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- Microsoft makes refurbished PCs its latest WGA anti-piracy target
- Microsoft makes refurbished PCs its latest WGA anti-piracy targetperformanceI've sold many refurbished PC's.Most are running Linux despite having a valid Windows license. Using PClinuxOS the learning curve is small and above all the performance difference is huge. These systems are dog slow running fully updated XP.Most people suffer from ignorance....
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Notebooks, refurbished-PC, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, latest WGA anti-piracy, WGA Anti-Piracy, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, laptop computer, performance
- Discussion threads 2007-11-09
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- AVG and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malware
- AVG and Rising signatures update detects Windows files as malwareAnd why would they not?Many Windows files are indeed malware, Rootkits, and spyware. Anything Microsoft places on a PERSONAL computer to control or manipulate the computer or the PERSON, and furnishing zero benefit to or approval of the user person, is...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, malware, Windows File, AVG, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, virus, antivirus
- Discussion threads 2008-11-11
- Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-December
- Windows 7: Beta 1 tracking for mid-DecemberThis One Day After Microsoft Admits They Screwed Up With Vistahttp://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/shattered_dreams_and_broken_promises_vistas_failure_launchNow what are you going to do about Windows 7? Same thing? Another blown launch? Two in a row is going to sink you hard.You Want Shine With That OS?I am...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-09-11
- Microsoft targets password stealers
- Microsoft targets password stealersSeeing is believing[i]Those are some staggering numbers, and show just how far and wide this kind of malware has spread.[/i]Ain't it the truth, but seeing is believing. Malware in all its dingy stripes is worse than rust in that it refuses to sleep, and spreads like locust...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Patches, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, password, MSRT, tool, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
- Discussion threads 2008-06-21
- About-face: Microsoft makes new Vista SP1 test build public
- About-face: Microsoft makes new Vista SP1 test build publicBritain Doesn't Want Vista In Their Schoolshttp://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205602879Guess they are smarter than we are.Off Topic WARNINGI know its off topic but the word needs to get out.DO NOT use Network Soultions Verisign for Domain searchs.If you go to the site to check on...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., SP1, Microsoft Office, new Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-01-11
- Are multiple global forces conspiring to knock Microsoft's other foot off the cliff's edge?
- Are multiple global forces conspiring to knock Microsoft's other foot off the cliff's edge?Microsoft is like IBM in the mid-1980'sThey are just like IBM was back then. They are more interested in a few very large customers than the consumer market. Vista is really about satisfying Citigroup with 350,000 desktops...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC
- Discussion threads 2007-09-24
- Vista WGA problems confirmed
- This morning I reported on Vista activation and validation problems Ive been hearing and reading about in the last few weeks. This afternoon I have a firsthand report.When I installed a beta version of Acclaims 9Dragons role-playing game (protected, apparently, by nProtects GameGuard anti-cheating software), Vista dropped a bomb on...
- Tags: WGA, Windows Vista
- Blog posts 2007-02-26
- Limited choices for Windows XP holdouts
- Limited choices for Windows XP holdoutsWhat's wrong with Vista BasicI've looked at the features differences between Premium and Basic and I really don't see the need for Premium. What does premium offer that Basic doesn't that a user would need. Sure some features look cool but I wouldn't miss them...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, PC
- Discussion threads 2007-02-22
- Schneier: Do not upgrade to Vista
- Schneier: Do not upgrade to Vistaand he never gave a technical explaination"Security guru Bruce Schneier has given a big thumbs-down to Windows Vista, arguing that the DRM digital rights management features built into the new operating system "will make your computer less reliable and less secure."How exactly would it make...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital rights management (DRM), operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, digital-rights management
- Discussion threads 2007-02-12
- What if users could have Windows their way?
- What if users could have Windows their way?Since when has Microsoft shown flexibility ?If you could convince Microsoft to take the limits off of Vista's activation which would be no big deal to Microsoft as it would cost them nothing but it would mean a great deal to those of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., What-if user, operating system
- Discussion threads 2007-01-22
- How quickly will businesses adopt Vista?
- How quickly will businesses adopt Vista?"Speedy adoption"? They wish!While WinXP has finally achieved some notable market saturation, it took quite awhile to gain momentum. With Vista, there will be a lot of testing needed to ensure it works with existing applications and that it doesn't outstrip the specs of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), imaging process, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2006-11-13
- Office goes gold. Here come the tools
- Office goes gold. Here come the toolsThat's rudeBesides, "here comes" is very late -- they've been posting here for a long time.Office RTMsThat's what I told you last week.:-)And for the usually recalcitrant business onesfor whom older versions of Office work just fine, what exactly will be their motivation to...
- Tags: tool, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-11-06
- Poll: What technology scares you most?
- Poll: What technology scares you most?Everything from MSSorry M$ fanboys.I couldn't resist another fork in the dead-before-it-launches M$ Vista cash cow.now lets move on ...What scares me?Technology that can cause "mass destruction". Bio-Virus-weapons, Nuclear bombs, & SUVs/cars.For more info see:"Planet Under Pressure" a six-part BBC News Online series looking...
- Tags: Cellular phones, Cell phone owner, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-10-31
- It's almost launch: Do you know where your killer Vista apps are?
- It's almost launch: Do you know where your killer Vista apps are?The only Killer Vista Apps are......the BSODs.The Answer is NoI have been testing Vista since BETA2. Many XP apps work fine, some don't. My anti-spyware, anti-virus, software firewall, disk utilities, and a few others, need a Vista...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows XP, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, killer app
- Discussion threads 2006-10-16
- Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flaws
- Microsoft to patch critical Windows, Office flawsYou are correct, it does look familiarMaybe these headlines look familiar because we have seen it many times beforeHere...http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6121372.htmlAnd here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304420And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304357And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304146And here...http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304063And......So yea, it does look familiarResponse to BeGoneFoolYes we have seen the headline thousands of time before.On the otherhand, we also see...
- Tags: Operating systems, Patches, SECURITY, Windows POS, Microsoft Corp., critical Windows Office flaw, Windows Office flaw, Microsoft Windows, Windows Office, flaw
- Discussion threads 2006-10-05
- Microsoft admits WGA failures "coming up more commonly now"
- Microsoft admits WGA failures "coming up more commonly now"This is crazyThose stats, whilst I'm sure many will argue they are not wide enough in scope to draw any absolute conclusions, confirm what everyone has been thinking since the inception of the WGA program.The system is obviousely fatally flawed!As a developer...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-09-26
- IE7 marches toward completion
- IE7 marches toward completionIE7? An abomination.It is an abomination. 'nuff said.+2 weeks beta testing IE7 and.... :(You suggest using a 'mix' of IE and Firefox or Opera to satisfy our taste....Er, did you mean our "success" in displaying web pages perhaps?.My 'tastes' are rather cheap. I simply want to...
- Tags: CSS, CSS standard, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, Opera Software ASA, standards, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2006-08-24
- Windows, Office to get 'critical' fixes
- Windows, Office to get 'critical' fixesNT Would you like some spyware with that?:o)...And how long will we wait for M$ to fix the fixes that broke our apps?n/tWindows, Office to get 'critical' fixesVery good for Microsoft. The flaws were found, now they are being fixed. And thats excatly how a...
- Tags: Patches, Operating systems, SECURITY, UNIX, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Windows Office, patch
- Discussion threads 2006-07-06
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