I originally posted that we confirmed that Armenia, Belarus and Ukraine won't fall back but also stay permanently on summer time on October 30, similar to the move in Russia. Well, it appears that that these decisions were recently reversed. Please note we have received reports that Armenia and...

Important update October 21, 2011: Please note we have received reports that Armenia and Ukraine have canceled their proposed changes. ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/dst2007/archive/2011/10/19/notice-ukraine-and-armenia-revert-2011-dst-cancellation.aspx ). According to reports in Rada and Kyivpost that...

[Updated 21 October, 2011] Please note we have received reports that Armenia and Ukraine have canceled their proposed changes. ( http://blogs.technet.com/b/dst2007/archive/2011/10/19/notice-ukraine-and-armenia-revert-2011-dst-cancellation.aspx ). According to reports in Rada and Kyivpost , Ukraine will...

A question from the virtual mailbag today… "I know that you have released guidance on Microsoft products and services for the end to Summer Time in Russia. But what about other products in our stack?" Good question. Here are the responses I'm aware of today. Blackberry : To find the latest...

In my job at Microsoft , I worry about lots of things, not the least of which is where I parked my car this morning. I worry about Russia's move to abolish Daylight Saving Time , where to eat in Las Vegas , and the transition to ipv6 . (Of course, our other announcement today eliminating the clock from...

I was reminded today (thanks, Joel and Beth... how could I have forgotten!) that today is the third anniversary of the move to the new schedule for daylight saving time. That means daylight saving time (aka DST) is here once again, and that you'll change your clocks this Sunday, March 13, 2011, as we...

Fresh from the Microsoft Windows Phone Newsroom today, the details on the deal with Nokia… "Nokia and Microsoft today announced plans to form a broad strategic partnership that would use their complementary strengths and expertise to create a new global mobile ecosystem. "Nokia and Microsoft...

Of interest is Rand Morimoto post today on IPv6 Static Addressing and DNSv6 , with details on configuring IPv6 addresses on Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008. In this blog post, Rand covers… How to statically address a Windows 2008 / Windows 2008 R2 Server How to statically address a Windows 7 Client...

As noted in my post "The Transition to IPv6 is not the End of the World. No, Really. " the way numbering and identifying Internet connected devices – or IP addresses – is done is changing from the current IPv4, and we will soon be adding more through the change to IPv6.  The transition...

Today we were discussing the transition from IPv4 to IPv6 that I noted yesterday . To me, one of the amazing numbers in this effort are the number of IP addresses that IPv6 enables, as I noted in the post... Realizing that eventually these IPv4 addresses would be exhausted, Internet Protocol version...

Today is my tenth anniversary of joining Microsoft, and in that time I have seen my share of interesting headlines. Today I add another one, from the article in the Wall Street Journal that notes that the "Web is running out of addresses… " (video link: http://on.wsj.com/g1JX8E ) Well, we have...

I was asked today: "just what are you doing at Microsoft these days? And what is this CPE thing I read about" More of the same actually, as I originally noted here. (As well as this humourous look .) In short, I work with product and services groups across the company to improve satisfaction...

Wondering where to turn to contact Microsoft Customer Support? See my post on where to turn to contact Microsoft Customer Support . But if you're looking for support on Windows Phone, first visit the http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/howto/wp7/default.aspx , as I noted in my post with tips...

Get a new Windows Mobile phone but not sure what to do first? First of all, be sure to follow the instructions before turning on your new device, and possibly moving over to a new SIM card. Initially, I was wondering the best way to move from my HTC Fuze (for heavy meeting days), HTC Pure, and...

So, you may be asking yourself: why is the EFTPS contacting me? And who the heck is EFTPS? It's likely a phishing atempt. The EFPTS is a service offered free by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to help business and individual taxpayers conveniently pay all their federal taxes electronically...

Today I received an email from my old friend, Steve, who said that he was having an issue after he had installed and then uninstalled Google Chrome… and then found that his hyperlinks didn't work for various Office applications. Well, there's an app for that. Or at least a FixIt. I found that Google...

The other day I mused about What to buy: an iPad or a Windows 7 Tablet PC? I offered a few suggestions, but wanted to provide more on the "why" behind the decisions. I think that the challenge comes to whether or not you plan to just consume information and entertainment on a device and then those...

I saw this evening that my friend Beth (aka techmama ) is considering a new tablet for general computing, like surfing the web, editing her blogs and (no doubt) tweeting. I mentioned that she should consider getting an inexpensive Windows 7 convertible tablet PC vs. an iPad. There are lots of nice...

OMG… what time is it? what time is it? I have a webcast to do… Beth? Paul? Rich? Where's the post on the updates? Oh, sorry… flashback to 2007 . I'm reminded that next time you'll change your clocks for daylight saving time (aka DST) is this Sunday, March 14, 2010, as we will Spring Forward in...

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Continuing my effort to cover at least one customer and partner challenge or issue per day , today, it's about Duet for Microsoft Office and SAP . (Also, info is available on Duet here on our main website.) Duet is a solution from Microsoft and SAP that enables seamless access to SAP business processes...

From Daniel… timely in my effort to cover at least one customer and partner challenge or issue per day … "I read the news today… EBS2008 [Windows Essential Business Server] was discontinued… what are my options?" The news in question is from this post on the Essential Business Server blog …...

Diane asks… "Will you answer questions on any Microsoft product? How long do you [I assume she means Microsoft] support the products?"  Sure, I'll try to provide answers and of resources available for the product line. This is not a replacement for our support system for products that...

Yes, I use lots of different software, including applications from companies of all sizes, from WinZip to Scansoft, to popular applications from Adobe, Intuit, Microsoft (of course) and many more. And yes, I also use software from Apple. We own lots of different devices and systems in our home, and we...

Yes, I've been neglecting my blog. Although I have a couple of blog posts in the works (on setting up our Windows 7 home network connected to our Media Center), I have been just too busy with (gasp!) real work. So I obviously need to be better at my organization: helpful that I found this brief article...