My Two Bits
Thank you and goodbye!
After six years at Microsoft Egypt, I’ve decided to move on. I’ve enjoyed writing this blog and...
Date: 06/29/2011
Microsoft to Acquire Skype!
https://www.microsoft.com/Presspass/press/2011/may11/05-10CorpNewsPR.mspx Just out! Looks like we’ll...
Date: 05/10/2011
Time Zone Update
Update – April 28 https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2543367 A hotfix has been released and you may...
Date: 04/26/2011
Lync resources online
Some updates from our amazing Khaled Zeid: “Lync 2010 - Bandwidth Calculator” has just been...
Date: 04/19/2011
Blogging just got better!
I found an email in my inbox today showing me how to share Excel sheets and presentations on blogs!...
Date: 04/14/2011
Lync Readiness for End Users
Hi all, we’ve got some great resources for partners & customers to ready end-users on Lync!...
Date: 04/13/2011
Online privacy
Among some cool features that protect your privacy online, IE9 now offers Tracking Protection Lists:...
Date: 04/11/2011
Hero sessions in March
HERO March Sessions * µ Date Event Presenter Online Registration Link On-Site Registration Link...
Date: 03/22/2011
What motivates us?!
Found a thread at work which shared this video! Loved it!
Date: 03/03/2011
MS lights a LAMP?
Just today I ran into WebMatrix. And as I scratched my head wondering what it was, I had some really...
Date: 02/28/2011
Win Next (8?)?
I’ve heard of Mary Jo Foley. “She’s got the run of the campus,” according to a colleague of mine in...
Date: 02/28/2011
Bread Baking issues resolved
Sorry - this is off topic - it was supposed to be posted to my personal blog. I hope you enjoy it...
Date: 02/18/2011
WP7–I’m excited!
Date: 02/16/2011
IE9 hits RC– important note for Admins
IE9 will be hitting our automatic updates soon. I’ve been very pleased with IE9 testing this far,...
Date: 02/16/2011
Have I thanked ClearContext enough?
On an internal DL I came across ClearContext. I was intrigued enough to try it out. I’d strongly...
Date: 01/25/2011
Downloads 21/12 (fixed links)
Apologies for the mixup on my end. I royally messed up with the links. Thanks for leaving a comment...
Date: 12/21/2010
Intranets–what’s in it?
I keep getting asked this question over and over again. At one point I did a whole bit of research...
Date: 12/14/2010
Organizing oneself, one page at a time
So if you’re a big fan of GTD, you may be interested in managing your work in the way Allen...
Date: 12/08/2010
New customer/partner-ready media content from Microsoft IT
Microsoft IT Showcase is pleased to announce the publication of four new customer-ready Work Smart...
Date: 12/08/2010
Awesome post on managing the mail monster!
In my last post I’d done a search on minutes writing, and that got me more into thinking about...
Date: 12/04/2010
Meeting Minutes–the why and what of it!
Often, I find myself in meetings where I’m the only one taking notes. It surprise me to no end to...
Date: 12/04/2010
Win Phone 7 Development
Found this in my mailbox today! Free eBook: Programming Windows Phone 7, by Charles Petzold This...
Date: 11/09/2010
Great post on WM7
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/windows-phone-7-everything-you-need-to-know/ Found it a great...
Date: 11/04/2010
BlogMS Updates
Date: 10/11/2010
A UI Revolution in the making…
Intro to LightSpace! Look what we have here! I’d heard about this project, but now we’re live. And...
Date: 10/11/2010
Try Lync!
Lync RC is available for trial today! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/lync/try-it_lync.aspx What’s...
Date: 10/03/2010
Why use a Director?
An excellent post I came across on an internal discussion today:...
Date: 09/20/2010
Blog MS updates to Productivity software
from:...
Date: 09/20/2010
SharePoint in Hero sessions!
HERO September 2010 Sessions Session Topic Presenter Date Time Location Virtualization - Virtual...
Date: 09/19/2010
Ready your users on SharePoint 2010
Here’s an excellent post by Nate Baum on his blog:...
Date: 09/16/2010
IE9, SharePoint and HTML5
With the release of IE9’s public beta, I decided to look at the impact on SharePoint 2010. Here’s a...
Date: 09/16/2010
More Egypt DST Updates
So, as per official communication we're back to summer time on Sept. 9 and then back to DST on Sept....
Date: 08/29/2010
Productivity with your mouse & keyboard
Has anyone seen his? Looks super-interesting! AutoHotkey - Free Mouse and Keyboard Macro Program...
Date: 08/17/2010
Egypt DST Fix
Hi All, A fix for our Daylight savings time issue is out. To read more click here. If you want to...
Date: 08/11/2010
SharePoint Guides
Upgrading to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010 Brief Description Upgrade from Windows SharePoint...
Date: 07/12/2010
DNS Namespace planning solution center
DNS Namespace Planning Solution Center Launched – July 1, 2010 Based on customer...
Date: 07/06/2010
Understanding and troubleshooting SharePoint 2010 technology features and services - SharePoint for End Users
Hi All, Found this amazing post on SharePoint 2010 that covers troubleshooting on the 2010 platform....
Date: 07/06/2010
Cool end-user and developer trainings for SharePoint 2010
Point8020 have a great solution called ShowMe for SharePoint 2010. They’ve made available on their...
Date: 06/28/2010
Word Web-App–what are you missing?
I was browsing through some online sources and came across this excellent blog post on comparing...
Date: 06/15/2010
Microsoft Case Studies: Energizer - Battery Giant Brings New Energy to Web Sites for Increased Customer Engagement
Energizer Battery Giant Brings New Energy to Web Sites for Increased Customer Engagement...
Date: 06/08/2010
User Training Pains?
Microsoft has developed the Productivity Hub to help support your ongoing end user training efforts....
Date: 06/06/2010
Project 2010 Virtualization Support
Technorati Tags: Project,2010,virtualization,hyper-v,hyperv,x64 The official support of virtualized...
Date: 06/01/2010
Our new blogging platform
Welcome to our new blogging platform. I hope you’re enjoying the new look and feel. A couple of...
Date: 05/25/2010
Mai Omar’s blog post… Migrating from SP2007 to SP2010
Mai, an avid SharePointer has recently chosen to blog! She’s written about her experience in...
Date: 05/25/2010
Money for Nothing…
And now that we’ve decided to say goodbye to Money, we’re giving everyone free access to this...
Date: 05/11/2010
IT’s impact on the Environment
I had a chat with a colleague who wanted to understand more about how IT impacts environment,...
Date: 05/11/2010