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#1375174 27-Aug-2015 13:04

Looks like I am not waiting long enough - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/calendar-import-vs-subscribe

Whenever the owner of an iCal you've subscribed to makes changes to the events, Outlook.com updates your calendar. Note that this update can take more than 24 hours.

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#1375207 27-Aug-2015 14:09

GregV: More issues with the calendar. After subscribing last night (following the same steps as Regan's how-to - https://twitter.com/nzregs/status/636674343859154944 ) I made some changes to my schedule this morning. There doesn't seem to be any way to force Outlook.com to refresh the subscription (and the internet is awash with plenty of reports of this). No worries, I'll just delete the subscription, and re-add it to get the latest info into Outlook.com, and then onto my phone. Even after deleting and re-subscribing, the original (outdated) calendar remains, and it still shows the last refresh time to be last night, even though I have only just added it.

Thanks to Regan for this fix/hack. Force a 'refresh' by removing and re-adding the calendar, but add a random parameter on the end of the URL, so that Outlook.com sees it as a 'new' subscription. So I subscribed to https://msignite.nz/calendar/xxxxx/ignite2015.ics?65168553928=

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#1375210 27-Aug-2015 14:13

Ah, query strings to beat caches. Never fails - unless the cache is configured to ignored query strings...

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#1375212 27-Aug-2015 14:14

Behodar: No luck with the calendar on my iPhone either; I click the download button and get a message saying that the address is invalid.

GregV: Force a 'refresh' by removing and re-adding the calendar, but add a random parameter on the end of the URL, so that Outlook.com sees it as a 'new' subscription. So I subscribed to https://msignite.nz/calendar/xxxxx/ignite2015.ics?65168553928=

Thanks for posting that URL; manually changing webcals:// to https:// made it work on my iPhone.

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#1375220 27-Aug-2015 14:26

Yeah, would be much nicer if Outlook.com handled subscriptions a whole lot nicer than it does now. Actually it would be even better if I could have bypassed Outlook.com, and added the .ics directly onto my WP

Behodar: Interesting, as I actually pasted in webcals:// but Outlook.com changed it to https:// when I went back to the page to confirm

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#1375568 28-Aug-2015 10:40

And here they are - your Microsoft Ignite bags!

I like the travel bag option. Fully lined canvas, your choice but first in, first served!

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#1375578 28-Aug-2015 10:51

freitasm: And here they are - your Microsoft Ignite bags!

I like the travel bag option. Fully lined canvas, your choice but first in, first served!

Very different! Think I'll go the travel option too.

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#1375619 28-Aug-2015 12:22

Will withhold final judgement till I see them hands on, but first impression is "eww yuck, where's our nice Targus gear?"

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#1375621 28-Aug-2015 12:25

This will be my first Ignite, does everyone get one of these at registration, or how does this work?

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#1375622 28-Aug-2015 12:25

I'm torn... I like both. Guess I'll have to get there early so I get a choice.

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#1375623 28-Aug-2015 12:26

dacraka: This will be my first Ignite, does everyone get one of these at registration, or how does this work?

Everyone with a full ticket gets one.

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#1375636 28-Aug-2015 12:37

freitasm:
dacraka: This will be my first Ignite, does everyone get one of these at registration, or how does this work?

Everyone with a full ticket gets one.

just want to emphasis the one (its not a set, you choose, first-in first-served)

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#1375637 28-Aug-2015 12:40

Lias: Will withhold final judgement till I see them hands on, but first impression is "eww yuck, where's our nice Targus gear?"

I have had about 10 previous bags from over the years - i'm still using two as my 'overnight' and 'daily' bags, and they are in no need of replacement. Feedback was that people wanted us to change it up a little - so that's where we are :-)

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#1375640 28-Aug-2015 12:47

Are there samples at Registration to inspect before we have to choose? I agree with changing it up. This is my first MS event, but I've got a bunch of generic-backpacks-with-lots-of-pockets from other events.

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#1375665 28-Aug-2015 13:22

Regs: Feedback was that people wanted us to change it up a little - so that's where we are :-)

I hope they included a rollback procedure in that change request :-P

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