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Updates WGA in SP1
See how SP1 changes the face of Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA).
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Your Facebook personality is genuine (study)
Your Facebook personality can tell a viewer much more about you than you would think. A new study shows that how you act on the social network is an accurate reflection of your offline behavior.
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Battery replacement question - Genuine or third-party?
Most devices still give you the option of replacing the battery yourself without needing special tools or having to dismantle the damn thing down to its component molecules. But when it comes to...
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Microsoft quietly shuts down Office Genuine Advantage program
Late last week, with no public announcement, Microsoft quietly retired one cog in its antipiracy machine. Office Genuine Advantage was officially shut down as of Thursday, December 16, and...
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Leaked iPod touch prototype - Fake or genuine?
Is this the prototype for the next-generation iPod touch? You decide!
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RightNow's New Customer Service Agreement Genuinely Important
Once in awhile there is something that isn't only important coming out of the vendor community but actually kind of refreshing. Given my right-brained proclivities, I didn't think it would come...
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No class action status for WGA lawsuit
A federal judge has refused to certify a lawsuit against Microsoft as a class action, a move that has saved the Redmond giant hundreds of millions of dollars in potential damages.
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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...
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Windows 7 Starter edition introduces genuine "Microsoft tax"
At its annual financial analyst day last month, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer confirmed that the Starter edition of Windows 7 would be limited to devices with small screens, small keyboards and...
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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...
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Windows 7 activation ... FAIL!
Microsoft's activation and Windows Genuine Advantage mechanisms do little to prevent piracy. Exhibit A: Windows 7 activation mechanism cracked weeks before the release of the OS.
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With Windows 7, 'Genuine' is out; 'Activation' is in
Microsoft is giving its anti-piracy/DRM technology a PR face lift with Windows 7. The "Windows Genuine" branding is being supplanted by a new name: Windows Activation.
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It's time for Microsoft to supply ALL patches to All users
It's time for Microsoft's policy of tying the availability of Windows Updates to Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation to end.
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Review: M-Edge Genuine Leather Prodigy and Platform Jackets for Kindle 2
My Amazon Kindle 2 arrived almost two weeks ago (see my review) and then at the end of last week two M-edge cases arrived for me to evaluate. I previously evaluated the M-Edge Executive Leather...
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Microsoft Office Genuine Advantage ... genuine pain in the rear!
Here's when mechanisms such as Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) and Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) really get on my nerves ... when they get in the way of me doing what I want! Here's an example....
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Lawyer claims that Microsoft is "biggest hacker in China"
Microsoft has decided to do something about piracy in China. In a country where 82% of all software is pirated Microsoft has this month decided to roll out Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA). This...
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Microsoft finally earns a passing grade (barely) for WGA
Microsoft launched its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy program in early summer 2006. Its first year was, to put it charitably, a disaster. An epic fail. A big fat F on the year’s...
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News to know: Psystar vs. Apple; WGA; Linux under attack; FAA failure
Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: News.com: Psystar responds to Apple suit, will countersue Sam Diaz: Does Psystar have a legit...
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Microsoft to target Windows XP Pro users with Genuine 'nagware' notifications
Microsoft is stepping up its war on software pirates by rolling out new Windows Genuine notification software for what it is calling its most pirated version of Windows: Windows XP Professional.
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Microsoft to tweak WGA Notifications on Windows XP
Microsoft is to tweak WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage) Notifications on Windows XP to make it behave more like WGA on Vista.
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