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DST 2007: Why we needed to rebase appointments

I thought I wouldn’t need to post about DST 2007 issues after it kicked in on Sunday March 11th this year, but apparently that doesn’t seem to be the case. In a previous post (that I’ve referred to a number of times now) titled “DST 2007: Understanding what needs to be done and how to […]

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Computerworld: Microsoft’s ‘MVPs’ say they’re often its sharpest critics

During last week’s MVP Summit, ComputerWorld carried an interesting article on Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) program, titled “Microsoft’s ‘MVPs’ say they’re often its sharpest critics“. As Paul Robichaux noted on his blog, “…and no, I’m not saying this just because he quoted me”. What I found interesting was the ensuing debate in the article’s […]

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DST 2007: Energy Policy Act of 2005 – the few lines…

I’ve been wanting to post about this for a few days now, and as we wind down towards the earlier onset of Daylight Savings Time this year, hopefully with most of us having dealt with DST 2007 issues already, there couldn’t be a better time than this. If you haven’t reached the finish line with […]

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Symantec’s State of Spam report: Spam rates declining

Here’s something that should make messaging folks happier (as happy as you can be at this point given the DST 2007 huddle a lot of us may find ourselves in… :) Symantec’s monthly State of Spam report shows some interesting trends over the past month. In particular: 1. Overall percentage of spam “at the SMTP […]

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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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Exchange Server 2007 SP1 and Longhorn Server

Update to the previous post titled “Exchange Server 2007 SP1: A bag of goodies!“, which referenced Exchange product group GM Terry Myerson’s blog post on the Exchange team blog. Terry’s post stated:“On Longhorn Server, we will support Exchange 2007 on native IPv6 networks.” In a follow-up email conversation today, Terry confirmed Exchange Server 2007 SP1 […]

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Exchange Server 2007 SP1: A bag of goodies!

It’s public now – a bag of goodies awaits Exchange folks come Exchange Server 2007 SP1. Terry Myerson, Exchange Server product group GM, just posted on the team blog about some exciting new stuff we’ll get to see in SP1. If you’re in love with the idea of Local Continuous Replication (LCR) for stand-alone/non-clustered servers, […]

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DST 2007: Microsoft Exchange Calendar Update Tool v2.0

For those glued to the DST 2007 issue, this may not come as a big surprise, but judging by the questions I had at this morning’s webinar held by Zenprise for DST issues, apparently not a lot of folks are aware that version 2.0 of the Exchange Calendar Update Tool is now available on microsoft.com. […]

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