Don't forget----move your clocks forward an hour this Sunday!!!

Quoted: Normally the switch to daylight-saving time isn't a big deal, but this Sunday, Jeff Ronner has to put people on the case.

Nice write up of Windows Mobile 6, aka Crossbow---the release I've been working on at Microsoft since I started. It's finally coming out and will be officially announced on Monday. Yay!

Quoted: I've had the pleasure of testing out a beta version of Windows Mobile 6 for a few weeks and I couldn't be happier with it. We'll have a full review coming soon, but since the embargo was just lifted I figured I'd give you some quick highlights of what's found in the new OS as well as some of my first impressions of the operating system itself.

So...yeah, I've been offline for the past few days. The big earthquake that hit Taiwan Tuesday night (I think it was a 7.1) snapped a bunch of cables on the ocean floor that connect South Asia to the outside world---almost all internet in Hong Kong and phone lines were down for the last few days. Seriously. No internet. Anywhere in Hong Kong. It's slooowly coming back and I'm typing this on a slow connection. One of the biggest telecommunications news stories to hit Hong Kong in years. I think this also affected parts of Japan, Korea and Singapore as well (Nadine, Asayo--can you attest?) Bizarre!

Quoted: Just two years after Google launched its SMS search service, Microsoft has launched a beta version of its own SMS service that lets you perform Windows Live searches from a cell phone. The service is available to Cingular, Verizon, Sprint Nextel, and Alltel customers in the uS.

Ha! My brother's clock is listed here on PC Magazine's list of Top 10 Wackiest Technology Concepts

Interesting FREE service (works with Verizon, Cingular & T-Mo right now) because it's in Beta that allows you to record individualized voicemails for the contacts on your phone--you can even use a DITCHMAIL feature that hangs up on unwanted callers after your custom greeting is played.

Quoted: YouMail is the new voice mail for cell phones. Among many features, it allows you to record unique voice greetings for anyone who calls you, based on their caller ID. Individualize your voice greetings for friends, family or important callers while maintaining a standard greeting for work and unknown callers.

A few weeks ago, this happened to an employee on the MS campus (bldng 43)--the battery literally exploded in this guy's hands, he threw it on the floor and covered it with a trash can. Smoke went everywhere and the entire building was evacuated. Crazy!

Quoted: Dell to recall 4 million batteries | Inspiron, Latitude and Precision owners should check to see if they qualify for recall offer.

Holy crap, Samsung just unveiled a TEN megapixel cameraphone--the SCH-B600--at CeBIT. Doesn't sound like it'll hit US soil any time soon. Damn. Hallett--you listening to this? ;-)

Quoted: For those curious, the B600 has a 3x optical zoom, flash, S-DMB support, Bluetooth, EV-DO, and TV-out.