The Electric Wand
Weekly tips from the "Tip o' the Week" email distribution inside of Microsoft.
"Dealers of Lightning" - an insightful history in Xerox PARC
Ever since reading Robert X Cringley's excellent 1996 Accidental Empires book (which actually has...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/16/2007
Choosing a new MP3 player - dilemmas, dilemmas...
It's time for a new music player. I got a Creative Zen Micro a couple of years ago, and it's been a...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/16/2007
Sideshow Media Center remote - want one!
I've been a long-time user of the Philips Pronto programmable remote - it's an LCD touch screen...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/13/2007
Nice new calendaring features in Exchange 2007
There's so much new stuff in Exchange 2007, that it's easy to forget just how useful some of it...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/11/2007
iGot-over-it-already
You have to admire the way Apple stage manages announcements and releases - despite months of...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/10/2007
Using Outlook Search Folders to filter only external mail
Following on from my recent post about search folders, I got a few questions and comments via mail....
Author: EwanD Date: 01/09/2007
You can't ignore a ringing phone
It's funny when you look back a few years to see just how communications technology has changed -...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/05/2007
Using Outlook Search folders to sift large volumes of email
[This is a re-heat and update of an older blog post on You Had me at EHLO!] Search Folders in...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/03/2007
Some more useful Windows & Outlook shortcuts
As I mentioned the other day, I've a penchant for using shortcuts in Windows: most (if not all) are...
Author: EwanD Date: 01/02/2007
Mrs Robinson - the finest rhythym guitar you'll ever hear...
A bit off-topic this, but we had some friends staying over the other night and Julian just took up...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/30/2006
Some Handy Windows shortcut keys...
I like the Windows GUI, and particularly since I'm use to it, the Vista UI. I don't think I follow a...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/27/2006
Using HTC devices as a modem over USB in Vista RTM
One of the neat things with HTC Windows Mobile 5 devices on Windows Vista is when you activate the...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/21/2006
Keeping my SPV M3100 from getting scratched
I said yesterday that I had a mixed experience from moving to the Orange SPV M3100 (aka HTC...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/20/2006
My Pocket PC kept waking me up with middle-of-the-night reminders... :(
I switched fairly recently from using a Qtek 8500 Smartphone (which I still use occasionally and...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/19/2006
SPAM SWAG up for grabs
SWAG == Stuff We All Get (named after the procedure of getting lots of branded merchandise you...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/18/2006
Low-cost hands-free kit, anyone?
I had to keep this post for a Friday. Was in a taxi going back to Barcelona airport after IT Forum...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/15/2006
Sending SMTP Mail from the command line
I got an email the other day from someone who'd been at my session at IT Forum (UCM313 - Antispam...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/14/2006
Zooming in for demos
I remember seeing Mark Russinovich present at TechEd a while back, and was impressed when he used a...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/13/2006
Outlook 2007 caches other people's calendars
In the default modus operandi, Outlook 2007 likes to be in cached mode when running against...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/12/2006
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...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/11/2006
I'll get my coat...
I've been shamed into resurrecting my blog, partly by talking with some people in Barcelona at the...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/11/2006
i-Mate device updates support direct push email from Exchange
If you have Exchange 2003 and have SP2 installed, and you're already publishing Outlook Web Access...
Author: EwanD Date: 03/30/2006
How Nerdy are you?
I'm surprised that 73% of the respondents to the Nerdtests.com survey are considered more nerdy than...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/18/2005
360 degree amazement
So, I got PGR3 and Perfect Dark Zero for my XB360. Oh dear. What time is it again? 1am? Oh I really...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/14/2005
XBOX 360 - first impressions
I ordered my XBox 360 form Amazon at the start of September, and it arrived the other day. I haven't...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/07/2005
Yet another Microsoft blogger
I've been on the road recently with the "Exchange Unplugged" tour with a bunch of other bloggers...
Author: EwanD Date: 12/07/2005