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 | Well, what a weekend that has been. Ever since the reports started emerging online of a brute force attack on the Vista activation code using a modified version of the original software license manager script file I have been, shall we say, dubious as to the authenticity of the claim. … |
| | [URL="http://onecare.live.com"]Microsoft Windows Live OneCare[/URL] was already struggling in the credibility stakes after failing to pass the Virus Bulletin VB100 certification tests as I reported [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1295.html"]here[/URL] last month. Talk about kicking a wounded animal, now the [URL="http://www.av-comparatives.org/seiten/ergebnisse_2007_02.php"]results [/URL]of the latest, and much respected, [URL="http://www.av-comparatives.org/ tests"]av-comparatives[/URL] are in, and do no make … |
| | If you've been keeping up to the news, you'll likely be aware of the fact that [URL="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=37941"]Vista's activation code scheme for anti-piracy has been cracked[/URL] by using a brute-force method, allowing any pirates to download Vista and just let the cracking program do its work. I find this insanely ironic. …  |
| | Probably the last thing you would expect to hear is that Microsoft is trying to restrict the machines that their new operating system can run on. After all, don't they want as many computers running Vista as possible (legally)? Well, Microsoft is actually forcing anyone who wants to emulate Vista … |
| | As if Microsoft did not have enough on its security plate, what with the launch of Vista followed by the chorus of ‘it is not quite as secure as you would have us believe is it’ from the worlds media, things only go from bad to worse for the Seattle …  |
| | An independent test of [URL="www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx"]Windows Defender[/URL] against third party vendors has demonstrated holes in [URL="www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/default.mspx"]Microsoft Vista’s[/URL] spyware protection. Calls of Swiss Cheese could be heard coming from the direction of Spyware Doctor vendor [URL="http://www.pctools.com"]PC Tools[/URL] which commissioned Australian concern [URL="http://www.testlab.com.au"]Enex Testlab [/URL]to evaluate how Windows Defender compared to its own … |
| | Ok i got a dimsnsion 5150 last xmas (was that 2005? im crap with dates) and it had 19" TFT Radeon x600 DvdRW P4 HT 1gb RAM XP Home all for £699. Bargain. Or so i thaught On the day vista got released dell dropped the price of an e520 …  |
| | In something of an embarrassing development for Microsoft, four anti-virus products for Vista have failed to reach the required standard to achieve [URL="http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index"]VB100[/URL] certification by the highly respected independent industry body, [URL="http://www.virusbtn.com/index"]Virus Bulletin[/URL]. In something of an even more embarrassing development, Microsoft’s own anti-virus flagship product, [URL="http://onecare.live.com/site/en-us/default.htm"]Live OneCare[/URL], was amongst … |
| | File under ‘well it would say that’ you might think, but nevertheless the fact remains that Apple has issued a [URL="http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305042"]statement[/URL] on its support website warning iTunes users not to upgrade to Vista. This due to a number of known compatibility issues with iTunes 7.0.2 and earlier versions, although you …  |
| | Since the launch of Vista, articles have been [URL="http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128737-c,vistalonghorn/article.html"]fairly negative[/URL] about Microsoft's next-gen operating system. Which can be expected, since it's "Microsoft", is prone to bugs and viruses, and is a slow monster, right? It couldn't be farther from the truth. This "bug" which we speak of - how can …  |
| | Microsoft Vista has, in the few days that it has been on general release, managed to avoid the embarrassment of anyone poking major holes in its security from the perspective of protection of consumer PC integrity at least. However, everything is not so sweet when it comes to those media … |
| | My [URL="http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1276.html"]original news story[/URL] here at DaniWeb has certainly caused something of a media frenzy. Everyone from specialist GPS and gadget websites through to national newspapers have been covering how TomTom let an unspecified number of its GO 910 satnav devices escape from the factory with not one but two … |
| | OK - I know this subject has been beated to death: Microsoft's Vista, which has been years in the making. Well, they've has finally released it, so now we all get to see how well it sells. My thoughts on it? I'll try to say some stuff which I haven't … |
| | [B][I]Well, vista was released here today and well, when i got it i was not impressed. In this blog im gonna detail what I like and dont like[/I][/B] [B][I]Im gonna sell it (thats a bucketload of money wasted :( ) or something and put 2k (only other OS i actually … |
 | A group of internet pirates have generated a workaround for registration for some specific versions of Vista. Specifically, Business and Enterprise. The secret lies in Microsoft's new key management service (KMS) that allows companies (organizations, etc.) that have a lot of computers running vista, set up a local server for … |
| | Everyone always talks of an "Office" killer, or how something might come along and supplant Microsoft's dominance by Exchange and Windows Server. I don't think this will come anytime soon from the free or open-source crowd. Instead, I think it should come from Google. A big reason lots of businesses … |
