January 2007 - Posts
Okay so after yesterdays data loss , I thought I had learnt my lession. Doh I was VERY wrong. It also seems that I have become very bitter and twisted over the last few weeks :-| So at home I have an Elonex eXentia Media Centre PC, which I upgraded to
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Okay so today is launch day, and Vista decided to install some updates on my laptop. This is okay, but then WITHOUT a big centre of screen popup saying I am going to reboot it does .. and it does it really well, by terminating programs that are running
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So SQL doesn't escape the dreaded DST2007!!! Source: http://support.microsoft.com/?id=931815 Starting in the spring of 2007, daylight saving time (DST) start dates and end dates for the United States will change to comply with the Energy Policy Act of
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Okay so I have an Exchange 2003 Virtual Server image and I thought I would see what the deal was. So I created a reoccuring meeting request over the time change period. Then Installed the Windows 2003 Patch with no problem. Next was the Exchange 2003
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Well you can see that today is release day, as the updates are flowing. Also I see two Ultimate Extras this morning! Technorati tags: flaphead , vista , ultimate
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This is quite funny. While looking for the outlook DST20007 patch I discovered a few vista patches. Wonder why that would be? Oh, it's released today! Windows Update will do the job of downloading them for you! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/results.aspx?freetext=vista&productID=&categoryId=&period=120&sortCriteria=date&nr=50&DisplayLang=en
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At last! This slipped out over night. All we need now is the Exchange version. Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=e343a233-b9c8-4652-9dd8-ae0f1af62568&DisplayLang=en In order to address time zone changes, this tool will
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If you use Exchange and Outlook, then YOU NEED TO watch this WebCast! Why oh Why do the damm times for these WebCast SUCK of everyone outside of the US? This one is at 2100-2200 on Friday 2nd Feb 2007 Source: http://www.microsoft.com/events/EventDetails.aspx?CMTYSvcSource=MSCOMMedia&Params=%7eCMTYDataSvcParams%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ID%22+Value%3d%221032327505%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22ProviderID%22+Value%3d%22A6B43178-497C-4225-BA42-DF595171F04C%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22lang%22+Value%3d%22en%22%2f%5e%7earg+Name%3d%22cr%22+Value%3d%22US%22%2f%5e%7esParams%5e%7e%2fsParams%5e%7e%2fCMTYDataSvcParams%5e
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So today is Robert Burns birthday (25th Janaury) and tonight is Burns Night so you can enjoy a Haggis . Haggis achieved literary fame through " To A Haggis " by Scotland's bard, Robert Burns in the 18th century. It is largely through the celebrations
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Received my TechNet Flash today and it said: The Windows Server code-named "Longhorn" beta program will be kicking off soon, and that means it's time to pre-register to get your hands on the next generation of the Windows Server operating system. When
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Okay some more information for you. Interesting how this coule be a one off as "Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete" UPDATE #1 : Just found this too. it would seem
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I have been checking out my hotmail account today a noticed when I opened my account: Registered since: January 21, 1998 | 9 year anniversary! Damm ... can anyone match or beat that?
