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Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2)

Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2)great post!I look forward to reading part 3, and hopefully seeing if Gutmann has the fortitude to actually acknowledge any of this.RE: Everything you've read about Vista DRM is wrong (Part 2)Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!!!You have waaaaaay too much time on your...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), digital-rights management, Microsoft Windows Vista, Vista DRM, Part 2, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

Dell: 'Tens of thousands' of copies of Vista sold

Dell: 'Tens of thousands' of copies of Vista sold* 100 percent of its new consumer orders were for Vista machinesAre they still selling XP? If not, then the above does not mean a great deal.Slanted StaticsHow many 'new users' are making a hardware purchase without Vista?Dell still gives the choice...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Vista DRM, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, Dell Computer Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-01-29

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Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to come

RE: Microsoft delivers new Zune HD games; Twitter and Facebook still to comOH BOYY!! CHECKERS??!! OMFG AWESOME!!Message has been deleted.can't you sample tonnes of music for free on radio?broadcast or on internet radio if you want to listen to very specific song.. or just sample for free via internet downloads.....

Tags: Twitter Inc., Facebook, pickup truck, Microsoft Zune, flaw, Apple iTunes, Microsoft Corp., radio, Apple iTunes Music Store, Apple Inc., game

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Cloud Engines Pogoplug

Photo gallery:Cloud Engines PogoplugWouldn't it be nice to quickly access your data from anywhere without a complicated network setup? That's exactly what the Cloud Engines Pogoplug offers. Priced at $100, this tiny gadget turns any USB external storage devices--anything from a Seagate FreeAgent Go to a Western...

Tags: NETWORKING, Network technology, Pogoplug, network, home network

Product reviews 2009-11-10

Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download

Open formatYou say the Kindle is less open than the Sony or B&N readers. Are you saying that a Sony book can be read on the Nook? Or that a Nook book can be read on a Sony reader? I think you're pretty well mistaken on...

Tags: E-books, Cellular phones, iSlate, e-book, ebook reader, PC App, Amazon Kindle, handy download, Amazon.com Inc., PC

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Ubuntu 9.10 launch - 29 October

If it's ...... easier than Win7 to install, they will have a winner!^o^Yawn, another boring launch of another boring linux distro. No excitement, people aren't enthused. There is nothing new here. As I said...BORING.Well 9.04 was not diffcult to install Not sure what you are going for here 9.04 was...

Tags: Linux, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, KDE 4 Desktop, Win7, Ubuntu, HDCP, Microsoft Windows 7, hardware, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-26

Ding Dong, The Vista's DEAD!

Vista is still alive here..."Vista definitely improved"Vista-preinstalled SP1/SP2 Just Works, so I have no immediate plans to upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, I don't want to tempt fate.I don't see why people get all emo over Vista's UAC. It doesn't bother me.Yes, everyone says that Windows 7 is better...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-10-24

My 7 favorite Windows 7 features

I must say ...... your impressive list, just isn't that impressive to me.#1 - Performance boost -- subjective#2 - More restrained UAC -- more duck tape#3 - 64-bit becomes the new default -- had 64 bit for years now#4 - Improved troubleshooting tools -- no comment, biting my tongue#5 -...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, UAC, Microsoft Windows Vista, favorite Windows 7, 64-bit, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Did 'reporters' sink Vista?

Yes. They made it much worse.There were early driver problems, many devices NEVER got updated for Vista, the fit and finish was and is rough, the extra security was a nag (but should have been DEFENDED and EXPLAINED by the tech pros, instead of being ridiculed), business was right to...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

How to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS

Why does Apple persistI am amazed the game of cat and mouse Apple users must play to get a phone that they can do with as they please. The same people who openly criticize Microsoft for all and sundry, but the beloved Steve Jobs whom it appears must own their...

Tags: Smart phones, Pwnage, Apple iPhone, Steve Jobs, Apple Inc., jailbreak

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

Why the big Android bandwagon?

