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This week we are going to talk with a computer consultant in Oregon, discuss how the current economic situation has affected his company and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Part 2 of a 4 part series.
TechPodcasts Promo Tag :10
Intro 1:17
Billboard :34
News and Comment segment 5:19
IBM announced production of a new ThinkPad notebook by Lenovo with dual LCD displays.
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Microsoft announced December 22 that it would extend sales of Windows XP until May 30 2009. This is good news for system builders. It is bad news for Vista.
Commercial Break 1:00
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Intro to Interview 1:39
In our last episode we talked with Pat Palmer, heard how his business is doing well in spite of the economy and how he expects this trend to continue in the months and years to come. This week we will talk with Kris Crispell, a computer consultant in Oregon and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Will he agree with Pat or will he have in a different story with a different point of view? Part 2 of a four part series.
Kris Crispell Interview 18:28
Part 3 Teaser :19
Wrap up and Close :46
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This week we are going to talk with a computer consultant in Oregon, discuss how the current economic situation has affected his company and ask him where he thinks his business is headed. Part 2 of a 4 part series.
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[…] In Episode 29 Patrick Palmer told us what he was doing to market his services to a broader client base. In Episode 30 Kris Crispell stressed the importance of keeping up with the latest technology with continuing education in IT. The guests made suggestions in each interview that I think are good ideas to consider, but the one thing they all mention is the possibility of diversifying. […]
[…] In episode 29 we talked with Pat Palmer of The Computer Guy, heard how his business is doing well in spite of the economy and how he expects this trend to continue in the months and years to come. In episode 30 we talked with Kris Crispell, a computer consultant in Oregon and he told us the same thing. In episode 31 we talked with Crisantos Hajibrahim of Virus Woman. He told us why he entered a new and growing area of the IT market to keep his business profitable, heard how he did it and found out how he is riding out the economic storm with Google Apps. In episode 32 we wrapped up the series with The VAR Guy, listened to his advice on diversifying and found out where he thought the industry is headed. […]