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WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 files

WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 filesIrony isthat even from your genuine sources you can't be sure it isn't compromised either! [url=http://www.securityfocus.com/news/480]Oops #1![/url][url=http://www.dgl.com/dglinfo/1996/dg961023.html]Oops #2![/url][url=http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/04/25/microsoft_security_fixes_infected/]Oops #3![/url]3 strikes you're out! LOL so much for "genuine". More like genuine hassle to run Windows! ]:)Re: What do I think:Foolish to use it as the...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, WMP, WMP 12, beta

Discussion threads 2009-01-05

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21. More user data in default backup sets (21 changes to look for in the Windows 7 Release Candidate)

21. More user data in default backup sets (21 changes to look for in the Windows 7 Release Candidate)I prefer the Vista-style background and icons.But hey! Windows 7 is nice!What I do miss, though, is the classy look of Windows Media Player 11 that I did not get with Windows...

Tags: Backups, period key, Microsoft Windows 7, default backup set, Windows 7 Release Candidate, backup set, release candidate, user data, backup, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-03-10

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1

YOUR first thoughts on Windows 7 Beta 1Windows 7 too cool!The performance indeed improved a lot! The UI is simpler and easier to use but I haven't get use to it. The installation is very easy and yada yada yada... It's better than XP and of course, the loser, Vista.Overall...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Printers, upgrade process, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-01-13

News to know: Macworld; Windows 7; Snow Leopard; Web 2.0 security; IT strategy

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: Five things Steve Ballmer won't tell you about Windows 7 Mary Jo Foley: Macs vs. PCs: Is it still a 'tax' if users happily pay...

Tags: Strategy, Security, Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows 7, Information Technology, Twitter, Web 2.0, Software As A Service (SaaS), Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Managed Hosting, Open Source, Internet, Emerging Technologies, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-01-06

WMP 12 toxic to certain MP3 files

A cautionary note to those using Windows beta 1 build 7000. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Tags: Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows 7, Beta, MP3, Microsoft Windows, Digital Music, Digital Media, Operating Systems, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Blog posts 2009-01-05

microSD music: Are we regressing?

microSD music: Are we regressing?This would work for meSince I have never downloaded a single song of the web and more then likely never will I like this. For me music is an impulse buy, if I'm in Best Buy and see a CD I want I buy it.What...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, music, MicroSD, microSD music, CD, ease of use, WMP

Discussion threads 2008-09-22

Is iTunes 8 causing BSODs on your Vista system?

Is iTunes 8 causing BSODs on your Vista system?No BSOD but ITFITF - It Takes Forever to load anything now in iT8.Phone syncs okay, but feels like iTunes is running in molasses.....When I open iTunes, I will get a time out error from the iTunes store site most times....Version 7,...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital music, Digital media, iTunes 7, Apple iTunes, BSOD, Microsoft Windows Vista, iTunes 8, Vista System

Discussion threads 2008-09-10

MS Patch Tuesday: 8 critical security holes patched

Microsoft shipped four high-priority security bulletins today with patches for at least eight code execution vulnerabilities affecting millions of Windows computer users. The September Patch Tuesday updates, all rated "critical," correct security flaws in the Windows Media Player, the Windows Media Encoder, Microsoft Office and the Microsoft...

Tags: Windows Media, Attacker, Microsoft Office, Vulnerability, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media Encoder Bulletin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Security, Software, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-09

My Windows 7 wish list

My Windows 7 wish listPut more muscle in thereWhen you pay 100+ bucks, you'd expect it's loaded with more than just Notepad or Paint. Those two haven't had much major upgrade since Windows 3.0. If you want some themes, you shouldn't have to pay another 40 or so to get...

Tags: Keyboards, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2008-08-19

Content Protection madness on Vista

Content Protection madness on VistaBlu-Ray Deserves To FailI agree and am with you 100%. DRM will go away when consumers vote with their wallets. We have already seen some of this with the music industry.Blu-Ray/Sony = EPIC FAILBlu-Ray can kiss my DVD-Loving butt :)I would love to see...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Digital media, Consumer electronics, digital-rights management, Content Protection, Microsoft Windows Vista, HDCP, mplayer, DVD, DRM IS

Discussion threads 2008-05-14

Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server

Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home ServerI was thinking of buying this until this article.At home we have 2 PC's and 3 laptops. I have a NAS drive for common storage, and a tiny print server to share the printer.I was thinking of getting WHS purely because it is a...

