Macworld on the impact of Exchange 2010 for Mac users

John C. Welch has written a great article for Macworld about what Exchange 2010 means for Mac users. Go read his thoughts about it.

Here in Microsoft, the Entourage team has been working closely with the Exchange team to ensure that Exchange Web Services meets our needs. The results of this collaboration can be found in Entourage for Exchange Web Services, not to mention Exchange 2007 and the new Exchange 2010. This collaboration has extended from the development and test teams all the way through me as the UX researcher. I've been sharing my expertise about Mac users with their team to help them understand what Mac users expect.

I was surprised at how often I'm finding myself using the new OWA 2010 now. I'm leaving my laptop in the office more frequently, and relying on OWA to check my mail and calendar at home. My evening routine now includes a quick check of OWA to see what I've got to get done the next day. I used to just check it to see when my first meeting was on the next day. Now, I get a more complete picture of what I've got going on. I used to just set my alarm clock based on my first meeting, now I set it based on what I really need to get done. It's a subtle change, but it's been pretty important.