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- A brief history of anti-piracy at Microsoft
- I’m revisiting Microsoft’s Genuine Advantage program this week, in light of the introduction of a new WGA Notifications tool for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. (Microsoft’s official description is here; the download page is here.) As background, I thought it might be interesting to post a brief history of...
- Tags: Microsoft, WGA, Licensing
- Blog posts 2007-02-24
- Apple narrows down recalled batteries
- Apple has narrowed down the serial number of the batteries that have been recalled. Here is the current list or batteries recalled:12 inch iBook G4 Battery model number: A1061 Battery serial number: ZZ338 to ZZ427 ...
- Tags: serial number, battery
- Blog posts 2006-08-26
- More battery misery - This time affecting Apple users
- [Updated: August 26, 2006 @ 2.35 pm]Apple narrows down the serial number range if the batteries recalled. For more information see: http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=78------------------------------------Apple is recalling 1.8 million lithium ion notebook batteries after receiving reports of nine units which seriously overheated, resulting in two users receiving minor burns.This is the second...
- Tags: Notebooks, battery, Apple Computer Inc., serial number
- Blog posts 2006-08-24
- Sears Appliance Repair - a joy to work with
- In one of those frustrating illustrations of that other Murphy's law our clothes dryer failed last week - two weeks before we hand it over as part of the house sale because we're getting new appliances at our new home. So it had to be fixed. We'd bought...
- Tags: serial number, Sears Roebuck & Co.
- Blog posts 2006-07-19
- Silent recall on MacBook Pro batteries
- If it wasn't bad enough that to have processor and CPU whine, poor Airport reception and solar ambient temperatures, it appears that some early MacBook Pro batteries are now failing. Christopher Price from PCSIntel.com has uncovered what appears to be a potential issue with the first batch of MacBook Pro...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro, battery
- Blog posts 2006-05-03
- Decoding your Mac's serial number
- There has been a lot of discussion lately about Mac serial numbers. Specifically, how the MacBook Pro serial number relates to the version of the logic board contaned within it. In a PowerPage article I mentioned that Apple changed the MacBook logic board to "Revision D" beginning with models starting...
- Tags: serial number
- Blog posts 2006-04-11
- MacBook Pro issues addressed with 'Rev. D' logic board
- MacBook Pro issues addressed with 'Rev. D' logic boardSo much for those low power Intel chips.Hot keys and hot palm rest, hmmm. Guess Intel still makes the incandescent lightbulb chip.Beta-testers for new Apples are wanted. Entry fee is as little as 2K. NTNTWill not awake after sleep at timesI...
- Tags: Notebooks, Network technology, entry fee, Apple MacBook Pro, Apple MacBook, logic board, serial number, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2006-04-04
- MacBook Pro issues addressed with 'Rev. D' logic board
- Apple's MacBook Pro is undoubtedly the fastest and most powerful notebook computer Apple has ever launched, but it's not without its problems.Tuan Nguyen at Daily Tech has posted a number of issues with his MBP:- AirPort doesn't automatically rejoin a preferred network after waking from sleep. - AirPort reception drops...
- Tags: Apple MacBook, Apple MacBook Pro
- Blog posts 2006-04-04
- Microsoft enlists developers in security push
- Microsoft enlists developers in security pushFramework: not a virtual machineThe .Net Framework adds the same functionality as the Java Virtual Machine. The new name offers a few differences:1. It is not a Virtual Machine. It hooks into the Operating System as well as any other virus. It...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, Java, Microsoft .NET Framework, security, Microsoft Corp., serial number, developer
- Discussion threads 2004-02-29
- Intel brings out low-cost laptop chips
- Intel brings out low-cost laptop chipsgot to try and get that serial number on the chip"The chipmaker hopes to bring wireless computing to the masses with the Celeron M, a discount version of its Pentium M processor for notebooks."if not a serial number, what better then integrating the network card...
- Tags: NETWORKING, Notebooks, Semiconductors, Processors, serial number, network card, laptop computer, chip, wireless, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2004-01-05
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- 1.4 bln Internet users in 2008
- Roughly 1.4 bln people ill use the Internet on a regular basis in 2008. This number is expected to surpass 1.9 bln unique users, or 30% of the world’s population, in 2012, according to IDC. Users will access the Internet through more than 1.5 bln devices worldwide in 2008, including...
- Tags: Internet User, Mobile, Internet, NB
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Talent development
- Earlier this week I attended Fortune magazine's Brainstorm Tech conference which "aims to sharpen the thinking of the very well heeled attendees about the escalating impact of tech-driven change for all business and global society". There was a terrific menu of topics on offer:...
- Tags: Talent, Collaboration, CEO, HCL, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Britain moves against illegal file sharing
- CBC News out of Canada is reporting that British ISPs are making an aggressive move against illegal file sharing by implementing a program designed to discover copyright violators, who will be sent warning letters and may potentially have their internet connections disconnected. For more on the article,...
- Tags: File-sharing, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- A Friday Active Directory puzzler
- We just purchased a new server for our district's central office. Nothing super-special, just a Windows Server 2003 for compatibility with a payroll and HRM application install with lots of storage and a moderately speedy quad-core Xeon. The existing server is out of space, out of resources, recently...
- Tags: Domain, User Profile, Servers, Hardware, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- How OpenDNS, PowerDNS and MaraDNS remained unaffected by the DNS cache poisoning vulnerability
- The short answer is being paranoid about tackling a known vulnerability. It's 2001, and Daniel J. Bernstein DJB, author of the then popular djbdns security-aware DNS implementation, is applying basic math principles to raise awareness on what's to turn into the "sky is falling" critical Internet vulnerability in 2008, in...
- Tags: DNS, Vulnerability, Anomaly, Attack, OpenDNS, MaraDNS, NSS, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Diagnose your hard disks, free
- Hard drive acting kinda funny? Free application HDDScan is a utility that diagnoses your hard drive's ills. The app allows you to analyze drive temperatures, conduct S.M.A.R.T. tests, export and print reports to document changes in your hard drive's health, and works on ATA,...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Microsoft may need an IBM moment of clarity
- Microsoft's financial analyst meeting was a tale of a technology conglomerate: You heard a lot about search, a decent bit about the enterprise and all sorts of projects in between. But amid all the coverage--see Mary Jo's laundry list of stories--I can't help but wonder if Microsoft's...
- Tags: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Enterprise, IBM Corp., Game Players, Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Enterprise Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Management, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-25
- Scrabble-Scrabulous standoff spells L-A-W-S-U-I-T
- Hasbro said it has filed suit in the Southern District of New York against Rajat Agarwalla, Jayant Agarwalla, and RJ Softwares, better known as the creators of the popular Facebook application Scrabulous. It was only a matter of time before the Scrabble-Scrabulous feud came to a head, and that...
- Tags: Facebook, Hasbro Inc., Games, Intellectual Property, Personal Technology, Research & Development, Business Operations, lawsuit, Scrabulous, Hasbro, Tom Magrino, GameSpot
- News items 2008-07-25
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soonTTLSomething I wish I'd asked during the webcast and which I can't quite get my head around:It was said that setting a long TTL doesn't help because of the way delegation works - has to...
- Tags: Domain names, DNS server, TTL, server, Kaminsky
- Discussion threads 2008-07-24
- Kaminsky suggests long-term fix will still have to be determined, but patch now, or pay soon
- I listened to the Black Hat webcast today to grab as much info as I could on this subject. The biggest thing that I heard from the whole talk is that the patch fixes things to a reasonable point, but that long-term, there will have to be more work...
- Tags: CERT, DNS Server, Server, Kaminsky, Dan, Patches, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
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