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MSIT Guidance on dealing with daylight saving time at Microsoft

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 14/02/2007
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As I noted previously re: our MSIT webcast covering the impact of daylight saving time at Microsoft, here are the links to the documents and guidance the team referenced.

MSIT DST Assessment Checklist: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83000

MSIT DST Enterprise Response Plan: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83002

MSIT DST Patching Overview: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83004

MSIT DST Exchange TZ Update Tool Guidance: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83005

MSIT DST Outlook TZ Update Package Guidance: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=83006

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MSIT Webcasts on daylight saving time: next one on Friday, Feb. 16

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 13/02/2007
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We held a public webcast that was very well attended… I’ll include the link when I have it handy.

Today we were joined by some of the intrepid folks from MSIT (thanks, Jan, Bob & Mike) as they talked about how Microsoft’s Information Technology group has prepared and is rolling our internal testing and approach to updating systems for daylight saving time.

If you missed the one today, we’ll post the recorded webcast online shortline, along with Q&A.

But if you missed today’s webcast, we have another one this Friday:

Support WebCast: The impact of daylight saving time within the Enterprise – Level 200; Friday, February 16, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007: 1:00 P.M. Pacific time (Coordinated Universal Time – 2 hours). This Support WebCast will help you understand how products within the Enterprise are approaching this transition.

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Your Questions: How is daylight saving time set in Israel?

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 13/02/2007
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“How is daylight saving time set in Israel?”

A good ref on how DST is followed in Israel is on the webexhibits page at http://webexhibits.org/daylightsaving/g.html#i. Note that this is the same website that the US Dept of Engergy (the agency responsible for the Energy Act that changes DST, among other things) includes a link for more info on DST.

Other than using UTC/GMT in an enterprise (particularly for servers), our recommendations are included in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/303921.

For Brazil, another country which has variations in recognizing DST, see http://support.microsoft.com/?id=317211.

And see this reference on the MS Exchange Team blog: http://msexchangeteam.com/archive/2006/10/17/429210.aspx.

Last, a general reference on DST at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time_around_the_world.

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Just posted: Windows Mobile updates for daylight saving time changes available

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 12/02/2007

This courtesy of the WinMobile team…. (thanks, Chris!): instructions for Windows Mobile users who connect to a PC, and users who do not connect to their PC, on how to update your devices for the upcoming daylight saving time (DST ) changes after you have installed the Windows OS update for DST (KB 931836). You can install the update via Microsoft Update if you don’t want to wait for it to install via Automatic Updates.

If you use Microsoft Outlook to synchronize your calendar, download and run the Outlook Time Zone Update Tool.

Here are the details on this Windows Mobile update: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/daylightsaving/default.mspx

Overview of Changes in Daylight Saving Time

Steps to update your device

Installation tips

Frequently Asked Questions

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Your questions: “What’s Lisa Brummell reading?”

Post author By M3 Sweatt
Post date 11/02/2007

This from a blog reader…

“I saw the photo essay on Steve Ballmer in the New York Times and one picture with Lisa Brummell. Any idea what that ‘simplicity’ book is on her desk? And do you ever sleep? :)”

I believe the book in question is “Simplicity: The New Competitive Advantage in a World of More, Better, Faster” by Bill Jensen. It’s not my favourite book (I’ve skimmed/read it) but it has a few interesting points. I prefer the books by Linda Breen Pierce, such as Choosing Simplity and even a “12-step” simplicity programme.

And yes, I do… at least a few hours.

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