Category Archives: Technology

The Email Museum

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Email has been part of our life for so long that it’s hard to remember a time when email was not pervasive and available on so many devices in so many forms. But there was a time when email access … Continue reading →

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Getting used to Outlook 2011 for Mac

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Tony Redmond

On November 8, I described how a brand-new MacBook Air had made its appearance in the IT lineup for the Redmond household and some initial teething problems that this Windows-centric (to date) individual had experienced in setting up this beautiful … Continue reading →

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Starting a voyage with Mac

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I’ve been using DOS or Windows PCs since the first IBM PC appeared. Over that time Microsoft-powered computers have infuriated and annoyed me on a regular basis but I think that I am now inured to the ways of Windows. Perhaps this … Continue reading →

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Greenwich, Sybari, and debates about PC versus Mac

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Tony Redmond

This past week we (Paul Robichaux, Brian Desmond, and I) finished the last in the current series of Exchange 2010 Maestro events. We were in the Hyatt Regency in Greenwich CT, which proved to be a perfectly acceptable location. Attendees … Continue reading →

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RWC events, weekly happenings, and Frankfurt calling

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Wow… what a Rugby World Cup (RWC) semi-final. Wales were desperately unlucky to end up at the wrong end of a 9-8 result as France staggered through to the final to emulate their feat at the original RWC in 1987. … Continue reading →

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September 2011 wrap-up

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Lots has happened during September, much of which I have covered in other posts. This post serves as a wrap-up for other bits and pieces that I haven’t managed to get to over the month. First, a recommendation for rugby … Continue reading →

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I never knew that my thoughts on Exchange and Office 365 were quite so fluent in German

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Tony Redmond

The nice people from Quest have been kind enough to invite me to give a keynote at the European edition of “The Experts Conference” (TEC), which is scheduled for October 17-19 in Frankfurt. As part of the event, they asked … Continue reading →

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Offline Gmail returns but doesn’t make Microsoft quiver (too much)

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Yesterday Google relaunched offline access for Gmail, Calendar, and Docs. The new HTML5-based capability replaces the previous functionality built using Google Gears. Gmail is the first application to get an upgrade in the form of a Chrome application that can … Continue reading →

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Some reflections on what’s been happening @HP

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I retired from HP in March 2010 and clearly a lot could have changed in the company since that time. Even so, I wasn’t prepared for the seemingly incoherent set of announcements that came out on August 18. I’ve pondered … Continue reading →

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Hotmail’s ActiveSync support

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Tony Redmond

For as long as I have been using an iPhone, I have been frustrated by the inability of Hotmail to support a modern email access protocol. Hotmail seemed to be fixed in the mists of time at a point where … Continue reading →

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