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M3 Sweatt's blog, with thoughts on Windows, Customer & Partner Satisfaction, Time and other things at Microsoft

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Dell's new Inspiron Zino HD: ZDNet says it's "Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini."
Of interest is the new Dell Inspiron Zino HD which ZDNet calls " Dell's answer to Apple's Mac mini ." "The Zino HD is an interesting machine because Dell has managed to cram a lot of power into the Mac mini-esque 7.8 inch by 7.8 inch footprint Read More...

Posted Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:47 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

From Windows 7 to working with product groups customer satisfaction
A little more than three years ago as I noted here , I joined the Windows division working in COSD for Jon DeVaan with the rest of his management team (as I initially noted here ) to work on Windows 7. I've certainly enjoyed the run in Windows, this being Read More...

Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:47 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Microsoft Giving Campaign: a couple of auction items generating interest arrived today (on Windows 7 GA-Day)
Today really is a great day. Not only have we arrived at the launch of Windows 7 today, I also received in today's mail Adam Koford's LOL Cats "Extra Leafy Edition" and the truly limited edition of the popular TechFlash Geek's Guide to Seattle poster Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:58 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Windows 7 available today, Kylie gets a new PC and other musings from GA-Day
Welcome to Windows 7 Release! OK, now you have your copy of Microsoft Windows 7. First, check that your PC will run it with Upgrade Advisor http://bit.ly/rP24L . And if you've got questions about Windows 7, look thru the posts from community experts on Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:24 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Deliver Beta 2 in Final Stretch to March 22 Launch
As Mary-Jo Foley reported and (as noted on twitter ) just announced on Microsoft PressPass , Dave Mendlen discusses availability of Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Beta 2, the March 22, 2010, launch date, and the simplified product lineup for Read More...

Posted Monday, October 19, 2009 8:59 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

A couple of choice items benefitting the Microsoft Giving Campaign this year
As I noted in my post yesterday , this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign activities kicked off this month. In addition to the items I mentioned in my previous post, I also posted a couple of special items. (If you don't know about our campaign, see this Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 10:54 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Wonder what's up at the Microsoft Giving Campaign? Here's a look at few auction items generating interest
As I noted here , this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign activities kicked off recently. In support of the charity auction we run, I posted a few items of interest. (If you don't know about our campaign, see this link for more info: http://bit.ly/1ajgA0 Read More...

Posted Thursday, October 15, 2009 6:17 PM by mthree | 1 Comments

The Microsoft Giving Campaign kicks off!
For those FTEs who read this blog, a quick note to let you know that I have posted a few items of interest on this year's Microsoft Giving Campaign auction . (If you don't know about our campaign, see this link for more info: http://bit.ly/1ajgA0 .) A Read More...

Posted Monday, October 05, 2009 7:16 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Free download: Microsoft Security Essentials suite available now
Now available (US and Canada) is the new Microsoft Security Essentials suite , available for free, providing protection from viruses, spyware, and other malicious software for your PCs at home. Just installed the release version on my home PCs today. Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 29, 2009 9:16 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Announcement: New Xbox 360 Elite $50 rebate for U.S. customers 'til October 5, 2009
Even with the recent price drops on the Xbox 360 Elite to $299 , a new announcement today on an additional $50 rebate for customers in the U.S. from now (September 22) and October 5, 2009. More information on the rebate can be found here . Fine print: Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:34 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Announcement: Updated Microsoft's Support Policy for Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Updates
This from the Microsoft Support Lifecycle team, a revision to the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy regarding the availability of Daylight Saving Time (DST) and Time Zone (TZ) updates during the Extended Support phase… DST or TZ updates are important Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 9:29 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

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Reminder: Microsoft Windows 2009 Daylight Saving Time and Time Zones Hotfix available for Egypt, Western Australia
In case you missed the announcement, there is a new Microsoft Windows 2009 Daylight Saving Time and Time Zones Hotfix available for Egypt and Western Australia . See my original post here . Once again, as has happened in the past, a couple of countries Read More...

Posted Wednesday, September 09, 2009 10:49 AM by mthree | 0 Comments

Announcement: Microsoft Windows Daylight Saving Time and Time Zones Hotfix available for Egypt, Western Australia
Once again, as has happened in the past, a couple of countries will see new changes to their observation of Daylight Saving Time (DST) , this time in Egypt and Western Australia. (see here for 2008 changes in Egypt ) A new Microsoft Knowledge Base article Read More...

Posted Monday, August 17, 2009 2:39 PM by mthree | 2 Comments

Announcement: Microsoft Windows August 2009 Updates to Daylight Saving Time and Time Zones
Check out Microsoft KnowledgeBase Article 970653 , "August 2009 cumulative time zone update for Microsoft Windows operating systems", which the Windows team just posted.  A nod to the good folks across our company working on our effort Read More...

Posted Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:56 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

Advisory: Information on changes coming to First Run in Internet Explorer 8
The IE team just posted on their blog changes they're making to IE8's first run experience, coming in the next cumulative security update for Internet Explorer. As noted in their posts on the IE blog previously here and here ...  "The goal of Read More...

Posted Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:41 PM by mthree | 0 Comments

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