| | When asked if Vista is going to be a success, most people answer "yes" for various reasons: good interface, XP is getting old, it's going to be sold with new PCs anyway. Wait... really? Dell's new [URL="http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/e510_nseries?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs"]Dimension n-Series[/URL] might be aiming to change that a little bit. The website even …  |
| | So many people are weighing in with opinions on their personal 'Vista Experience,' that I thought I'd give it a try. I've been working with Vista since beta 2, and have recently recieved my very own copy of Vista Business... And I couldn't be happier. Vista is not capable of … |
| | According to a [URL="http://www.itpro.co.uk/news/news/102716/malware-more-compatible-with-vista-than-antimalware-products.html"]news story[/URL] at IT Pro, malware writers are doing a better job of making their code Vista compatible than the developers of the security software meant to protect users of the soon to be released operating system. Rene Millman reports that Tim Eades, a senior vice-president at … |
| | Microsoft's now planning to make [URL="http://www.informationweek.com/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196902603"]Windows Vista and Office[/URL] downloadable via their website - a good choice, likely spurred on by the vast number of other software distributable via the internet. It's a good idea, but I think that it's quite probably piracy will become even worse if it's distributed … |
| | The big moment is set. Microsoft has announced the release date of Vista to consumers, which happens to be January 30. So now, all Microsoft has to do is convince users that XP is dead and that Vista is the "new" OS now. Is Vista next-gen? I would say definitely … |
| | The [URL="http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_s_t_select.cfm"]UK House of Lords Science and Technology Committee[/URL] are currently [URL="http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/lords_s_t_select/internet.cfm"]investigating [/URL]personal Internet security, something that would normally be a dull as dishwater parade of civil servants and former civil servants now consulting for private sector business giving boring ‘evidence’ to a committee of half asleep geriatrics. But something … |
| | Microsoft has now hit 100 million users for Internet Explorer 7. But, says analysts, this isn't an impact on competing web browsers. This is simply internal growth. Sure, maybe. But it's saying something that people are quickly switching to Microsoft's latest browser. I think that the interface looks very cool; …  |
| | Although some analysts predicted that Vista may be a flop, it's already quite successful in the business world. It's already outpacing sales of Windows 2000, and catching up quickly to the sales of Windows XP. Previous blog entries I've written have been predicting the failure of Vista due to a … |
 | A recent post on my Livejournal was a link to a story on The Inquirer about someone moving to Linux because it's just less hassle than XP. (I may yet repeat that story here, so for now, I'll not link to it again.) I find it interesting that one of … |
| | Endless beta testing does still not guarantee a bug-free program, as Microsoft found out a few weeks ago. Recently, a major flaw was discovered by a Russian programmer, in Windows Vista that was released to businesses earlier this month. This particular flaw allows a user with standard user system priviliges …  |
| | If you always thought that OpenStep, Cocoa's base, was limited to Mac OS X, you're wrong. A project called [URL="http://www.gnustep.org"]GNUstep[/URL] is dedicated to creating an open-source implementation of the reusable objects that Cocoa uses. Cocoa, which is the framework that the vast majority of Mac OS X software developers use … |
| | Microsoft's new Internet Explorer 7 has a special bar that turns green when visiting "safe" sites, which it determines if it recieves a special strict security certificate from Microsoft. But, small business owners and corporations are worried that users will leave their sites feeling unsafe, as they are not eligable … |
| | Monday, Sun Microsystems released the latest version of Java -- Java Standard Edition 6. It's available to developers in the Sun Developer Network ([URL]http://java.sun.com[/URL]). The final release is planned to ship in January. Java's taken a lot of time for this release. They've worked at it for at least 2 …  |
| | Why doesn't everyone switch to Linux? Is it because it's too difficult? Not exactly. The problem with Linux isn't because you have to run millions of commands to start it up, it's because it gives users too many options. Commercial companies like Microsoft standardize their product when they create it. …  |
| | Microsoft has [URL="http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2006%5C12%5C04%5Cstory_4-12-2006_pg6_1"]finally launched the long-awaited Windows Vista[/URL]. Will it sell well? It's already pretty obvious that Windows Vista will have a hard time competing against Microsoft's previous operating system, Windows XP. Many businesses are happy with it, and see no reason to switch. Still others are just now switching … |
 | [URL="http://www.microsoft.com"]Microsoft[/URL] announced that [URL="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/"]Vista[/URL], Office 2007, and Exchange Server 2007 are now all available to 'Business' users. While most websites were speculating that this wouldn't be released to anyone (except OEM Manufactures) until January. To most it would appear that Microsoft is trying to get a head start on sales … |
