This came in today via email (thanks, Brin)… "Why do I need IPv6? Is there more about IPv6 available from Microsoft? Is there anything I need to do to support IPv6 in Windows Vista or Windows 7?" Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)   is...

Reports today via the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps) reported that daylight saving time in Palestine will begin on March 26, 2009, and end around September 27. Ever see the movie Groundhog Day ?  Well, I feel like I'm re-living a past event...

Today I saw in John Dvorak's Second Opinion column, John says Microsoft's business model is done and that "the age of expensive office software may be near its end". (Also the story is available via http://tinyurl.com/cm8fzn .) "Until now...

An update on some of the recent daylight saving time changes around the world coming this year to Morocco, Pakistan, Syria and Tunisia in 2009… It's been a busy time, reflected in fewer than normal postings on this blog, but happily it's due in part ...

How fitting that my reference to this blog post was my 1,000 tweet on Twitter … ;)   A few years ago I worked at Autodesk and had the pleasure to be there when Carol Bartz was our CEO. She's now the CEO at Yahoo!, and each day it seems that more...

So if March 3, 2009, was square root day, is today international sum day? (030609, or 3+6=9) Sorry, you'll have to excuse me... it's that time again. That's right: it's the start of daylight saving time in much of Canada and the US this weekend, as noted...

Today I saw that NASA junkie Kevin Schofield , GM at Microsoft Research, spoke at Convergence 2009 this week and showed the now infamous view from MSR of the future in 2019 video… "So let me bring this close to home because, you know, this is kind of...

As you may already know, Microsoft's Mix09 Conference begins this week in Las Vegas. Yes, it's true that researchers have determined that stress may cause the brain to become disconnected , but you don't have to be disconnected at Mix09. Once again, I...

This weekend was a busy one for us at home, otherwise I would have found a way to travel to Austin with several of my friends to attend South by Southwest 2009 Conference in Austin, Texas. For those of you who don't know, a good summary is offered here...

Today I noted that Amazon unveiled the Kindle Application for iPhone (also available via http://tinyurl.com/ikindle ). Whither a version for Windows Mobile? None expected soon is my guess. Amazon is smart to follow the iPhone – although I'd guess that...

A quick update on articles in the reading pile as I upgrade the machines in my office to the latest build of Windows 7 (running one machine on the public beta 7000). I've been bad about blogging as this is a busy time of year… especially with Windows...

Of interest today: Learn about the Conficker computer worm on Microsoft.com. In short, most antivirus software could detect and prevent infection. Here's more info from the page Protect yourself from the Conficker computer worm : The Conficker worm is...

A round up from my article pile which includes a new favourite video from Mix09: Bill Buxton's Keynote followed by Scott Guthrie's announcement of the Silverlight 3 beta, the Expression Blend 3 Preview, and more. As noted in Microsoft Exec: Red Polos...

In addition to my earlier post today on protecting yourself from the Conficker computer worm , here's a couple of articles that outline steps to inoculating your PC and eradicating the Conficker worm. First, consider using the Microsoft Malicious Software...

Of interest is this video from last week from Max Zuckerman of Channel 8 , speaking with Bill Gates on the importance of DreamSpark and the student community… You can find this video as well as Gates' keynote on the Government Leaders Forum press site...

Just received this question as I'm about to head off to a meeting… where I will be accessing the network via our wireless network… "How do I learn more about what to look out for when using internet cafes?" I recommend Microsoft's article on...