DST 2007: DoE isn’t convinced new DST will save energy!

The Department of Energy isn’t convinced changing the clocks will make a dent in energy consumption! In an e-mail to TIME magazine, DoE press secretary Craig Stevens writes: “The jury on the potential national energy-savings of extending daylight saving time is still out. Our preliminary report, based on decades-old information, indicates a very small amount […]

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Paul Thurrott: Microsoft Showed Practicality, Compassion for Mac at Apple’s Lowest Point

Paul Thurrott is one of the columnists and tech writers I enjoy reading every column and product review from. He is opinionated, criticizes Microsoft when it’s appropriate (and isn’t kind when he does it…), and gives credit to the company where credit is due. In his latest WinInfo newsletter/column titled “Microsoft Showed Practicality, Compassion for […]

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CNet News.com: IT pros battle clock and code in time change

A report from Erica Ogg at CNet News.com, aptly titled “IT pros battle clock and code in time change”. I’m trying to find the humor in all this, and this report provides it: “Microsoft acknowledges that the instructions for updating aren’t exactly credit card-size.” :) Further: “BlackBerry Pearl user (user name not published here, in […]

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DST 2007: I rebased appointments and nothing moved!

It’s natural to question what the rebasing tools did – after you rebased items, they didn’t seem to move them! Appointments show up in their correct time slots. Wasn’t this what you wanted to see – appointments appear in their correct time slots? :) I’ve covered this in a previous post titled “DST 2007: Understanding […]

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DST 2007: Script to export Calendar items (before you rebase!)

MIIS (Microsoft Identity Integration Server) MVP Jason Sherry recently shared this script to export Calendar items, which should come in handy to export items from the affected “extended” DST period, before you start rebasing items. In case something goes wrong during rebasing and appointments are off by an hour or two before or after their […]

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DST 2007: Updating Front-End Servers

Another common question related to the DST updating process: do I need to do anything on my Front-End Exchange servers? Front-End servers do need the Feb. 2007 Cumulative Time Zone Update (KB 931836), and the Exchange CDO patch (KB 926666 for Exchange Server 2003 SP2, KB 931978 for Exchange Server 2003 SP1). When do we […]

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DST 2007: Heading into the weekend… list of relevant links

Some of us will probably be working on DST 2007 issues over the weekend. Here’s a list of some quick links to get you to relevant web pages for Microsoft KBAs, downloads, and BlackBerry DST 2007 resources. (My list of DST 2007 posts can be accessed from the navbar link on the left side of […]

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DST 2007: Clarification on using /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH option

Update on the previous post titled “DST 2007: Hotfix for Outlook Calendar Update Tool“, and the patched Outlook Calendar Update Tool (KB 933146) from PSS. KB 933146 states:We recommend that you do not use the /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH command-line option with the Exchange Calendar Update Tool (MsExTmz.exe). The /ONLYCREATEDPREPATCH command-line option uses the local operating system as […]

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Where is TZMOVE.EXE?

Just installed the Outlook Calendar Update Tool and can’t locate it in the Windows Start menu (All Programs, or in the Microsoft Office program group)? After installation, the tool starts running and shows the start-up screen. If you’ve already run it once or chose to run it at a later time, here’s where you’ll find […]

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DST 2007: Hotfix for Outlook Calendar Update Tool

As noted in previous post titled “DST 2007: Understanding what needs to be done and how to do it“, Microsoft has released a hotfix for the Outlook Calendar Update Tool (aka “Time Zone Update tool for Microsoft Office Outlook”). This addresses some key issues mentioned in the previous post, and adds some new command line […]

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