I count myself among the many Tom Peters fans out in the business world, and just started his new book “ The Little BIG Things ”. I noticed on his blog that Mr. Peters has released a summary PDF version of the book available for free download...

Someone asked today on a local mailing list for suggestion on local television options: Dish, DirecTV or Comcast (our local MSO). I noted that it used to be that if you wanted to get reasonable TV service throughout your home, cable offered the best...

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...

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...

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...

With a nod to my previous post with tips on buying a new PC , I thought that it's time to update the advice (just in time for "grads & dads"). As I posted on Twitter today , PC Magazine provides an update to their regular feature on How to buy...

Check out Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 981793 , "May 2010 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems", which the Windows team just posted.  Changes / updates from the previous cumulative Windows time zone update...

A couple of years ago, Steve Ballmer talked about in his email to customers how Microsoft can do a better job of serving its customers. One of the ways we did this was through the creation of the Security Development Lifecycle (aka SDL) in 2004, which...

There is life before (and, I'm sure I'll find one day, after) Microsoft. It's important to remember that and appreciate the little things from our time before MSFT that made an impact. This is one of my favourites. How appropriate I should note this in...

After getting through the initial set of current Microsoft products , we come to the true beginning of the alphabet. Actually, we'll start with punctuation: with the "dot" as in .NET.   The .NET Framework to be exact . This is the...

It's not intended to be a five year mission, but given the long list of products in our ballywick (or is that "bally wick"?) in the effort to address the a question on every one of our products… Next up is Learning Essentials for Microsoft Office...

Next on my list customer and partner challenge or issue per day is FAST, which Microsoft acquired in April of 2008… FAST Search & Transfer, to be specific… "Today, Enterprise Search from Microsoft offers best-in-class technologies and cutting...

Last Thanksgiving, I talked with my friend, prolific blogger/ Twitterer Beth Blecherman (aka techmama on Twitter) in Silicon Valley about the move in our house away from cable to a system that would allow us to get our TV entertainment programming using...

Going to Mix10 in Las Vegas, from March 15 - 17 ? Check out my helpful hints on surviving tradeshows and finding restaurants in Las Vegas As you may already know, Microsoft's Mix10 Conference begins this week in Las Vegas. Yes, today is when we Spring...

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...

Just in time for SXSW and Mix10, courtesy of Amybeth Hale at Mashable is her list of 12 iPhone Apps for Surviving Conference Season … "As conference season is upon us (including SXSW , of course), I began thinking about all the things one might...

As I continue my five year mission (no, not really) on covering our current products ( my product support challenge of the day ), today, we're up to Fable: The Lost Chapters for the PC . Based on the best-selling award-winning Xbox title Fable , Fable...

Next on my list customer and partner challenge or issue per day , today, it's about Engyro Product Connectors for Microsoft Operations Manager 2005 and System Center Operations Manager 2007. What is Engyro you say? Engyro provides software solutions to...