| | The latest issue that has really been upsetting me lately is how corporations are no longer taking liability for their mistakes. One of the cases in particular is the new Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX that I purchased recently. Nvidia recently released their GeForce 8800 series graphics cards, which, most techies … |
| | The French parliament is now going to dump Windows in favour of open-source. More specifically, Linux. The planned switch date is June 2007, with over 1000 parliament workers switching. No word yet on what Linux distribution they're going to use, or what email client -- one thing is for sure: … |
| | On Thursday I went to Oxfordshire for a training day on the much anticipated Windows Vista. Firstly the appearance of Windows Vista has many improvements and enhancements over XP, with the outstanding graphics and of course Windows Aero, you've found what Microsoft like to call `the Vista experience`. The sku's: … |
| | According to a report posted at [URL="http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20061112-8204.html"]Ars Technica[/URL] Vista has been cracked. [URL="http://www.pegasus3d.com/wordpress/"]Jeremy Reimer[/URL] reports that Torrents are now being circulated of the cracked version, known as Vista BillGates. Microsoft is keeping remarkably quiet on the subject, and my emails requesting official comment have gone unanswered. Perhaps because the pirated … |
| | It is the sort of no-brainer question that ordinarily you wouldn’t waste any time on: does a Windows OS need additional antivirus protection to be considered a safe platform? Obviously, the answer is yes, unless you are the Co-President, Platform and Services Division of Microsoft Corp, it would appear. Jim … |
| | It’s that time of the year again, and the Microsoft Tech.Ed Developers Conference 2006 Europe has hit the beautiful city of Barcelona, capital city of Catalonia in Spain. Hot off the press news for today is the keynote speech by Eric Rudder, senior vice president of technical strategy with Microsoft. … |
| | The bad news for the US is that it is now responsible for more than a fifth of the world’s spam. That is 21.6 percent if you prefer, although whichever way you say it there is no escaping the nasty smell it leaves behind. The team of experts at IT … |
| | Oh well, that’s one less thing I can moan about when it comes to Microsoft Vista. The Seattle giant has had a change of heart, it would seem, when it comes to licensing terms for the new Windows Operating System. Previously, the Windows Vista retail license included the incredibly restrictive, …  |
| | Ordinarily this headline would no longer come as any surprise, after all everyone is pretty much used to Microsoft keeping the competition at bay using whatever methods it can. However, this is no ordinary headline because what IO left out is the name of that competitor: Windows XP. In an … |
| | At first glance it should be good news, after all it would appear that Microsoft has plugged a hole that left the claims of Vista being highly secure shot to pieces. Nonetheless, the security researcher who demonstrated the original Blue Pill exploit at both SyScan 06 in Singapore and the … |
| | I was in a pub in Manchester recently for my friend Chris's leaving do (he's got a job in Spain :p ). Somehow a brief discussion about Mac OS X got started (yes, OK I started it). Most people I've met who've used it seem to think it's great because: … |
| | Well, maybe for a week or three anyway. That is the theory being bandied around wherever more than three geeks assembly for longer than 10 minutes, or so it seems. Perhaps it is just the company I keep. However, is there any merit in the idea that Vista, and specifically … |
| | It was just a rumor. I said it was just a rumor. I reported it as a rumor. I had heard a few months ago that a rumor had surfaced about the pricing for Windows Vista. I had heard that the Home Premiun version (the version I would most likely … |
| | Microsoft has released Windows Vista build 5536.16385 on Windows Connect only. Microsoft calls this a Pre-RC1 Build. This means that this built will have part of the improvements that will be set for RC1. This build is not available for public download. According to first Experiences: 1. Performance has much … |
| | Earlier this year [URL="http://www.mcafee.com"]McAfee [/URL]sponsored a rather interesting survey of search engine safety. Safety, that is, from the ‘how safe are the links they deliver and you click’ angle. Now, for the longest time, I have harbored a passing suspicion that the dodgiest links you can follow from any search … |
 | So lately the Apple Fanboys have been talking about this software called Parallels which can emulate Windows inside of Mac OS X. However is this really good or bad for Apple? In the short term I would say yes, but in terms of long term success Microsoft will be hands … |
| | [B][U]Windows Live Writer[/U]:[/B][INDENT]Windows Live Writer beta is now available to download at [URL="http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/"]http://windowslivewriter.spaces.live.com/[/URL].[/INDENT] Windows Live Writer is a desktop application for composing blog entries onWindows Live Spaces or other blog services. Some features include a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor along with an HTML editor and … |
| | Microsoft's patch-the-patch policy and practice has just rubbed a hole in their own breeches that they need to patch! First, the snafu over WGA (which supposedly just wants to make sure you have a legitimate copy of Windows before you are allowed to update or get other cool stuff for … |
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