I was asked today… I received a message in my email on behalf of Microsoft from the National Lottery International [stating] "A certificate of winning and other certificates including your winning cheque of Four Hundred and Fifty Thousand Great Britain...

  A friend noted today that their online email account was compromised over the weekend. I thought about my post on creating strong passwords (and passphrases) in six easy steps , which is still relevant today… There's a good article that was recently...

I read in the Samoa Observer , and in case you missed the original news, Samoa will implement daylight saving time this September… "…in response to the need for national strategies to address the crises with fuel and food prices. This new and exciting...

Going to TechReady next week in Seattle?  It seems from what I read on Twitter that we will have a number of people visiting the fair Emerald City for next week's geek festivities. To aid in your visit to the fair city by the Sound, I've posted here...

As noted in my posts Surviving TechReady 11 in Seattle and from MGX Atlanta 2010... 'Nuff said: Credit goes to hongkiat for the blue bird image. Tags: Microsoft , Atlanta , MGX , travel tips . Bookmark this on Delicious Also available...

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 , updated from my 2009 entry . I will add to the...

  This week I discussed with associates at work how Andy Grove is right: if lose manufacturing capability & understanding and you break the chain of experience & innovation ( as posted here on BusinessWeek ).  The article from Grove...

In case you missed Brandon's post yesterday , the public beta is now available for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1… Today, we announced at our annual Worldwide Partner Conference (WPC) the availability of the public beta for Windows...