(The following article is also published on the technology site OutlookExchange.com)
Daylight Savings Time (DST 2007) Starts 3 weeks earlier in 2007
Since 1986, we have gotten used to “springing forward” on the 1st Sunday in April and “fall back” on the last Sunday in October. But last year – 2006 -- marks the end of it and starting this year – 2007 – we will be “spring-ing forward” 3 weeks earlier. For 2007, the day we lose an hour of sleep falls on March 11th. But for IT profes-sionals, there might be more hours of sleep lost due to the patches and user support needed to accommodate this change. Let’s take a look at what are the patches needed.
The effects of the change are especially important to Outlook users and Exchange administrators because of how appointments and timestamps are going to be affected. For administrators of outdated Windows operating systems and applications, that effect is even more profound.
(The following articles are also published on the technology site OutlookExchange.com)
Remotely Wiping Lost PDAs with MobileAdmin
As the use of mobile technology becomes commonplace, the chances of devices getting lost or stolen dramatically increases, learn how can you protect your information in case your PDA is stolen. Read on...
Acrobat PDF Attachments not Showing Up, CPU at 100%
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Mac Entourage X now works with Exchange
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Armchair Sys Admin - Have Your Server Email You Logs
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Cleaning Outdated Email from AutoComplete (.nk2 file)
AutoComplete (of email address) is a convenient feature of Outlook XP but may not always read your mind right. Can you imagine it filling in the wrong email and you accidently send it to the wrong person? Perhaps it's time to clean those old names out. Read on...
Overriding the Built-in Attachment Security Settings in Outlook XP and Outlook 2003
Do you ever have the need to exchange .exe or .mdb or other "unsafe" files over email and find that the built-in security within Outlook 2002 (XP) or 2003 doesn't allow you to open them? Take Control! Here is the registry tweak for it. Read on...
Tips for Offline Users (2) - Free/busy Time
As the second article of the Offline series, I'd like to talk about scanning and fixing your offline folder, the calendar service and how to get more out of it... Read on...
