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March 2004 - Posts

Redmond Bound...

It looks like my next project will find me working out of Redmond for about 6 weeks. I'll finally get to attend a Seattle blogger dinner! If anyone has any suggestions on other stuff I should do while i'm in the area, drop me a line via the comments Read More
posted Wednesday, March 31, 2004 9:34 PM by adam | 4 Comments
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Best Practices for Message-level Exchange Recovery

Aelita have released a white paper on the above. If you've ever had to tell a user that they have to wait a few hours for you to restore an information store so that you can recover one message for them, then this will be of interest. Have you ever Read More
posted Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:28 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Another Exchange Team Job

This time, its as an OWA/OMA Developer.. Tosh Meston just blogged about a vacancy in his team working on the next version of OWA/OMA.. Without sounding too much like a sales pitch here, I would like to put the word out that my team in Exchange, that Read More
posted Tuesday, March 30, 2004 11:23 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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I think it might be time to upgrade my Dyson..

Just found this Hovercraft vacuum cleaner.. How cool is that? A Glasgow-based company has developed a new type of vacuum cleaner that rides on a cushion of air, gliding over carpets and hard floor surfaces like a hovercraft, writes ERM magazine. Read More
posted Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:24 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange 2000 Server require NetBIOS name resolution for full functionality!

I've had this debate with numerous people since the beta of Active Directory and Exchange Platinum (2000) Now it appears I was right not to 'Bin the WINS' Im fairly sure this is the first document I've seen that specifically says so though...  Read More
posted Thursday, March 25, 2004 11:15 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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The Exchange Team want you to punch their monkey!

Or do they... Lydia just posted about people complaining of pop up ads when opening OWA and explains that this is actually nothing to do with OWA but in fact created by various spyware apps. Lydia recommends AdAware and I would agree. I went to fix Read More
posted Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:27 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Exchange Migration Best Practice Seminar (UK)

Quest and KVS are holding a seminar on best practice to use when migrating exchange 5.5 -> 2000/2003 Obviously they're going to do it with their own toolset but its well worth going anyway, even if you have no plans to use their stuff. Heck, if im Read More
posted Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:16 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Exchange Hiring Event

Gretchen just posted details of an Exchange Hiring Event in Seattle.. If you are a developer looking to solve the toughest system level software problems around, then we have a career opportunity of a lifetime for you! The Microsoft Exchange Server team Read More
posted Thursday, March 25, 2004 7:12 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Instant Messaging at Work

John Porcaro just blogged a great piece about using IM for work The last place I worked at had issues with IM use that were never really clear to me. Our IT director insisted that because it could not be logged centrally(this was before LCS) it should Read More
posted Wednesday, March 24, 2004 11:37 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Scoble wants a magic friend

Well almost.. He'd like a folder where you can drag an item in and it gets automatically blogged Surely someone must already have something like this in development..? Read his full post here Read More
posted Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:44 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Outlook 2003 Junk E-mail filter Update

Version 2 of this was released yesterday. This replaces the one that was released in December and seems to work well (it picked up all the messages in my hotmail inbox that hadn't been classified as junk before) This optional update provides the Junk Read More
posted Wednesday, March 24, 2004 10:15 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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My Name is Adam.. and I'm addicted to Jobsblog!

Im not having a good weekend... I spent most of last night awake with an upset stomach and when I ate today, I broke a tooth and I now have really bad toothache - I wonder if you can get gallon drums of bonjela?? Anyway, there's no way I can get to Read More
posted Sunday, March 21, 2004 11:54 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Various Exchange FAQ's

Gerod Serafin has some great Exchange stuff in his blog. Recent notable posts include these entries which cover lots of FAQ's: http://blogs.msdn.com/gerod_serafin/archive/2004/03/09/86890.aspx http://blogs.msdn.com/gerod_serafin/archive/2004/03/09/87032.aspx Read More
posted Sunday, March 21, 2004 8:43 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Windows XP SP2 RC1

RC1 of Service pack 2 is available for public download from http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/sp2preview.mspx Its still Release Candidate so shouldnt be used on production machines but that said, Im using it on mine and it's rock Read More
posted Sunday, March 21, 2004 3:24 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Corporate Sponsorship for Annual Karate Tournament - Any Takers?

