• SPAM SWAG up for grabs

    SWAG == Stuff We All Get (named after the procedure of getting lots of branded merchandise you didn't realise you wanted - or maybe don't really...) Anyway, for my session at IT Forum (UCM313 - Anti-spam Enhancements in Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack...
  • I'll get my coat...

    I've been shamed into resurrecting my blog, partly by talking with some people in Barcelona at the Tech Ed:IT Forum event last month, and partly from chatting with some other Microsoft bloggers who have popular and interesting blogs... (people like Darren...
  • Windows Mobile Device Center in Vista

    I've been a user of Windows CE/Windows Mobile devices ever since the early days of "Windows CE Services", which later morphed into ActiveSync (currently at version 4.2, but v4.5 should be with us soon). The software has certainly evolved over the years...
  • Outlook 2007 caches other people's calendars

    In the default modus operandi , Outlook 2007 likes to be in cached mode when running against Exchange, which is generally a *good thing*. Cached mode means there are (by and large) fewer occasions to go back & forth to the server, as it operates by...
  • Zooming in for demos

    I remember seeing Mark Russinovich present at TechEd a while back, and was impressed when he used a zooming utility to show one quarter of the screen zoomed in enough that it was easy to read the screen, even from the back of the room. Presenting to...