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- Office Starter 2010: The fine print on Microsoft's Works replacement
- For me, non-starterA crippled, incompatible, ad supported product makes little sense to me, when Open Office and Google are alternatives.ExactlyThere's already a portable version of OpenOffice that runs on a USB stick - nothing new here.The excluded formats are used in only about 1% of documentsIt is well-known that macros...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-23
- Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask Microsoft
- RE: Is it OK to use OEM Windows on your own PC? Don't ask MicrosoftI built my current desktop in July and purchased/installed an OEM version of Vista Home Premium. I also took advantage of Microsoft's free upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium which I installed on the same PC....
- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- Microsoft admits its GPL violation; will reissue Windows 7 tool under open-source license
- Tar and feather them nt ;-)ntYeah - they made good on GPL2 - tar them anyway!It's Microsoft - hurt them even when they do admit their errors and make good on them!Seriously Dude, see a shrink!A tad serious?Lighten up a bit - a shrink? I will put my mental health...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-13
- Windows 7: An impressive upgrade
- Windows 7 review:Windows 7 review: 'New' OS is just Vista with small changesPerformance enhancements"We have already determined that W7 won't make your computer run any faster. And if you are upgrading from XP, it might run slightly slower, just as with Vista. ......But it's not really anything new. We hate...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-21
- Microsoft: Human error caused critical SMB2 vulnerability
- did not explain why the fix was not back-ported to Windows Vista and other That very bad. I was wondering this myself when news broke that Win 7 was not vulnerable.What were they thinking? Fixing a bug and "forgetting" that other versions may actually be vulnerable?Or had they actually recorded...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?
- Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Report: Final version of free Microsoft Security Essentials to ship September 29
- Do we really need another security software on Windows 7?Hi!If I install MSE on Windows 7, do I really need to install another security software on Windows 7?Thanks!yes...It's called Linux and that will cure all windoze security threats forever.Yes and...while introducing 8 year old kernel faults on its own.No, but...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-28
- Microsoft starts warning of support phase-out for older Windows Server releases
- Added benefit of "activation" (automatic "kill switch")Neccessary or desirable to reinstall XP or change hardware? Flip the kill switch. No more activation, no more XP or any other later Windows release.Any OS that depends on a remote server is an excercise in futility.You confuse 'support' with 'activation'.There's no indication that...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-16
- Microsoft trains Best Buy "Linux assassins"
- Aimed at the uninformed customers... so it'll probably be successful. Sigh. It's FUD, of course, but I think it's pretty effective when dealing with people who have only a vague notion of Linux.However:First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win. :-)Fighting...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-09
- Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
- Since when is your IP address "personal information"?Your IP address is visible for the whole world to see, just like it always has been.Are people really this stupid?PersonallyIt's a hassle Windows could do without. People will pirate regardless, and in those terms, Microsoft is fighting a war it cannot win.I'm...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-08
- Windows Genuine Advantage: Spyware or legitimate tool?
- Last week Microsoft was sued in a Washington district court for allegedly violating privacy laws through its use of Windows Genuine Advantage WGA anti-piracy mechanism in Windows XP. Is WGA a legitimate anti-piracy tool or is it spyware? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-09-08
- 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...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-04
- Microsoft to add more anti-piracy features to Office 2010
- It's been said before, but it bears repeatingIf Microsoft spent anywhere near the time it spends policing piracy on feature correctness, and bug squashing, there would be much less need to worry about piracy.Most people know that there are many ways to get Office cheaply and legitimately, and no one...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- Researchers crack WPA Wi-Fi encryption in 60 seconds
- Thats why WPA2 is the only way to go..WPA is nice for backwards compatibility - esp those that cant talk WPA2 (AES-CCMP) but this is all the more reason to remove these devices. I personally use WPA2-ENT [yes at home] which I understand is not the norm :) but I...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-27
- IE6 casts a long shadow for Microsoft
- Microsoft brought it on themselves :(Im stuck using IE6 in work because the web based application we primarily use had to be altered and so many work arounds put in for it to work nicely with Internet Explorer 5-6 that it won't even work with IE7, I'm stuck in a...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-14
- Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leak
- Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leakSo who's responsible for the leak?The sender or the sendee?Pagan Jim will be happy about thishttp://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=67344&messageID=1278112He proudly admits to installing hundreds of copies of XP without buying a single license. Disgusting.RE: Microsoft confirms Windows 7 activation leakThis is one way for Microsoft to get market...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-31
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!
- Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!They sure have...Now if they'd only do so by making an actual good product rather than just locking everybody into using it....No SoI've been running Linux since giving up on Windows by having too many BSOD screens with Windows ME. And frankly, given Windows Genuine PITA...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- File format blues
- Routinely suppliers of technology and services send me a presentation deck. This deck is to meant to be the central focus of a conversation about their products or services. One would expect that these suppliers, or their public relations firms, would do their best to make sure that these presentations...
- Blog posts 2009-07-29
- Microsoft to ship emergency IE, Visual Studio patches
- Microsoft to ship emergency IE, Visual Studio patchesWhy not patch it nowIf it is such an emergency why wait? I think patch Tuesdays is stupid.They should release patches on going. We can't patch a hole cause it not the one Tuesday of the month is dumb. This time we will...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-27
- US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK
- US, South Korea site attacks traced back to UK One would think .....Assuming that these are all/mostly Windows PCs then MicroSoft or any responsible party should be able to scan, locate, and disinfect them whenever they connect the the internet (considering that MS has managed to make life miserable for...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-15
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