One minor nit to pickTo succeed, however, it will have to deliver products as good or better than the iPhone, at the same or less cost, with just as many apps.It needs just as many good apps. It doesn't need all the flashlights or fart apps or things like that....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Smart phones, Branding, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-12

More Microsoft layoffs, a resignation and other pre-Labor Day tidbits

Oh pooh...The days are coming to an end for 15G Operating Systems, in case they missed it Appliance driven devices under VMware IS the future.Not some insecure bloated expensive Server versions that require tens of thousands in licenses and still is crippled up by viruses/worms.;)On the plus side,nobody now knows...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, layoff, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Linux, server

Discussion threads 2009-09-04

FSF launches "Windows 7 Sins" campaign

Classic defensive strategyIf you can't defend your POV, pound the table! :)Seriously, this makes the FSF look desperate. It might also open them up for libel charges Of course MS has to weigh the martyr factor. On second thought, that might give the FSF too much credit...The fact they felt...

Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Patches, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Number 6, Total Cost, Free Software Foundation, Microsoft Corp., Linux

Discussion threads 2009-08-26

(Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)

Nice Photoshop What? ntNTRE: (Hands-on with the Zune HD Web browser)This magnanimous device will transcend the iPod touch.Its advent will equal or perhaps surpass the supposed second coming of Isa. Apple zealots beware! When the zunephone comes into fruition. Microsoft will overcome! Zune HDLooks very nice, and has the...

Tags: Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Microsoft Zune, Web browser, Zune HD, Zune HD Web browser, Hands-On, Apple iTunes

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Sony laptops can't use Windows 7 XP mode thanks to disabled hardware virtualization

I'm surprised by this quote[i]In addition, our engineers and QA people were very concerned that enabling VT would expose our systems to malicious code that could go very deep in the Operating System structure of the PC and completely disable the latter.[/i]Yes, because Sony is very much against rootkits that...

Tags: cloud computing, BIOS, Storage management, Utility computing, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., virtualization, hardware, Dependent, Windows 7 XP Mode, hardware virtualization, Sony Laptop, Linux, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., laptop computer

Discussion threads 2009-08-10

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7

Memory "bug" won't delay Windows 7One time? When it comes to negative Windows stories...[i]Sorry to disappoint, but this is one time when you shouldn?t believe everything you read on the internet![/i]It's usually safer to assume they're wrong until shown otherwise. Too much FUD about Windows on the Internet.Maybe yes, maybe...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, true info

Discussion threads 2009-08-06

WM Capture 4.0 (Windows)

Make super-high quality videos from ANY online source with WM Capture. WM Capture uses a unique high speed capture technology to create a near perfect reproduction of what you see on screen, playable as a Windows Media Video file. WM Capture records video from ANY Web site, regardless of format....

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Video, Applian Technologies, WM Capture, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2009-07-30

Microsoft: European XP and Vista users to get the ballot screen, too

Microsoft: European XP and Vista users to get the ballot screen, tooWhy is MS doing this??Why are they backing down? MS did exactly what Opera asked for and wanted:"Opera requests the Commission to implement two remedies to Microsoft?s abusive actions. First, it requests the Commission to obligate Microsoft to...

Tags: computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Vista, Opera Software ASA, operating system, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

The Apple tablet is a non-starter in Ed without content

The Apple tablet is a non-starter in Ed without contentEVDO Internet connectivity??EV-DO really?With that only it's a pretty restricted market...there are not many countries were it will work...Better GSM+EDGE+HSPA&HSPA+ /WCDMA (2G -> 2.5G -> 3G -> 3.5G etc. support).CDMA has no longer term future on this planet... RE: The Apple...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Cellular phones, Apple Tablet, tablet, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-07-27

News to know: Microsoft; Amazon, AT&T-iPhone; PayPal; Yahoo's board

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Microsoft's client revenue skids; Blame netbooks, Windows 7 deferrals Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft and the...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Board, Yahoo! Inc., AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Microsoft Corp., PayPal, Smart Phones, Data Centers, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Storage, Hardware, Data Management, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-07-24