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Check out my buddy Marc's new blog. Only a couple of posts as he works his way around the Blogosphere Check it out: http://cihb.wordpress.com/ with the RSS: http://cihb.wordpress.com/feed
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So today my xbox 360 returned to me and guess what? It's a replacement. The tell tail sign was a new MAC address :-| So I have hooked it up to my TV and the network and applied the update. Configured my Vista Media Centre to work with it and worked first
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This is turning into a REALLY REALLY BIG issue. To be clear the new DST change periods are: March 11, 2007 to April 1, 2007 and from October 28, 2007 to November 4, 2007 . New DST Start March 11, 2007 (three weeks earlier) Previous DST Start April 1,
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Rob sent me a link to this .. Interesting and it's FREE! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b038d4b5-1d88-437c-9f54-1fb0d210b5ef&DisplayLang=en Microsoft Photo Info allows photographers to add, change and delete common
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It actually started last week, but here are the 24 x1 hour sessions. A bit like the TV series I suppose, so that would make Harold Wong our version of Jack Bauer, but Harold is saving the world by spreading the love & adoption of Exchange 2007 ;-)
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Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-21LotusDominoTransitionPR.mspx REDMOND, Wash. — Jan. 21, 2007 — More than ever, organizations worldwide are investing in Microsoft Corp.’s platform for unified communications and collaboration,
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Found this and wanted to share it with you all. Source: http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=899&uid=swg21245334 ... Solution : To ensure that your Lotus software products will work as expected in 2007, it is recommended that the host operating
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So in London the Evening Standard used to be the only Evening paper you could get. Then the free papers came out, with the likes of the London Lite and The London Paper . Now we have another one. The Telegraph PM puts a spin on the other papers. You can
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Well the Exchange Fix is out: Update for daylight saving time changes in 2007 for Exchange 2003 . This fix updates a number of files including Cdo.dll, Cdoex.dll, Davex.dll, Excdo.dll and Exoledb.dll As you probably know, Blackberry Enterprise Server
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Isn't it amazing the strange ideas people come up this. Check this out: http://www.archinode.com/gym.html Basically it's a floating gym that is power by the people working out in it! Our concept encapsulates a new typology for the contemporary urban gym.
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Shawn told me about this .. looks interesting. Source: http://us.slingmedia.com/object/io_1168286861787.html Las Vegas – Consumer Electronics Show (CES) –- January 8, 2007 — Sling Media, Inc., a digital lifestyle products company, today announced a new
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Dunno if these are true, but they are stunning. The International Space Station happened to be passing by when the Shuttle launched on the 9th September 2006 . Here's something that you don't see every day. The launch, as seen from the International Space
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Well that is what it feels like. On the 5th Jan 2007 I lost two hours of my life, from 1230 to 1430. Why? Well I have an operation to fix an Umbilical Hernia . When we moved house we had 20 Leylandii trees in the garden. They started out at about 100ft
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Microsoft KB Articles for the Zune Download the Zune Manuals Download Zune Software How to control your Zune device Hold switch : Move the Hold switch to the unlocked position to lock the controls. You can do this to prevent accidental button presses
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This looks quite good, and just what I want. Source: http://www.kingston.com/ukroot/flash/dt_secure_privacy.asp?id=8 and http://www.kingston.com/flash/datasheets/MKF_1123_DTSP_WP.pdf Kingston’s DataTraveler Secure — Privacy Edition (DTSP) is the world’s
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Humm, interesting Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-17BusCommTransformationPR.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0 NEW YORK — Jan. 17, 2007 — Today, Microsoft Corp. CEO Steve Ballmer and Nortel* CEO and President Mike Zafirovski announced
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At last this fix is out of test and in to the wild. Source: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/926666 In the spring of 2007, the start dates and the end dates for daylight saving (DST) time in the United States will change to comply with the Energy Policy
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I wonder how much the marketing people at Microsoft get paid to come up with inovative product names? Source: http://www.msblog.org/2007/01/16/longhorn-server-to-be-named-windows-server-2007/ An unnamed Microsoft official just confirmed to ActiveWin.com
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So in the old days, you would get yourself a Branding Iron with your "mark", heat it up and then slap it on the side of your cattle. Nice! Well Somark Innovations of St. Louis, MO has novel use of RFID by creating a Biocompatible Chipless RFID Ink for
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Cor this must have killed them to enter this market. Source: http://www.sony-europe.com/view/View.action?section=en_EU_Press&pressrelease=1168443961003&site=odw_en_EU&page=PressReleaseDetail Paris, 16 January, 2007 - Sony Europe’s Recording
