M3 Sweatt's blog
Thoughts on time, technology, products and services at Microsoft
Cool Zune Art: Zune Originals: Interview with Chris Stephenson
Now this is very cool... this on Cool Hunting: Zune Originals: Interview with Chris Stephenson......
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/12/2007
Of interest: Growth at Microsoft main campus in the Times
Can you believe it's November? And with the fall comes the grand opening of the new Building 99,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/12/2007
Windows Home Server launches with new HP hardware
Courtesy of On10.net... Windows Home Server now available! "Today the Home Server team announced...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/06/2007
Your questions: How should I manage my home network to keep it safe?
Adrienne asks... "How should I manage my home network to keep it safe?" Of interest, from the MS.com...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/04/2007
Don't Forget" Daylight Saving Time change "fall back" for N America tonite at 1:59:59AM
I often tell my taller son that "time is a precious thing. Never waste it." This usually happens...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/03/2007
Make sure you "Fall Back" next week: Windows Mobile and Daylight Saving Time
Yesterday, October 28th, would have been the timeframe for the US Daylight Savings Time changeover...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/29/2007
Sometimes, you should fire your customer
It has been a good but busy week (complain, complain) between work and home. One evening I returned...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/26/2007
Reports of a future Xbox 360 with HD-DVD on-board surface in Oz
Remember, this is an external news report, on Dealerscope this morning... Microsoft Preparing Xbox...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/22/2007
Of interest: Halo Movie clips and more on MSN
For a Hollywood project that is supposed to be as dead as a anything shot with a needler, there's...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/21/2007
Max paints again to benefit the Microsoft Giving Campaign
It's that time of year again: Microsoft's annual Giving Campaign (here are a few blog posts on the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/09/2007
Your questions: "How do I report people who illegally download software?"
Last year I posted a note on piracy and how illegal downloading was down among US kids teens. I...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/08/2007
What I've read: Catching up with more posts from the reading pile
Fall is here, New Zealand "Sprang Forward" and much of North America is close to a new "Fall Back"...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/05/2007
Of interest: Sputnik at 50
At least I'm younger than Spunik. Interesting Space.com article on Spaceflight technology's next 50...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/04/2007
Massive exclusive Halo 3 package on eBay signed by Bill Gates and J Allard
What's green and gold, signed by Bill Gates and J Allard, and currently at $8,600? Why, the Special...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/02/2007
Of interest: Local news and blogs provide details on new Zunes
Of interest today as I'm home sick (cough-sneeze)... King 5 news reports (from the AP) on the new,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/02/2007
Your questions: What is the new Microsoft Office Live?
Jen asks today... "What is the news around [the new] Microsoft Office Live?" Lots of news on the new...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/01/2007
Poor Customer Service Ethics is more than just Outsourcing, it's a lack of understanding the customer's needs
In the last issue of BusinessWeek there is an article on "The Ethics of Outsourcing Customer...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/29/2007
Your questions: How do you remove email addresses that automatically come up when you type in a name in Outlook? Or Entourage?
This from Holly (hope you're well ;) "How/where do you remove an email address that automatically...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/29/2007
Of interest: CNET News coverage of D-Day for 'Halo 3' launch
CNET News is providing full coverage on the launch of 'Halo 3' for the Xbox 360, on the minds of all...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/25/2007
Technical "Deep-Dive" LiveMeeting today on DST and Time Zones
In about an hour's time, we'll host a Technical "Deep-Dive" Webcast... Monday, September 24, 2007 at...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/24/2007
Venezuela will move clocks in December, 2007... and you can test the change today in Windows
Navarrese Héctor, Minister of Science and Technology in Venezuela, announced that the "change to...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/24/2007
A few Microsoft DST and Time Zone Blog Posts
A few posts on DST and time zones on a few MS blogs... The Groove team covers a couple issues you...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/22/2007
Update on DST changes in Venezuela: time goes back on September 24th
As I previously noted, Venezuela is changing their time zone. We were able to confirm that Venezuela...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/18/2007
News: EU court dismisses Microsoft appeal
in today's news, the EU court dismissed Microsoft appeal — $613 million fine upheld, as noted in the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/17/2007
How to: Videos on daylight saving time preparations for Microsoft products
If a picture's worth a thousand words, then these are priceless. Steve Justice and Joel Schaeffer,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/14/2007
Thanks for the (Webcast) memories... on daylight saving time and time zones
This morning we reprised our daylight saving time webcasts with a Webcast on (wait for it)...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/14/2007
Upcoming Webcast for daylight saving time changes in 2007
From my friend, Beth, over on the Exchange Team blog... I will join the webcast as well... I wanted...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/12/2007
Update on DST changes in Venezuela... this September?
Remember the post at the end of August on the new DST rules in Venezuela? News from my new friend...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/11/2007
News: Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta coming soon; new Windows Updates improvements available now
In case you hadn't seen the posting on the Windows Vista Blog today, the team announced the Windows...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/29/2007
FYI: new scams featuring the IRS logo to get your PII
That e-mail from the IRS? It’s not from the IRS... so says local reporter Herb Weisbaum, an...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/28/2007