Tags: Printers, Servers, Operating systems, data corruption bug, server, lemon, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, printer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-03-11

Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutions

Happy New Year - and a few tech resolutionsResolutions?I thought resolutions were supposed to be challenging...At least they shouldn't all be fun ones. lolBe careful Adrian. The RIAA is now suing people who rip their legally purchased CDs.Why MP3? AAC is open, standard, smaller files, & sounds betterWhy...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, DVD, RIAA, USB 1, MP3, AAC, CD

Discussion threads 2008-01-01

A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeat

A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeatMicrosoftwill do just enough with office to keep them out of antitrust. Not a byte more.RE: A Mac-eye view of Microsoft's EU defeatI find it funny that Mac fanboys talk about MS and anti-competitive practices. Apple is WAY more anti-competitive that MS, just...

Tags: Linux, Digital music, Digital media, Web browsers, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., APPLE HAS

Discussion threads 2007-09-18

New Harris Poll: Vista awareness up

New Harris Poll: Vista awareness upAwareness and SalesSales are down because awareness is up, not in spite of it.There are many reviews that describe an OS that is unstable, paranoid, and unremarkable. There is resentment over a 6 year wait and 6 billion dollar investment in an OSX knockoff. There...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), individual experience, sales, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2007-04-04

Motorola Q eats batteries alive

When I first unboxed the Motorola Q, I knew I was in for disappointment when I saw how small its brick-of-a-battery was and what I'd be expecting the Q to do. To put it bluntly, to own a Q, which should involve taking advantage of some of its...

Tags: telephone

Blog posts 2006-09-19

Motorola Q eats batteries alive

When I first unboxed the Motorola Q, I knew I was in for disappointment when I saw how small its brick-of-a-battery was and what Id be expecting the Q to do. To put it bluntly, to own a Q, which should involve taking advantage of some of its...

Tags: telephone, Motorola Q Review, Wired &, Wireless, Personal Technology, Mobile, Hardware Infrastructure, General

Blog posts 2006-09-19

With Microsoft sucked into a DRM cat-n-mouse deathmatch, is Zune doomed?

With Microsoft sucked into a DRM cat-n-mouse deathmatch, is Zune doomed?RE: Bruce is wrong, you knowYagotta B. Kidding, right? :-)Bruce is wrong, you know[i]No user is ever going to say: "Oh no. I can now play the music I bought for my computer in my car. I must...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, pricing strategy, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, music, Apple Inc., Microsoft Zune, Apple iTunes, iTunes DRM, MP3, CD

Discussion threads 2006-09-07

Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily

Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home dailyRe: validation tool spyingIf you find a way to SAFELY shut it off let me know -- you cannot uninstall it once its installed.Hah! How do I disable?Sad, very sad. They can't even write a proper Trojan. A friend has a copy...

Tags: Public relations, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Tools & Techniques, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, Microsoft Corp., phones home, antipiracy tool phones home, validation tool

Discussion threads 2006-06-07

Creative sues Apple over iPod interface

Creative sues Apple over iPod interfaceHey I thought MS was the IProp BurglarAnd that patent trolls were an American species.Although you have to admit a Chinese Patent Trolling Company is a prettty amusing concept, given their long standing on protecting Intellectual Property.YES!!!!Creative makes VERY elegant WMA players. Mine came with...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Media players, Apple Inc., patent, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2006-05-15

XP and Vista to get new media player

XP and Vista to get new media playerXP and Vista to get new media playerSweet! All these new features are going to keep media player at the #1 spot again just like the previous versions. I'm not expecting WMP to sync up with the iPod since Apple has...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Digital rights management (DRM), Media players, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, MTV, Apple iPod, new media player, media player, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2006-04-17