If you're heading to the US for MGX (Microsoft Global eXchange - the Microsoft Sales & Services annual event), I've posted here a few hints along the lines of my notes from Surviving CES in Las Vegas. (Please note that an updated post with new...

A quick note to let you know that Knowledge Base article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387 " How to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systems " reflects the manual changes and additions DST and TZ.  KB 914387 should contain...

Michael DeAgonia in Computerworld writes about 11 cool new apps for the iPhone , saying that "it's the third-party software that makes it rock." Last night, I thought that there are many counterparts offered for Windows Mobile phones that are comparable...

Today this question from Mary... "I am thinking about getting a new Windows [Mobile] phone and was wondering how to install ring tones? Can I use any files? I'm also looking at the new iPhone but I read that you have to purchase ring tones for the...

John Wayne Airport saw that customers were inconvenienced and came up with a simple solution, showing that sometimes more (power plugs) is better... and need not be expensive. Picture this, frequent air travelers: you're at the airport, awaiting a flight...

I was asked this week... Do you know of a [good] software voice program that turns text to speech and helps to predict the text you're writing? And is there a good program for converting what you say into text on the screen? General information on assistive...

After the release of MS08-037 , Microsoft became aware of reports of ZoneAlarm customers experiencing issues after applying the security updates. According to Christopher on the post on the MSRC blog ... "We started investigating these reports as...

It's a long time coming, but good to see that after a few hints here and there, we finally have word from Kristin Kalning, Games editor on MSNBC in this article that beginning this fall in the States, the catalogue of streaming video titles available...

Back from vacation and waiting for a meeting to start (whilst hungry attendees grab lunch ;) I find that I have a couple of minutes to post - normally I wait until after work's done for the day, but here's an exception to the rule. Last night I made a...

As I previously posted here -- with link to the lecture -- about Randy Pausch's piece in the usually less than cutting edge weekly Parade, The Lessons I'm Leaving Behind , adapted from his book The Last Lecture , written with Wall Street Journal reporter...

Happy Canada Day. And now a little something for my friends on the "time" team concall, here are a couple of additional links on Bill Gates today, including the latest news and a link to portions of the humourous "Bill's last day" video . See also the...

A little news coverage on something called Midori, Forrester's comments/ response on Vista enterprise adoption, and a few things you really should read: the best of recent MSDN Blogs... First, there's been a lot of press this week on "Microsoft's plans...

The kids are getting ready to open the its-80-degrees-and-time-for-lemonade stand, so a quick break whilst they mix up a batch. Thanks to the email me link on my blog, I have this tidbit from Electronista: new Sony VAIOs expected on Monday, July 14.....

One of my friends form Exchange (thanks, Gil) made the comment to me this evening at a post Tech Ready... "You sure are posting a lot on your blog..." Ahhh, it's only because I'm a little more 'efficient' with my time having found a new app to...

As noted in this security advisory on TechNet ... Microsoft released Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-037 on July 8, 2008, offering security updates to protect customers against Windows Domain Name System (DNS) spoofing attacks. Microsoft is not currently...

As I noted here previously, I use del.icio.us to tag articles and stories. "I find it to be an easy way to quickly archive pages and stories of interest for later reference. I installed the del.icio.us buttons for Internet Explorer that allows me to ...

A quick post as I head off to a meeting. Leave it to Ina to be one of the first journalists to talk about Windows Vista with a view from the everyman, in her post Microsoft looks to 'Mojave' to revive Vista's image . "Spurred by an e-mail from someone...

"I read the news today... oh, boy." You can read more in the Journal article by Robert Guth... "The head of Microsoft Corp.'s online business who led the company's bid to buy Yahoo Inc. is leaving the software giant to run Juniper Networks, Inc., according...

Check out the site for the Mojave Experiment that just went live along with Ina Fried’s latest post , noting that "Microsoft has created a teaser site for its Mojave project."

Following on Ina Fried's blog post ' Microsoft looks to "Mojave" to revive Vista's image ' this week with a highlight of Mojave research, Emil Protalinski of Arstechnica has this post on how 'XP users... start to love Vista ' "The company hasn't figured...

Now available on the Microsoft Download Centre... the free Office Outlook Connector, to access and manage your Hotmail and Office Live Mail accounts with Outlook 2003 and Outlook 2007... "...including e-mail messages, contacts and calendars for free!...

Echoing the Computerworld post of 11 cool new apps for the iPhone, and my stab at similar Windows Mobile apps , the venerable Seattle Times has an article by Jeff Carlson discussing iPhone applications in his practical Mac column . (As noted on the site...

Coming to TR7 in Seattle and wondering what to do with a day off? sure, there's plenty to do and see in Seattle but consider this: Hop the ferry to Bainbridge Island - the weather is quite nice this weekend (so far) and if you walk on to the boat, it...

As noted on our website, Microsoft hosts a Financial Analyst Meeting tomorrow (July 24). You can listen in to the action and get the play-by-play as a live webcast will be available starting at 8:30AM Pacific Time. As noted on Bloomberg news today......

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