The Windows Live for Windows Mobile team has released a new version of their software. According to the notes, you'll need to uninstall any version you may currently have on your device before installing this new one. Here's a short list of features: Synchronize Live contacts with your contacts...
Scobelizer is broadcasting a speech by Microsoft CTO David Vaskevitch, and I'm having trouble focusing on what he's saying. Because of the pants he's wearing: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/2652483935/sizes/l/ I wonder if you can get those at the company store?
I've been following Jason Langridge's blog for some time now, and it was great to get to finally meet him at TechEd this year. I went to a few of the sessions he was conducting, one being "Windows Mobile Smackdown", which is a public version of the event that they have internally at...
For those of you wanting to test out a new Microsoft tool for Exchange issue diagnosis, go to https://testexchangeconnectivity.com . As the presenter emphatically emphasized at TechEd today, this tool is a prototype and has not been run through the normal battery of security tests. If you want to use...
Those of you who have deployed Exchange 2007 on Windows Server 2008 may be aware of an issue involving the backup software that Microsoft includes with Windows Server 2008 where it no longer supports streaming ESE backups. So unless you're using a 3rd party product, you're not able to back up...
For those of you at TechEd who are into Windows Mobile, Microsoft is having a few HTC Diamonds Fed Ex'd in for tomorrow. There will be one on display at the WinMo showcase and at least one for use during Theater sessions in the Yellow areas. Of course, that's if the info I received from the WinMo...
I watched most of the WWDC as I am sure most watchers of technology did to see what was coming up for Apple. The largely anticipated 3G iphone was discussed. The next version of OSX got a code-name (Snow Leopard). However the most interesting aspect of the event for me was the Mobile ME product . Apple...
Microsoft just kicked off a short beta of Producer for PowerPoint 2007 . After initially refusing to put out an updated version, it would seem there has been sufficient feedback that nothing filed the gap left by Producer that they have decided to do a quick update to the 2003 version. They didn't...
Today Microsoft shipped an update to Windows Search . Windows Search 4.0 includes the following improvements: Support for indexing encrypted documents of local file systems Reduced affect on Microsoft Exchange when you index e-mail in online mode, and there is no local cache (.ost) Support for indexing...
Mary Jo has the inside track on a new platform that Microsoft is working on code-named "Echoes". The idea behind it is to extend "Windows Live" and other Microsoft services to phone carries. She says that Echoes will "provide carriers with a variety of services, ranging from...