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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 ...
Windows Genuine Advantage phones home
Here's a bit we missed when it went around on Wednesday: Remember Windows Genuine Advantage, the app from Microsoft that will helpfully notify you, over and over again, if it thinks your copy of Windows or Office is pirated? It turns out nagging ...
Windows Genuine Advantage back in business
With the resounding thwock of a tennis ball being hit back over the net, Microsoft appears to have plugged that nasty little hack that allowed anyone with cut-and-paste abilities to thwart their Windows Genuine Advantage scheme while updating their ...
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 ...
Microsoft's Genuine Advantage program cracked in a day
Well, that didn't take long. Just 24 hours after its release, Microsoft's "Genuine Advantage" program — which was supposed to block users of pirated software from using the Windows Update service — has already been cracked. And ...
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 Genuine Advantage validation servers down
Product activation is something that's been bugging computers users for years now, and whilst the inconvenience to users has been somewhat minor, it appears that the Doomsday-esque scenario of activations being impossible due to a technical fault ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
10 genuinely kick-ass features to get excited about in Windows 7
After reading yet another rundown of what's so great about Windows 7, I noticed an annoying trend. Things like "no sidebar!" and "wallpaper slideshows!" appear to be among the most noteworthy achievements to some reviewers. I decided our loyal DS ...
Clearing the air (again) about what Google Chrome OS is and isn't
Thanks in no small part to an errant Gizmodo post this morning, the blogosphere is once again atwitter with musings of a "leaked" Chrome OS build that we can all download and enjoy.
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Wrong, wrong, wrong. First and foremost, the "build" ...
Shopping for Windows 7? Score it free or heavily discounted
So you got your party hat on and want to buy Windows 7 but don't feel like shelling out $119.99 - $319.99 for the various editions upgrade or full version? Well, we made life a little easier for you and your wallet. Below is a shopping site roundup ...
Paint.NET 3.5 Beta 1 released - now with added shiny
The widely acclaimed image editor Paint.NET has been updated to version 3.5 Beta 1. The Windows application, developed using version 3.5 of the .net framework, was originally developed by a Microsoft-mentored student as a replacement for the basic ...
Microsoft PR says no Windows "kill switch" plans, sort of
ZDNet blogger Ed Bott, who reported last week that Microsoft might be planning to introduce a "kill switch" that would allow their Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy software to disable Windows if it thinks the OS is pirated, has posted an email ...
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, ...
