This is too much... Duncan Riley on TechCrunch reports that Microsoft marketing is using YouTube To promote Vista & Live, and left page comments open . "The content itself isn’t all that exciting, but they do demonstrate various positive aspects of...

This afternoon whilst on vacation (and yes, the kids were accessing the Internet after playing in the snow) we had a problem with the DSL connection at the house. Of course, it necessitated a reset of the DSL modem and wiped the account info and password...

This past week, the government of Argentina approved a new change to their observance of daylight saving time in the country effective this Sunday, December 30, 2007 at 12:00am to March 16th, 12:00 for Argentina. (I cross posted this to the DST and Time...

Remember, there are still .6 shopping days 'til Christmas. Need some conversation starters for your holiday get-togethers? Here are a couple of my favourite strange and funny news stories to help get you started, along with a reading list of things I...

Thinking about a great last-minute gift that doesn't require going to the mall or waiting for the FedEx driver to find your house? Give a subscription to a DVD-by-mail service. Better, give a Netflix subscription. This from a for-the -moment Blockbuster...

Happy holidays to readers and those of you who stumbled upon my blog. In this holiday season, I trust that you are able to the time with your friends and family: please remember that time is a precious thing. Never waste it. http://blogs.msdn...

Thanks to sriram over on channel8 for a pointer to this article from Bill Gates on "The skills you need to succeed." This is an article written by Bill Gates himself for the BBC Service, http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7142073.stm Related...

Yes, children, there is a Santa Claus. A couple of weeks ago, our youngest son wrote a brief letter to Santa Claus, outlining what he wanted most for Christmas. His list consists of a single toy, and he said that he wanted to send it to Santa's workshop...

Lynn asks... "We just got a new PC at home, and we moved all of our old files to it. How should I back up my new Windows Vista computer?" First, check out the information on the Windows Backup and Restore Center page : in Windows Vista, this is one way...

Interesting article in eweek this week by Darryl Taft on how Microsoft has joined up with other technology companies to "collaborate on creating IT products for the disabled." More on the new Accessibility Interoperability Alliance can also be found here...

This weekend finds an article by Nicole Tsong in the Seattle Times, Help them help you: Service workers offer some "counter intelligence." It offers views of outrageous customer behavior during holiday shopping from the viewpoint of the people "who work...

This from Peter today... and two others this week (thanks): "Is there a patch for the new time zone in Venezuela for the windows mobile devices?" As noted previously, Venezuela's time zone shifts by 30 minutes on December 9th , and in addition...

A head's up from Lifehacker, Dennis O'Reilly from CNET Blogs discussed Fixes for Windows standby and sleep problems in his productivity blog. "If you're familiar with putting your PC in Standby or Hibernate mode (and hopefully you know the difference...

On www.stayathomeserver.com you can find a new series of videos that describe the new Windows Home Server product on MSN Soapbox... Intro: http://video.msn.com/video.aspx?vid=965cfa66-0332-476f-8b12-e904a6ed3612 Home Sweet Server?: http://video.msn.com...

It's a busy time if year for shopping, traveling, spoofing and hacking. Do you know where your credit card number is right now? And I trust that your ATM card is safely tucked away (PIN secure) and hasn't been duplicated by an unsavory individual intent...

Coming December 11th to an Internet connection near you: the 2008 Cumulative Daylight Saving Time and Time Zone update for Windows OSes. And yes, Venezuela is part of this update. This update is now available for IT Pros and SysAdmins as a download from...

New Seattle snow + no sitter = no evening out. ;( We had to cancel our busy evening plans due to several factors, much of which was due to snow. Up to a couple of inches in our area, much of which has stuck for the night. (It's not that common.) Oh, well...

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