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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

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

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

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