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Vista SP1 alters WGA behavior
Microsoft has a long history of including cumbersome anti-piracy measures in its software. So we were pretty happy to hear that the company is scaling back the Windows Genuine Advantage protection Windows Vista SP1. No longer will you find features ...
Microsoft to introduce Windows "kill switch"?
Remember when Windows Genuine Advantage became nagware, notifying you over and over again when it thought your copy of Windows wasn't legitimate? And remember when it started "checking in" with Microsoft every day? All's fair in the name of ...
Microsoft updates Windows XP Pro anti-piracy tool
Microsoft is starting to roll out a new version of its Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) software for Windows XP Pro, which the company describes as the "most pirated edition of Windows XP." WGA is the software Microsoft uses to detect versions of ...
Windows Genuine Advantage workarounds
So let's just say,
hypothetically, that your copy of Windows XP isn't "genuine." If you're tired of seeing the warning that
alerts you to this fact, there's now a workaround to disable the WGA
notifications. Does it work? Honestly I don't ...
Another Windows Genuine Advantage lawsuit
On Friday we reported on a lawsuit filed by a California man against Microsoft for the spyware-like behavior in its Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool. Lawsuits travel in packs, so it's no surprise that today brings a new one, this time filed ...
Windows Genuine Advantage becomes nagware, Office gets it too
This week we're getting a small preview of
what Windows Vista's anti-piracy features will be like in the form of Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications,
which Microsoft will begin testing this week. The software, which according to ZDNet will be ...
Microsoft sued over Windows Genuine Advantage "spyware"
We've spent quite a few keystrokes covering the development of Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage from fairly passive anti-piracy software to something a little more aggressive, and clearly we're not the only ones. This week Microsoft got hit with ...
Windows 7 RTM "improved" activation bypassed by hackers
Earlier this year, Microsoft and Lenovo teamed up to tackle the first Windows 7 activation workaround. It was based upon a leaked OEM volume activation key, and was neutralized fairly quickly.
Things have been fairly quiet for a while. ...
Windows Genuine Advantage worse than we all feared
Venerable Windows expert Ed Bott has been carefully documenting his misadventures with Windows Genuine Advantage for a few months now. As evidence mounted that the WGA system was not as bulletproof as Microsoft would like to have us believe, Ed ...
How much is enough?
With all the digital rights management floating about in the ether these days, and fiascos like Microsoft's WGA, I found myself standing beside myself, saying "Self, how much DRM (Digital Rights Management) is enough?" Self turned to me and said, "I ...
Microsoft will push IE7 with Automatic Updates
I was considering prefacing this post with 'recipe for disaster', but I didn't want the food and cooking news aggregators to pick it up by mistake. Microsoft Watch is reporting that the Redmond giant is planning to use their Automatic Updates service ...
Final Draft won't improve your writing, just formatting for TV and film
Back when I was an aspiring filmmaker I bought an educational license for Final Draft. I absolutely fell in love with the program. At the time there was Movie Magic's Screenwriter and Final Draft. While Movie Magic has some strong endorsements, Final ...
Microsoft takes on pirates with Windows Genuine Advantage
After months of testing, Microsoft has officially launched its Windows Genuine Advantage program. The service basically turns Windows Update into an anti-piracy program; if you're running a bootleg copy of Windows, you won't be able to install ...
MSN Toolbar Beta now available for download
Microsoft has just released a new beta of its MSN Toolbar. Wait, wasn't it the Windows Live Toolbar in the last release? It's starting to look like Microsoft might have an identity crisis... The new MSN Toolbar beta is now powered by Silverlight, ...
Microsoft: We're not done with Yahoo! yet
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water (or at least use Flickr without fear that Microsoft would start requiring WGA validation), Microsoft released a statement saying it's not quite done with this whole Yahoo! thing yet. No, the ...
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
