M3 Sweatt's blog
Thoughts on time, technology, products and services at Microsoft
New Windows Vista and Office 2007 launch site now online
It's amazing that a couple of inches of snow can throw the area into a real freeze... but as I...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/01/2006
Ribbon, ribbon... Where did my favorite commands go?
As Richard posted today, no school in the Puget Sound area today. I'm thankful today for Outlook Web...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/28/2006
"we never think things are insurmountable"
J Allard -- one of the few people with a name shorter than mine -- is featured along with several...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/28/2006
Of interest: Being Thankful
Update 12/31/2010: If you're visiting here for the first time and interested in helping the less...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/23/2006
What I've Read (112106)
A little post for a light Thanksgiving. ;) Keep in mind that the descriptions come often are taken...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/23/2006
Article: Microsoft, Dell Team on Special Vista PC
Of interest from BetaNews... very cool and not far off of the config I thought about for a wicked...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/22/2006
TechNet: 10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows Vista
Another top ten list, this time from Technet on 10 Things You Need to Know about Deploying Windows...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/22/2006
Of interest: 10 Events That Impacted The IT Landscape
Informationweek has an article this week that gives "a quick scan of recent events, which have...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/20/2006
What I've read (111906)
Here's a brief list of the articles on my PDA this past week for the commute and weekend reading....
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/20/2006
Seth Godin on lambchops, and I don't mean food
This week Seth Godin writes about lambchops, specifically "The lambchop theory of success." First,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/18/2006
Lifehacker's Thanksgiving download: a dozen PC fix-it tools
Of interest is this item on Lifehacker.com, just in time for the holidays, "Geek to Live: A meaty...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/17/2006
Of interest: Zune podcasts on the NBC Nightly News
Last night, at the end of NBC Nightly News broadcast, anchor Brian Williams announced the launch of...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/15/2006
CNET Video: What do consumers think about the Zune?
What do consumers think about the Zune? How does the public perceive Microsoft's Zune? CNET...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/15/2006
Of interest: The Mercury News' Podcasts online
Of interest: the Mercury News' Podcasts online, from from San Jose Mercury News writers and guests,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/15/2006
Zune: What's the "out of box experience" like?
The opening of the Zune. I went through the "out of box experience" ("OOBE" as it's called) tonight...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/15/2006
What I've read so far this week (111406)
Here the list of what I had the chance to go through so far. Yes, it's a lot, but it's amazing what...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/14/2006
Link: Zune already on sale.. a couple of days early
Seems that someone at BestBuy didn't read the memo......
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/13/2006
Seattle Times: Via phone, MS is "worse" than 2005, but better than many
The Seattle times has an article this Sunday on navigating corporate automated-phone-system mazes:...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/12/2006
Web 2.0 is so yesterday: the Internet as your personal advisor (Seattle Times)
The Seattle Times has an article today on the new ways that web companies are devising ways "to mine...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/12/2006
Article: Recovering files by reinstalling Windows, Mac virus protection
Thsi week in Patrick Marshall's Q&A column on technology, there are two items that struck home...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/11/2006
Of interest: Jack Palance and the "one thing"
Jack Palance passed away, and that is a real passing on many levels. Briefly, I'll mention one...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/10/2006
Carr, McDowell, BusinessWeek on "How Important is IT?"
Yesterday I sat in part of Bob McDowell's session at MS101, our internal orientation for new hires....
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/10/2006
Who's running Vista? Trek Bikes
Want to know some of the companies moving to Vista? Here's a look at one well-known company, Trek...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/09/2006
Microsoft's Windows Vista OS released to manufacturing
It's official: Windows Vista has been released to manufacturing: "As Microsoft Windows Vista is...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/08/2006
ZDNet: a look behind the scenes at the Windows Vista release
Wonder what life is like in the days prior to release of Window Vista? ZDNet has a look at life in...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/08/2006
More on the Xbox Live Video service: Joystiq, engadget
More on the new Movies & TV service via Xbox Live, as announced yesterday. Joystiq has a brief...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/08/2006
Movies & TV via Xbox starting Nov. 22
The Seattle Times reported the new agreements with several networks (including CBS, TBS and MTV),...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/07/2006
What I've read (110606)... and why bother to post the list
Someone asked why I bother to post my reading lists on to my blog. In the course of my regular work,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/06/2006
News: Microsoft wraps up Office 2007
The Inside Office Online blog and CNET News report that Office is done today. "Both Windows Vista...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/06/2006
Article, videos: Linux Linkup for Microsoft, Novell
Businessweek offers their coverageon the Microsoft-Novell announcement., which the WSJ said "makes...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/03/2006
Changes announced today in Windows Vista transfer limits
CNET News reports today the changes in Windows Vista transfer limits. This was reported in the news...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/02/2006
Link: CNET's video look at Zune
Video: Microsoft's Zune zooms into CNET Networks - "Due to launch on November 14, the Zune is...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/02/2006
Your questions: How do you compile your reading summaries?
WRT the reading summaries in the "articles I've read" posts (here, too), I was asked... "how do you...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 11/01/2006
Don’t Get Tricked: protecting your PC from being a Zombie
Last year, Microsoft teamed up with the FTC in the “Don’t Get Tricked on Halloween” campaign to...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/31/2006
Of Interest: Jim Allchin blogging on Vista
If you haven't seen it on the https://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/, Jim Allchin (Co-President of the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/31/2006
What I've read and caught up on (102906)
A sunny then rainy weekend, filled with costume making and Halloween prep. Here are a few articles...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/30/2006
Your questions: do I need to do anything for IPv6?
I was asked this week: "What is IPv6 and what do I have to do to my PC now to support it?" So first,...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/29/2006
CNET review: T-Mobile Dash vs. Motorola Q
Email this afternoon on my Smartphone: "I am thinking about switching providers. Which of the new...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/28/2006
Your questions: Should I upgrade to Windows Vista?
I was asked via email this week a couple of times for my opinion on whether consumers should upgrade...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/28/2006
The best kitchen PC... a laptop?
Here's a blast: in 2002, Jerry Honeycutt wrote that he was putting together the kitchen computer...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/27/2006
Problems accessing the Internet with Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor? Try this
Yesterday I recommended the Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor in my post "How can I find out if my PC is...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/27/2006
Of interest: Dvorak on the best digital SLR camera for the money
John C. Dvorak wrote in his Inside Track column (v25n10) about the Best Camera for the Money Dept....
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/26/2006
"How can I find out if my PC is compatible with Windows Vista?"
The New York TimesTechnology section has an article online today "On the Horizon: A Vista Upgrade."...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/26/2006
A look inside the Microsoft Home
Today, MSN Tech takes you on a tour of the Microsoft Home. "A shining steel, geodesic structure...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/26/2006
Microsoft to offer Vista upgrade coupons starting Oct. 26
AP reported yesterday that "people who buy certain Windows personal computers this holiday season...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/25/2006
"Ride the Magic Bus" -- the Xbox 360 bus, that is
From the news: "Parents everywhere are concerned with children's access to inappropriate media...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/25/2006