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Exchange Performance, Heavy Disk I/O and Entourage

If you are experiencing unexplained performance issues and heavy disk I/O on your exchange server and your environment supports Entourage then consider this. Entourage clients are different and do not use RCP or IMAP to communicate with Exchange. Entourage clients actually use HTTP (WebDAV) vs. IMAP.
Normally, I see disk I/O issues related to abnormal [...]

Microsoft Lawsuit, Vista is too Fat!

Interesting article from the NY Times regarding Vista and the effect of its extreme hardware requirements. Apparently a couple decided to sue Microsoft for the misleading “Vista capable” logo placed on their computer system. As a result of this lawsuit some internal email messages were brought to public attention. In these messages Microsoft executives were [...]

Outlook, Send Receive Button

 

Outlook Issues
I recently encountered an error in which the send receive button disappeared. Please feel free to leave comments on the resolution or your recommendations on other repair steps. Don’t forget to backup important information such as .pst and .ost files as well as email account settings.

 
 

 
The send and receive button is missing or it [...]

Office Live vs Google Docs: Feature Comparison

This is article provides a fairly comprehensive overview of Google vs. Office Live. However, it fails to mention the newly released Live Workspaces and associated collaboration features. I must admit that after reviewing this article it is apparent that a battle is brewing. I will be tracking this comparison but I will likely represent the [...]