Category Archives: Technology

On email disclaimers

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Tony Redmond

The April 7 article “Spare us the email yada-yada” published in The Economist provoked some consideration of how email disclaimers have evolved to a point where they have become one of the “minor nuisances of modern office life”, mostly because the … Continue reading →

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Rugby, weapons, and conferences

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Lots has been happening over the past two weeks with trips to Las Vegas to speak at “The Experts Conference” (TEC), Flayosc (south of France) for some vacation, and England for rugby. It’s time to consider some of the incidents … Continue reading →

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An ActiveSync logo compliance program: How nice!

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Tony Redmond

On April 13, Microsoft announced details of their ActiveSync logo compliance program. While it’s taken me a little while to comment (other things go in the way), I think this is a good idea because it should rein in the … Continue reading →

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Two conferences call for sessions for Fall 2011

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Tony Redmond

The two conferences that cover topics of interest to Exchange, including Exchange itself, SharePoint, and Windows, have issued calls for sessions for their Fall conferences. TEC’s Fall event is in Frankfurt, Germany from 17-19 October while Fall Connections is in … Continue reading →

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Coupons for Exchange 2010 Maestro training now available

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I guess there are coupons for just about everything these days so why wouldn’t I be surprised to see our marketing partners in Penton Media releasing coupons for the Exchange 2010 Maestro training events that Paul Robichaux and I are … Continue reading →

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Doing the right thing on Twitter and Facebook

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I realize that many of my friends outside the U.K. won’t be habitual readers of “The Telegraph” so might have missed the opportunity to update their social skills through the release of Netiquette: Debrett’s Guide to Twitter and Facebook. Of … Continue reading →

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Review: Spring 2011 Connections

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Tony Redmond

The Spring 2011 Connections event took place at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes complex in Orlando from March 27-30. I like this event because it’s a one-stop opportunity to get a broad overview of what’s happening in different aspects of … Continue reading →

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ALL-IN-1 trivia quiz from 1985

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Tony Redmond

ALL-IN-1 was a forms-driven Office Automation (OA) product released by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC). Its origin were in software called the Charlotte Package of Office Systems Solutions (CP/OSS) written in 1981-82 by DEC Software Services in Charlotte, NC. The software … Continue reading →

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The spectrum of technical writing

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Tony Redmond

I am often asked what is the difference between writing a blog post and an article that’s published in a magazine such as Windows IT Pro. In response, I think that a spectrum of technical writing exists that goes something … Continue reading →

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Be careful with VM snapshots of Exchange 2010 servers

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Tony Redmond

Those who are considering virtualizing production Exchange 2010 servers should read the fine print contained in the TechNet article “Exchange 2010 System Requirements“. In particular, this text is crucial: “Some hypervisors include features for taking snapshots of virtual machines. Virtual … Continue reading →

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