I've been tasked with finding  corporate sponsorship for the annual USKK Europe karate tournament. Next year, its in London and will attract competitors from all over the world. Anyone interested (or know who i should speak to at your company) mail Read More
posted Friday, March 19, 2004 2:45 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Client Network traffic with Microsoft Exchange 2003

Just received this from the project manager for the documents im currently working on about Exchange 2003 Deployment... The White Paper: Client Network Traffic with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 is now available for your customers!   http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/techinfo/outlook/CliNetTraf.asp Read More
posted Thursday, March 18, 2004 8:58 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Full Headers in OWA Reloaded..

Blogs are a wonderful thing... A couple of hours after posting about an e-mail i received last night, Sig Weber comes up with the goods again. I forwarded the info to the original sender of the e-mail and got the following reply: You just made it worth Read More
posted Thursday, March 18, 2004 3:20 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Viewing full headers in OWA

I got an e-mail this morning which at first glance looked like comment spam Its from Jeremiah Cook, a Network Engineer at Intelligent Technologies. He wants to be able to view full internet e-mail headers in OWA. Personally, I think that the kind of Read More
posted Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:43 AM by adam | 11 Comments
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What do you think of OMA?

Greg Bolles recently posted a piece on the Exchange team blog explaining the origins of OMA and the challenges on integrating it into the Titanium feature set. Greg is also interested in receiving feedback about your experiences with OMA. I know that Read More
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:37 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Exchange Mug Action Shot..

As promised, here is my Exchange blog mug in action. It arrived yesterday and, so far, is still in one piece ;) You can't beat a good mug of Tea. Cheers! Read More
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:19 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Who says BMW's aren't cool?

BMW Technicians have created the worlds first automotive 'easter egg' in the software of the SMG gearbox on the E46 M3. I'll pop down to the local dealer and see if I can try it out some time ;) Read More
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:03 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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Want a job at Microsoft? Make sure you work on your Google rank..

Neil blogged the other day about how MS Recruiters use Google when on the look out for new talent and how he'd love to work there Sure enough, MS responded in the MS Jobs Blog and Neil is now CEO of Microsoft (well the last bit isn't quite true but you Read More
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:32 PM by adam | 2 Comments
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We Return Victorious!!!

We returned from Ireland with 6 trophies - Three 1st's, two 2nd's and a 3rd. I got first place in my category for my kata which I was chuffed about. Lots of work to catch up on so i'll blog more later This was taken in our bedroom after the competition Read More
posted Wednesday, March 17, 2004 3:46 PM by adam | 5 Comments
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B2B and P2P Networking Sites - Women just get it

Ive joined them all but the one I keep coming back to is Ecademy The easiest way to summarize ecademy is a real life version of the film 'Pay it Forward' Thomas Power, the CEO of Ecademy is a popular chap and knows quite literally thousands of people. Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 12:54 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Just getting ready to go to Ireland..

The time is almost here Im just going to the shops to buy a new gumshield then I have to come home and pack. Im just going to post a picture of my office as a test of my phlog so check the link on the side. Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:56 AM by adam | 3 Comments
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MS04-009 Outlook flaw - Severity raised to critical

Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, it was determined that this vulnerability could also affect users who do not have the “Outlook Today” folder home page as their default home page in Outlook 2002. As a result, Microsoft has re-released Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:39 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Live Communications Server 2003 - Exchange IM Migration Script Updates

MS have released updated versions of the scripts included with LCS for migrating Exchange 2000 IM to LCS. Get them here. This download provides new versions of four scripting files that were included with Live Communications Server 2003. You should download Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:01 AM by adam | 3 Comments
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Volvo - The Mystery of Dalaro

If Volvo UK are to be believed, 32 people in the same small village bought the same car on the same day and didnt know the others were buying it. I heard rumors that it was a wind up so my brother and I turned detective. First off, there is a website Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:19 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Aelita Exchange 2003 ebook - Chapter Two released

More e-mail stuff... Aelita is pleased to announce chapter two is now available for download. Download chapter two now. Chapter two discusses a critical step in the planning, deployment and management of Exchange 2003 – your Active Directory. Author Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:07 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Microsoft UK Tablet PC Anniversary Event

Just got this through on e-mail too. The UK launch of Tablet PC was ace as it was at the IMAX movie theatre in London. Alas this is just at MS Campus but it should still be worth going to. To celebrate the first anniversary of the launch of the Tablet Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 8:04 AM by adam | 2 Comments
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Microsoft UK Security Events

Just got through an e-mail with some Microsoft security events in it: Security Briefing: Day 1 - 23 March 2004, Reading In this session (part 1) for experienced IT professionals, you'll have the opportunity to learn about: The Essentials Of Read More
posted Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:57 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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MS Small Business Server 2003 5 User CAL Pack

I have one of these sealed if anyone wants to make me a sensible offer before I Ebay it? Its brand new but its taking up space on my desk. Read More
posted Wednesday, March 10, 2004 9:10 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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British Chamber of Commerce guide to IT Security

More UK Only Microsoft Stuff (Sorry Mike ;) The British Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with Microsoft, BT, Intel and HP have produced a series of printed guides aimed at helping businesses effectively leverage existing and future technology investments. Read More
posted Tuesday, March 09, 2004 1:31 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Where are you? I'm in the middle of a thunderstorm darling, can't you hear it?

