Category: Business
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Letter to MPs Jim Flaherty and Bev Shipley
June 7, 2013 · Derek Silva
The iPod tax/tariff issue that has reared its ugly head over the past few months, after the federal government introduced a “streamlined” set of tariffs, still isn’t over. …
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My Phone Call with Councillor Henderson
April 25, 2013 · Derek Silva
As a follow-up to my original letter to Councillor Henderson, a phone call and voicemail to his office, and then a subsequent phone call and voicemail on his …
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The Fallacy of the Cloud
January 2, 2013 · Derek Silva
As part of my efforts to formalize much of the IT experience and education I already have, making it easier to present and qualify, I took the opportunity …
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Why I Sold Orpheum
December 4, 2012 · Derek Silva
Two years ago I founded a web hosting company, Orpheum Hosting Solutions. I set out to build a web hosting company that could compete with the likes of …
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SQL Server 2012 – Best New Features for Small Business
November 27, 2012 · Derek Silva
I recently read through Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012, the book published by Microsoft Press. It’s a rather large book, and going through it I saw a lot …