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Going to MGX this year? Here are a couple of resources for you - I will add to the page later as I have time. If you're heading to the US for MGX (Microsoft Global eXchange - the Microsoft Sales & Services annual event), here are a few helpful hints
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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 (when
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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
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Microsoft will host the 2009 MVP Global Summit this week, March 1-4, 2009, at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, and at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond. Hosted by two of my associates , the irrepressible Rich Kaplan and the
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There's a new article and interview up on Microsoft PressPass with my friend and fellow Canuck Peter Cullen from Microsoft on Data Privacy Day & online privacy. (Also available at http://tinyurl.com/pcullen013009 .) The kids are in school today…
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Over the weekend I noted that the Windows 7 Beta was available for download , which prompted a number of questions. By far, the most common and popular question was… "I want to install Windows 7 but I don't want to lose my Windows XP/ Windows Vista installation.
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(A brief post whilst I clean up my OS drives , deleting window.old folders using the disk cleanup wizard, as noted here .) Attending CES in Las Vegas this week? Then check out my post on Surviving CES in Las Vegas: A few helpful hints from last January.
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For the last post of 2008, I thought to reprise my post on being thankful , as I am fortunate enough to spend my holiday with my family. In that past post, Of interest: Being Thankful , I noted the Seattle P-I newspaper's slide show on " Words of
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With snow comes shoveled driveways. And with that extra snow, you have to do something… So we built a near six foot tall snowman. [Added 5:30PM 12/20/08: as noted on Twitter , and an update for my friend Kent in sunny & warm SVC, we found that
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As I Twittered (tweeted? I'll get this right), sometimes you forget to do something: pick up milk on the way home, feed the cat or empty the dishwasher. On the whole, not so serious. And with a digital vide recorder or a Media Center PC, you
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A repost from 2006: I just reread an editorial from John Dvorak that he was ticked off at the plastic packaging that encased most gadgets at retail these days. Timely, as I was about to open a package of PC memory with a pair of old scissors, a package
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John Wayne Airport saw that customers were inconvenienced and came up with a simple solution, showing that sometimes more (power plugs) is better... and need not be expensive. Picture this, frequent air travelers: you're at the airport, awaiting a flight,
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Coming to TR7 in Seattle and wondering what to do with a day off? sure, there's plenty to do and see in Seattle but consider this: Hop the ferry to Bainbridge Island - the weather is quite nice this weekend (so far) and if you walk on to the boat, it's
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A quick note to let you know that Knowledge Base article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/914387 " How to configure daylight saving time for Microsoft Windows operating systems " reflects the manual changes and additions DST and TZ. KB 914387 should contain
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As I work in the Windows division, a letter made its way to my office: a customer mail sent to one of our senior leaders that asked... "How do I set up Internet Explorer to be my default web browser?" Simple question you may say, but unfortunately in
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