Simeda have created an app for Symbian Series 60 devices that allows you to overlay sounds on top of a phone call to make it appear that you are somewhere that you aren't. Did you wake up late for work and you want your boss to think you're caught in Read More
posted Monday, March 08, 2004 12:56 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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More lessons in life from Dilbert

Today's quote goes to Wally. I frequently reach unprecedented levels of unverifiable productivity :D Read More
posted Monday, March 08, 2004 12:03 PM by adam | 3 Comments
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Get yourself a cheap notebook... from a coffee shop

Tchibo are a chain of coffee stores in the UK that also sell stuff like coats and bags through to bread makers and cordless phones. From 10am Wednesday, they will have a notebook for sale for just £900 with the following specs: Mobile AMD Athlon Read More
posted Sunday, March 07, 2004 11:34 AM by adam | 5 Comments
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More Inside Info on life at Microsoft

KC has a great post on her role as a PM at Microsoft. Reminds me of a book I finished recently.. Not directly related, but still worth a read Read More
posted Saturday, March 06, 2004 10:51 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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Practicing...

In preparation for the karate tournament next week, i'll be doing quite a bit of practice this week so the posts may be a bit on the sparse side.   Read More
posted Saturday, March 06, 2004 9:26 PM by adam | 0 Comments
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New Columnist on OutlookExchange.com

Me! I'm just in the process of producing my first article (in my precious spare time) and I will produce Exchange technical content on a more regular basis. Don't worry though - I'll still be blogging here everyday about all the same stuff. So..... Read More
posted Friday, March 05, 2004 4:58 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Upgrade Centre

Microsoft UK have created a site called Upgrade Centre. This site allows you to look for case studies, white papers and other material to help you in developing a business case for infrastructure upgrade and/or help you deploy it. Do you need an up-to-date Read More
posted Friday, March 05, 2004 2:59 PM by adam | 3 Comments
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Smartphone tip

At last.. A tip that makes my smartphone not so much of a POC as I thought it was.. If you switch the phone to the 'Automatic' profile, it wont ring when your Outlook/Exchange calendar says you're in a meeting. Neat! Thanks Ewan Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 3:13 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Free Exchange Server 2003 eBook

Aelita are producing a free ebook in conjunction with Windows & .NET Magazine called 'The Expert's Guide for Exchange 2003: Preparing for, Moving to, and Supporting Exchange Server 2003'. They are releasing each chapter as it is produced. So far, only Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:22 PM by adam | 7 Comments
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My New Mug.. Coming Soon

Well after managing to get a free mug, my wife smashed it (probably my own fault for leaving it on the flooor of my car), so I decided to get one of Exchange Team's swanky 'Mapi Makes Me Happy' mugs which should be in my grubby little mitts by the time I Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:24 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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OWA as the default mail client - Sig delivers the goods again!

Sig Weber has come up with a script and webform to allow you to use OWA as your default mail client AND allow it to work when clicking on mailto:// links More info here Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 12:02 PM by adam | 1 Comments
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Meet the Exchange experts

No.. I'm not having a housewarming party ;) The Exchange web site has a new section where you can read bio's of most of the Exchange Server MVP's. Some familiar faces over there: the 3 fellas from Exchange blog, Paul Robichaux and Lee Derbyshire Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 11:53 AM by adam | 1 Comments
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More posts coming soon.. Honest!

The posts have been a bit lacking for the past few days for various reasons. I now have an RSS queue as long as I don't know what and a cruddy narrowband connection Add to that the fairly tight deadline on my current piece of work and my preparation Read More
posted Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:02 AM by adam | 0 Comments
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Back in the 56k dark ages :(

OK Im all moved into the new house now. Only problem is that it is too far away from the telephone exchange to get broadband. All I can say is that Dial-up sucks! Read More
posted Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1:10 PM by adam | 7 Comments
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