writer Arik Hesseldahl outlines why an Apple machine definitely costs more than a PC but all things considered, really doesn't. You follow? ...

Tags: PC, Apple Inc., Desktops, Hardware, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-04-16