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So, how long until we get a Mac server then? Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/15/mac_raid_storage/ small Minneapolis firm showed off what it claims is the first enterprise level RAID storage for Mac OS X systems at MacWorld last week. Amid
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This made me smile! Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/01/11/ces2007_hddvd_blu_ray/ ... Quite famously in the war between Betamax and VHS the latter won especially because the adult industry preferred it. If you've been around long enough, you probably
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.. and dont forget the Mac! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2007/jan07/01-09Macworld.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0 REDMOND, Wash., Jan. 9, 2007 — Microsoft continues to deliver world-class technology products for the Mac platform – as
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This really does look interesting. Not sure where Windows Media Centre and this fit in, as I suspect you would want to reduce the number of Computers you have in your house to reduce your carbon footprint? Also check out the Q&A here: http://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/Features/2007/jan07/01-08HomeServer.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0
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Humm and when did I tell you about this? Ford US cars to get bluetooth, Microsoft operating system Here are some details from the BBC. What is funny is that I saw a report on BBC News24 and the guy was trying to use the voice activated portion and it
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If you watched Billg's Keynote from CES you would have seen a picture of this Sony. Looks like it will not hit the streets until March 2007, but it looks quite nice, and is something you would expect a Mac to look like! Source http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/jan07/01-07CES2007PR.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0
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Humm, interesting! Source: http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/05/the-second-xbox-360-revealed-codename-zephyr/ ... Ever wonder why Microsoft hasn't released an HDMI cable for the Xbox 360 or whether the AV port was really capable of digital out? Well, here's
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This looks interesting, especially as my Xbox 360 is out for repair. Shame it doesn't do ms-dvr format from Windows Media Centre, but it does say " It also supports access to content on Microsoft® Windows® Media Center PCs through Windows Media Connect"
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Jane blogged this ..very interesting! Source: http://blogs.technet.com/janelewis/archive/2007/01/04/useful-tips-for-troubleshooting-group-policies.aspx ... I have been spending some time up with our GTSC support department here in the U.K. and it has
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I suppose this will solve all the problems with picking a format! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6230925.stm The first DVD player to play both rival high definition DVD formats has been announced by South Korean firm LG. The dual-format
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<RANT ON> So I have an Elonex eXentia at home that was running Windows XP Media Centre and it worked like a dream. Then for some stupid reason I thought it would be good to blat the box and install Vista Ultimate. The install was a but funny, as
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<RANT ON> Okay so I have my XBOX360 for just over a year (typical!) Over the last couple of weeks, when I have connect to Live, I get "forced" updated. After the first update my 360 started playing up. After the second update it just would not start
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Well it has taken some time, but after ordering my Brown Zune from Expansys in November and not getting it, I found one on Ebay and got it within a week ;-) My nice Brown Zune is currently charging. First impressions, I like it. The software is easy to
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I blogged this before with a Beta version of Exchange 2007. Here is a dump of Get-Tip from Exchange 2007 RTM. It turns out that we have 76 of them! [PS] C:\ps>1..76 | foreach { get-tip $_ } Tip of the day #1: To return all scripts that are found in
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So far so good. Still have some issues with the code on the left but will sort that out next week. Looks like I will use Live Writer to publish blogs too
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Okay I have upgraded my blog to Community Server 2.1 SP2, so expect a upgraded site in about an hour or so, when the vhd has copied up to my server. Yup that right, I run my blog in a virtual server session! The upgrade was actually quite simple as the
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This will make you smile! .. really! Source: http://www.thetoy.co.uk/ We all send romantic, suggestive text messages to our partners, often deliberately to get them going. Imagine if these texts could touch the body as well as the mind. Thanks to new
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Interesting download! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466&displaylang=en Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint— please install all High-Priority
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Source: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1032324210&EventCategory=2&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US This Support WebCast introduces the daylight saving time changes for calendar year 2007. This session also provides
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Just been surfing and found this website. Check it out! http://microsoftatces.com/ it has all the Microsoft News from CES! You can see billg’s keynote here: http://www.microsoft.com/ces/ It’s a 250mb wmv that is about 90 mins long
