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7/17/2020

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Thoughts on time, technology, products and services at Microsoft

Before I go on hiatus from the blog (as I spend a lot of my free time on our internal sites in...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/26/2015

Earlier this month, I read on the Cisco Security blog that the Talos Security Group outlined...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/11/2015

This past week, I’ve contacted and spoken with several legislators on the plethora of proposed...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 02/05/2015

Regular readers of this blog and familiar with the efforts Microsoft has put forward in working with...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 02/02/2015

Well, it’s been an interesting few days. As I noted in my post on the story around Leap Seconds and...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/14/2015

Today I woke to a number of hair-on-fire press articles decrying the coming and dreaded Leap...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/08/2015

As I highlighted last month, the Windows team in OSG have supported the new Russian time zone...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/24/2014

As noted in my blog post earlier this month, the Russian Federation passed a new law which changes...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/22/2014

The August 2014 cumulative time zone update for Windows operating systems has been released and is...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/12/2014

To continue the Russian theme this month, you might’ve noticed that in addition to getting eleven...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/12/2014

“So, what happened to your blog?” That’s a quest I got on Friday at the office from one of my...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 06/01/2014

As you may recall from prior posts on this blog, there has been significant interest in the new...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/06/2013

I was asked yesterday, "what the heck do you do at Microsoft these days?" That was a follow up to a...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 05/10/2013

ICYMI, your Microsoft Account will get more secure as the team rolls out a new upgrade which...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 04/17/2013

When you buy an Android app from the Google app store, they give the app maker your full name, email...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 04/15/2013

Last week I read David Bills' (our chief reliability strategist) post Data Center Knowledge. David...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 04/15/2013

ICYMI, Google Reader, Google Voice App for Blackberry, Google Cloud Connect, and Snapseed Desktop...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 03/15/2013

Here's a link to Microsoft's video of what the future could look like 5-10 years from now....

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 03/04/2013

The other day I read something that made me think: “Microsoft earnings report show the future...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/25/2013

On Shuttle rides, my WindowsPhone keeps me in touch and busy... And it tells me where my next ride...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/14/2013

I'm very excited today with the release of Windows 8. It's been nice to see the positive press on...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/26/2012

As just announced, the October 2012 DST Cumulative update for Windows operating systems has been...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 10/11/2012

A few days ago I mentioned the discussion that Russia may return to Winter Time in 2012. I now have...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/27/2012

Earlier this summer we received news reports that the Russian government was considering a move to...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 09/26/2012

Just back from a brief staycation (it's so lovely in Seattle this time of year) and I found an old...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 08/30/2012

A long time between posts, but starting up again with a note on IPv6. Last year, I posted about...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 06/05/2012

A couple of months ago, I opined about what will the PC might look like in five years, and offered a...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 03/06/2012

I was reminded today that daylight saving time (aka DST) is here once again, and that you'll...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 03/05/2012

(Written late last night, this addresses the long saga I've had with Google in confirming my name on...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 02/01/2012

Here's a link to my post with some helpful hints on Surviving TechReady in Seattle, from 2010. Many...

Author: M3 Sweatt Date: 01/28/2012

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