CNET has a video tour of Lucasfilm data center . Very cool.

The Seattle Times has this interview with our own Jim Allchin taking reader questions on Windows Vista. Of particular interest to me was one area dear to my heart, the support we have in Vista for 64-bit processors: Q: I just bought a new notebook...

I'm not sure why this was filed on MSN under Men's Lifestyle articles, there's an interesting article on " The Digital Ice Age " which takes a look at the challenges we face to read digital documents as the technologies around us and in use every day...

Interesting article in the Seattle Times this weekend, " Windows vs. Mac: Of two minds about Vista ." "...Vista is good news for everybody. If you sit users of one system in front of the screen of another, they will be able to find a Web site, create...

Sean on his Windows Small Business Server blog posted today that "there are no unique SBS 2003 updates required, although there are updates required to several SBS components (windows Server, Exchange Server, Outlook 2003, Windows SharePoint Services...

Office Online now has a new article (derived from an upcoming KB) "Prepare calendar items for daylight saving time changes in 2007" - please see http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA102086071033.aspx?pid=CH100776851033 . The article provides...

I wrote previously (on work-life balance) that "one manager I know is so serious about work/life balance that he all but forbids his team from sending emails late into the night (sure, there are exceptions to the rule). But he is able to live within the...

I heard this question come up a couple of times this week, the latest today: "I have a router on my home network: will it be affected by this Daylight Saving Time change?" And "What about PBX phone systems?" Generally speaking, no. For...

In case you missed Jorge Lopez in the Support WebCast on Daylight Saving Time and Windows 2000 , the WebCast is now available for off-line viewing here (at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930688/en-us ). In it, Jorge covers the daylight saving time (DST...

Kudos to our fearless presenter Jorge Lopez in the Support WebCast on Daylight Saving Time and Windows 2000 . Today's WebCast covered the daylight saving time (DST) changes for 2007 and provided an overview of the changes to Microsoft Windows 2000. From...

Couldn't attend CES? Here are a few links to coverage on Microsoft @ CES 2007: http://microsoftatces.com/Default.aspx - videos, blog, reports and more... oh, my! Over at the Hive, Brandon created a CES 2007 photo album: here's the link to the gallery...

A question this weekend: "What if I forget my Windows XP password?" If your Windows XP computer is a member of a domain, please see this Microsoft KB articles http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321305 how to log on to Windows XP if you forget your password...

It's the end of another work week and guess what: it's time once again to update our Daylight Saving Time 2007 web page on Microsoft.com. (Please see http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 .) In general, more on Daylight Saving Time can be found also at http...

Great to hear from an old friend in Silicon Valley who works for a certain company in Cupertino, who asks: "I read your posts on the impact of the chnages to Daylight Saving Time . What about Mac Office -- is it OK with the new DST change?" Glad you...

I can finally let go the part-time IT administrator at the house (that would be me): Bill Gates is showing off the new Windows Home Server. CNET has coverage today of "a consumer device to serve as a central storage place for digital photos, music and...

As I mentioned earlier -- and just in time for the upcoming changes to daylight saving time that affects many products and services -- we have a newly renovated DST 2007 website . ( http://www.microsoft.com/dst2007 in case the hyperlink fails.) My posts...

As I noted here and here previously , the kick off for daylight saving time (DST) is changing this spring (2007). The start and end dates for the United States will transition to comply with the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (a US gov't web site link). In...