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Tuesday, April 21, 2009 4:42 PM

The Outlook Connector Part 2

For those of you who want to only download the Outlook Connector you can go to http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9A2279B1-DF0A-46E1-AA93-7D4870871ECF&displaylang=en . 
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009 7:30 PM

THE Outlook Connector

In addition to the product planning I do for Windows Live, I also work with the Microsoft Office Outlook team on the Outlook Connector.  What is the Outlook Connector you ask?  It is a grossly underutilized sync solution for people who are both
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Thursday, March 05, 2009 7:00 PM

“I’d like to try Hotmail but I already have an existing Email account”

Do you have existing non-Hotmail/Live email account that you’ve had for a number of years?  Are you intrigued by the some of the new features and functionality of Windows Live Hotmail?  Perhaps you’re running into the other provider’s email
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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 4:34 PM

The Power of the Blog

I am humbled by how much traffic my blog post yesterday generated.  It was apparently linked to/picked up by a couple of sites with quite a readership.  I/we got an amazing amount of email to the new account.   Wow.  However,
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Tuesday, March 03, 2009 11:58 AM

Updated: What would you like changed/improved in Windows Live?

Updated Post (posted on March 4, 2009): Several keen observers sent email to me about my newly established livewish email address gently reminding me of an already established communication vehicle to get feedback to the Windows Live team.  The official
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Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:33 PM

Gadgets – Do you Love them or Leave them?

Gadgets seem to one of those things in computers that polarize people.  Gadgets , in the Windows world, are little pieces of code, jscript and/or XML (depending on the gadget) that sits primarily in the Sidebar in Vista and anywhere on the desktop
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Wednesday, January 07, 2009 9:00 PM

The NEW Windows Live Essentials is now available!

The “gold” version of the Windows Live Essentials applications (e.g. Mail, Photo Gallery, Writer--which I’m using to write this blog, the Outlook Connector, etc.) are available now at http://download.live.com   This final version was in beta when
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Monday, November 17, 2008 5:13 PM

I’ve got a new job

After 3.5 years as the product planner for Windows Essential Business Server, today I began a new job in the Windows Live Experience team.   I will be one of the “desktop communications” product planners which basically means I’ll be contributing
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Monday, September 15, 2008 2:00 PM

EBS has Released to Manufacturing BABY!

After 3.5 years of development, I am happy to announce that we have released Essential Business Server 2008 to manufacturing (aka RTMed)!  I have seen the product come along way in that time and am very proud of the work the team has put into EBS. 
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Friday, July 18, 2008 1:53 PM

RC1 is complete, only one more to go!

It was a big day for the product group.  We signed off on Windows Essential Business Server release candidate 1 today!  It will be available on Connect and the Public Preview will be refreshed very soon. I can’t wait until we RTM (release to
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Friday, June 27, 2008 7:44 AM

Goodbye Bill

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Thursday, June 12, 2008 1:59 PM

Some Seriously Functional Wallpaper Eye Candy

I have been a huge fan of SysInternals long before Microsoft acquired the company a few year ago and rebadged its founders/super talents Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell.  If you ever get a chance to see/hear Mark in person I highly recommend
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008 7:13 PM

You Deserve More Than "Good Enough"

When I was an Enterprise Strategist and then Consultant in Microsoft's US Midwest sales district, one of the most frustrating situations I experienced were customers (mainly enterprise: 20K+ desktops, 1000+ servers) who didn't utilize technology to its
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 3:22 PM

How much do you love EBS?

This much? Oliver Sommer does.  It's his company car!
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Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:00 AM

Do you have x64 Server Hardware?

As I conduct research and go on customer visits with IT Administrators from midsize companies, one of the most interesting discoveries has been how little understanding their is around x64 processors.  For example, of the 82 customer visits we have
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