Category: Canada
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Welcome to Canada! Welcome to Second Rate Customer Service
I am not going to lie. It is good to be back in Canada. It was a stressful return, but most of it is now behind me, and I can relax. A couple of weeks ago a friend came to visit (and brought my Princess Sophie to me!). She has lived most (or all) of…
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When Are You Coming Home?
We have all heard the saying: “Home is where you hang your hat.” I have lived that way for my adult life. Since turning 21 I have lived in six places in Israel, four in Montreal, 3 in the Greater Toronto Area, two in Japan, two in Ottawa, and am now on my third apartment…
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Remembrance Day vs. Christmas Decorations: The battle begins.
I was listening to talk radio as I drove home from wherever recently and there was a discussion about Christmas decorations, and the discussion was whether or not it is inappropriate (In Canada) to put up Christmas decorations prior to Remembrance Day (November 11th). One of the commentators said that Christmas decorations before Remembrance Day…
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How to Make and Choose Friends, and How to Influence People
According to Facebook I have seven hundred and ninety-five friends. Of course that number includes people who asked me to be friends because we know someone in common… but I have have never met them before; it includes people with whom I have agreed with on matters debated or discussed, but have also never met. …
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Stay out of politics!
A couple of years ago I went to Montreal with my colleague Damir Bersinic to do a presentation at the Montreal IT Professionals Community (www.mitpro.ca). I was born in Montreal, and when I moved to Ontario in 2007 I found it interesting to see the point of view of the ‘Rest of Canada’. Nearly five…
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MCT Regional Lead
It was a great honour to be selected as the MCT Regional Lead for Canada for the inaugural year of that program (See article). I like to say that the MCT Regional Lead program spent the first year figuring out what it was going to be. I was thrilled to be a part of that.…
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Microsoft Canada Partner Summit: CATCH IT!
Hey folks! If you are a Microsoft Partner in Montreal, Toronto, or Vancouver then I’m happy to tell you that I am coming back to town! Of course, I won’t be alone… I am coming with the while Windows and Office Partner Summit! Windows 8, the new Office and Windows Server 2012 are coming soon…
The World According to Mitch 