M3 Sweatt's blog
Thoughts on time, technology, products and services at Microsoft
Coming up in February: Mark Russinovich on the Springboard Series discussing the beta of Windows 7
As I've noted previously, Mark Russinovich hosts a virtual roundtable for IT pros worldwide. The...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/26/2009
Of interest: Screencasts covering the features in Windows 7
Thanks to Stephen Rose for his reminder to take a look at these short screencasts of the new and...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/25/2009
How to make Deviled Egg Salad
I spent a few years when I was young growing up in the south, where a favourite weekend food was the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/25/2009
Get yours now, they're going fast: Windows 7 Beta general availability ends on February 10, 2009
All good things must come to an end. As Brandon notes today, the general availability for the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/23/2009
I agree with CNET News: I can't get enough of Windows 7
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Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/23/2009
Advisory: Concerned about the Conficker worm? Run the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
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Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/23/2009
Your questions: what do I like about Windows 7? The Taskbar, saving me time (and money ;)
Yesterday I noted that there were a few things I like about Windows 7. I saw a tweet about the post...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/16/2009
Did you win One Million Euros in a Microsoft Lottery? Think again: it's a phishing attempt
In the last few weeks, I've noticed an increase in phishing and email fraud as I noted a few days...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/16/2009
Your questions: what do I like about Windows 7? For starters, I add Windows Live Apps
I saw a tweet about the post today from microsoftsubnet on the Seven things to love, hate about...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/15/2009
The Times asks "Windows 7 for a small world?" IMO, so far, so good on everything I've installed it on
In his post today (January 13, 2009), Can Microsoft Make Windows for a Small World?, Saul Hansell of...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/14/2009
Your questions: How to easily set up a dual boot system for Windows 7
Over the weekend I noted that the Windows 7 Beta was available for download, which prompted a number...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/12/2009
Announcement: Unlimited Windows 7 Beta downloads for the next two weeks, plus info on an update for Media Center in Win7
(As noted at https://tinyurl.com/win7ie8beta) As Todd Bishop noted on his blog… "If you've been...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/11/2009
Your questions: Where do I get the beta versions of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Internet Explorer 8?
This week, I've had many questions about CES, installing Windows Vista SP1, the new beta for Windows...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/09/2009
Obama's team requests to postpone transition: I mean the digital TV transition on Feb 17, 2009.
An interesting metaphor given the wet, rainy weather we have this week in the Redmond area: 40 days...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/08/2009
CES 2009 in Vegas: Coverage of the keynote from Robbie Bach and Steve Ballmer with Windows 7 Beta announced
Last night, Robbie Bach and Steve Ballmer delivered the keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show for...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/08/2009
The new year rings in another bonus: a rise in bogus electronic greeting cards
It's that time of year again when fake online greeting cards increase in the daily Outlook mailbox...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/07/2009
Surviving CES in Las Vegas: A few helpful hints (reprised)
(A brief post whilst I clean up my OS drives, deleting window.old folders using the disk cleanup...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/06/2009
Advisory: 30GB Zune issues noted today, related to time and the leap year
First it was questions about whether or not we'd have to worry about the coming Leap Second, then...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/31/2008
Happy Boxing Day: A few of my favourite MSDN Links for you
As I Tweeted today (I can stop any time), Happy Boxing Day. I remember from my growing up in the...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/26/2008
Apologies for my ode on the Day Before Christmas
The Day Before Christmas (With apologies to Clement Clarke Moore or Henry Livingston) 'Twas...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/24/2008
The snow sticks through the weekend, so we built a huge snowman
With snow comes shoveled driveways. And with that extra snow, you have to do something… So we...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/20/2008
PC World and the Washington Post noticed Microsoft Answers today
As I posted earlier, the new Microsoft Answers beta kicked off this week. And it looks like...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/19/2008
Of interest: Majel Barrett of Star Trek fame passed away today
Sad day. According to news reports today, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry, the widow of television...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/18/2008
We're snowed in… but I will be at most of my meetings thanks to Unified Communications
It's a snow day here in the Redmond/Puget Sound area, which translated into road closures and a...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/18/2008
"What kind of a computer should I buy?" with suggestions from Tony Hoffman of PC Magazine
(See an update to this article in "It's nearly back to school time: here's info on buying a new PC",...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/17/2008
Announcements: the kick-off of Microsoft Answers beta, courtesy of Chris Kilbourn
A new site has hit Microsoft.com, in support of our customers: the new community on the Microsoft...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/15/2008
Of interest: Sending Techmamas links and info on Windows Live Wave 3 Launch
This weekend I took some time late last night after everyone went to bed and I had finished clearing...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/15/2008
My life as a customer: sending off our Microsoft Zune for warranty repairs today
As noted My life as a customer: this time, I'm repairing a Microsoft Zune. To be specific, an...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/11/2008
Of interest: Give a little, do what you can
In today's Seattle Times is an article by Seattle Times reporter Erik Lacitis on the local Fund For...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/07/2008
From a friend: a suitable short movie on wisdom
I just received this from my incomparable friend, JuliAnn: the Wisdom Book movie: it seemed...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/07/2008
Your questions: What kind of a computer should I buy? (updated for Fall 2008)
(See an update to this article in "It's nearly back to school time: here's info on buying a new PC",...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/06/2008
CNET: Rick Broida on tracking price drops with ShoppingNotes.com and via RSS feeds
So the shopping and price matching sites you use don't always note the lowest price on that new...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/05/2008
Netbooks, Live Cashback and rebates: helping the economy one gadget at a time
I have entered the small notebook PC club, 'though I'm reminded of the infamous quotes by Groucho...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/04/2008
+1: Hugh MacLeod is a Comic Genius
On my way to a meeting, but first: this top of the hat to Steve Clayton. As Steve posted and Tweeted...
Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 12/04/2008