Options for changing the recurrence using Outlook:
Open the recurring appointment series, click on ‘recurrence’, in ‘Range of recurrence’ change the ‘End by’ date to your new end date. Click OK. That will save your history. Then create the new recurring appointment with the new start and end dates.

Options for changing the recurrence using Apple product (i.e. iPhone/iPad):
Using the apple product, you can change the recurrence without losing the entries from the history.

Would iCal allow you to make the changes without losing the previous events? Just curious to know!

The power management method worked on my ThinkPad Twist.

The devices were running in services.msc, and I was unable to uninstall and reinstall.

You saved me.

Thanks again,
Smitty

I’m dissapointed
Yesterday, I bought a Vaio Bluetooth mouse. I tried everything… but the problem persists. In my case, I use the mouse for about a time (some times is about 5 minutos or 30 minutes) and suddenly, the cursor “stops” and keeps going again after 5 seconds… It’s very annoying. I search all over the web to fix this problem but nothing worked.

After all, I installed the file SetupBtwDownloadSE.exe that I dowloaded from the Broadcom website. It “almost” do the fix, because I saw some lags from time to time, but the cursor stops for about 2 seconds (at least it’s not 5 seconds!)… And now, I’m using the power plan: High performance, to see if the “random stop” problem fixes…

I will post again back if it fixes with this new configurations… Thanks!

I returned the Asus Transformer. Definitely do not buy ANYTHING from Asus. I’ve got clients soon so I don’t have time to detail all the problems, but the short version is that Asus hardware is crap. The specs are lovely, but they mix in some really nice features with really cheap, crappy components that quickly fail, and their customer service and warranty support is beyond bad. There are horror stories of people waiting months to get back tablets from warranty repair, and then when they get them back they are still broken. Asus has a negative BBB rating. Even the Google Nexus 7, made by Asus, has problems (weird slowdowns over time).

My current Android tablet is a Nexus 10, which I love. It’s the latest version of pure Android running on awesome hardware. Which do I love more – the Surface Pro or the Nexus 10? I love them both in different ways, for different reasons. Which should YOU get? It depends on what you need the tablet for. They have very different strengths.

The Surface Pro is thicker and heavier, but then again it’s a full-power laptop. It may be on the heavy side for a tablet, but it’s feather-weight for a full-powered laptop. The Surface Pro can run all your business apps, with 4MB of RAM the browser never crashes (and I really like the touch version of IE – nice interface!). The Nexus 10 has 2GB of memory and the latest version of Android, and the browser STILL crashes periodically, which drives me crazy. This happens with all browsers – doesn’t matter which you use. The Surface Pro has that lovely, pressure-sensitive pen. I like drawing, so that’s a big plus for me.

But there are relatively few “modern” apps for the Surface Pro, apps written to take advantage of its touch interface. Android must have 1000x more apps – much greater range, variety, and quality. Some of the apps that are available on both platforms suck on the Surface Pro – Pulse comes to mind. Also, I really like the Android’s widget-supporting interface (another reason I can’t understand why anyone prefers an iPad – or if they buy one, why they don’t jailbreak it). Of the three touch operating systems, I think Android has the best launcher by a mile. Widgets rock!

So to summarize… Nexus 10 has lots of fun, useful, and innovative apps, the delightful Android interface, and is very lightweight and easy to carry around. Surface Pro is kind of boring compared to the Nexus 10 – relatively few modern apps, and those available are generally not that good. The Windows 8 launcher is marginally better than iOS (the squares can have active content), but it’s still dull compared to Android, and the configuration options are limited. It’s also heavy for a tablet. But unlike the Nexus 10, the Surface Pro is a full-power computer that can run all your regular business software, and it has that awesome pressure-sensitive pen.

- Sheryl