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Shawn introduced me to this today. Not had a chance to play, but when I do I will let you know how it goes! Source: http://www.tversity.com/ What is the TVersity Media Server? The TVersity Media Server lets you manage your Internet and home media and
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You have to check this out, it just ROCKS! and shows the power of Windows PowerShell! Source: http://ps1.soapyfrog.com/blog/files/space_invaders.html
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This was something Joe asked me yesterday and I done some digging and wanted to share it with everyone! Basically it would seem that the plan is for Microsoft to have a predicable release cycle alternatiing “major” and “update”
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How cool is this for a bug. Dead easy to replicate and potentially very deadly! Basically it is possible to pass parameters toa pdf doc to do things to it. Check out this link ( http://www.disenchant.ch/blog/hacking-with-browser-plugins/34 ) Would seem
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Paul mentioned this ( http://www.robichaux.net/blog/2007/01/turn_your_car_into_a_wifi_hotspot.php ) and it has to be the potential gadget of the year! http://www.goautonet.com/wp/ The first Internet service provider specifically designed for cars. Fasten
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Well sort of. RegHardware has found a Russian website that list some of the new phone due out this year. Shame Bablefish couldn’t translate it :-( http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2007/01/03/htc_07_roadmap/ and http://www.hpc.ru/lib/arts/2254/printable.shtml
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yeah baby Jack Bauer is back! Check out the preview trailer ( http://www.24trailer.com/ ) and more stuff here ( http://www.fox.com/24/ ) In the UK SKY TV ( http://www.sky.com/portal/site/skycom/tvguide/article?contentid=501210 ) starting Sunday 21st January
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I have updated my tube gadget for Windows Vista Sidebar. Check it out here: http://files.flaphead.dns2go.com/tube.gadget.zip download it and remove the .zip and double click Enjoy and let me know if you find any bugs or have any suggestions
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Check out another buddy Chris , who has started to blog! http://blog.cbeams.co.uk/cs/blogs/chris/ Hey and he passed the big 3-0 last week ;-)
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Okay here it is. Yes yet another send mail powershell script, but this is different! Oh yeah, it has loads of options and yet this a GUI! yeah a GUI! Also you can send email to members listed on a CSV file and send more than one. I suppose its actually
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Damm handy article to have in your back pocket! Source: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/12/28/432013.aspx From time to time, you need to allow an application server to relay off of your Exchange server. You might need to do this if you have a SharePoint
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Ohhh an Exchange 2007 Exam. http://www.microsoft.com/learning/exams/70-236.mspx Exam 70-236 will be in beta January 2–January 16, 2007.
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Source: http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/ford-us-cars-get-bluetooth/story.aspx?guid=%7B6C3FE6F3-1F4A-4FD1-891F-DEA98F5CE876%7D DETROIT (MarketWatch) -- Ford Motor Co. (F) will unveil next month a hands-free Bluetooth wireless system and in-vehicle
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Nice but I bet I won’t get a ticket to any races! Source: http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2006/dec06/12-11FIAPR.mspx?source=rss&WT.dl=0 PARIS — Dec. 11, 2006 — Microsoft Corp. and McLaren Electronic Systems (MES) today
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Be afraid, very afraid Source: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2006/12/realworld_passw.html and http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72300-0.html … The attack was pretty basic . The attackers created a fake MySpace login page, and collected
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Interesting! Source: http://www.channelinsider.com/article/HP+Microsoft+to+Develop+People+Ready+Services+Portfolio/196343_1.aspx and http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/business_applications/what_the_hpmicrosoft_deal_really_means.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
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Duane sent me this link … It’s a FREE tool that will convert VMWare VMDKs to Virtual Server VHDs Check out: http://blogs.virtualserver.tv/blogs/dugie/archive/2006/12/14/VMware_to_Microsoft_Virtual_Machine_Conversions_with_VMDK2VHD.aspx and
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Good blog from James Source: http://blogs.msdn.com/jamesmwhelan/archive/2006/12/12/exchange-2003-and-configuring-the-page-file.aspx
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How stupid is this, but it will teach you not to eat a curry before your fly! Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6213644.stm An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur
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Okay its catchup time. I have been on holiday since the 11th December so no blogging (My wife wouldn’t let me take my laptop with me!). It was actually a nice break, two weeks in Tab Heights, Egypt. Check this link ( http://www.tabaheights.com/
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My Buddy Julian has started to blog. Check it out! http://blogs.technet.com/julian/default.aspx
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News Exchange 2007 Signed off for release http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/12/07/431782.aspx New Downloads Microsoft Junk E-mail Reporting Tool version 1.0 for Microsoft Office Outlook® The Junk E-mail Reporting Tool submits e-mail to Microsoft
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