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Kill switch has been denied... I think. [Kill switch has been denied... I think.]

out180 — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 16:33:15 GMT

So I caught this today, I know it's a couple of days old, but it was an interesting read none the less. Two things I noticed and I just wanted to bounce off everyone else.

Microsoft denies WGA kill switch in Windows XP

The first is that they deny that WGA is a kill switch but still use terms like "dis-abled" when refering to copies that do not pass the WGA. (Page 2 of the article). The definition of disabled wasn't provided which pretty much ruins the entire point of the interview. It's not a kill switch, we won't turn off your computer... but it will be disabled if you don't pass WGA. It's just word play.

The second is more of an overall observation than a specific piece of the article. The entire article meant nothing really. It was basically an opportunity to send out the quote "WGA is not a kill switch" but really offer almost no other information. While I dont' expect them to spill their guts it didn't refute the claim with anything more than a "trust me" tactic.

An interestin note there was about the latest WGA update that apparently turns the day-by-day phone home into a monthly measure. That's interesting and until I read this article I hadn't heard about that.

Now, it should be said that I'm not a WGA hater. Honestly I don't care a whole lot. Then again WGA has never hit me with a false negative nor do I use torrent keys or the like. The impact it has on me at the moment is minor if even existant. I do however have an interest in what MS is doing because, like most things, it may not effect me not but could easily make a difference later.

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Filing issues with Office 2007 Beta 2 [Filing issues with Office 2007 Beta 2]

out180 — Fri, 26 May 2006 12:41:35 GMT

I'm not an official Office beta tester. (the one I wanted to be a part of I couldn't get :( )

Like a lot of you I'm running the Office beta and I'm loving it. I have however identified a few "issues" I would like to report, or check to see if they have been reported, however I cannot figure out where to do this. I cannot find the MSDN feedback center anymore, not sure why, nor can I find anything about submitting feedback/issues/bugs for the Office Beta.

Does anyone have any ideas, links, or guideance in this? I appreciate your time and efforts.

Thanks

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Say goodbye to Day 5 - The 24 Finale [Say goodbye to Day 5 - The 24 Finale]

out180 — Tue, 23 May 2006 04:33:02 GMT

It's over. Day 5 of 24 could very well have been one of the best seasons yet.

The one thing I really didn't like is not learning more about the "Puppet Masters" behind everything. Other than that I felt it ended pretty well.

Discuss :D

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WARNING - This thread may contain spoilers. If you haven't watched the last 2 hours of day 5 I urge you to not read on.

STOP scrolling down!

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SPAM via the Channel9 e-mail from profile feature.. [SPAM via the Channel9 e-mail from profile feature..]

out180 — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:18:36 GMT

Anyone else experience SPAM from their profiles? Here's the source of the most recent message.

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It looks like it came from the Channel9 domain. Charles, you might want to check and see if they are automating this somehow.

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Visual SourceSafe 2005 - Can anybody find the product page? [Visual SourceSafe 2005 - Can anybody find the product page?]

out180 — Mon, 28 Nov 2005 18:26:19 GMT

I just tried to find the Developer Center for Visual SourceSafe 2005 and as far as I can tell it doesn't exist.

From the main MSDN page you have to choose "More" from the left hand menu which takes you to the Developer Center selection page. From there the link for Visual SourceSafe points you here, which technically is the VSS 6.0 page.

So, has anybody run across the "real" product page for VSS 2005?

Honestly, I use Vault, but I wanted to check out the new features of VSS just in case.

No, I have no desire to use TFS, thanks though. ;)

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