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better get to ripping those MSN music titles you paid for

23 April, 2008 (05:22) | not fun | By: bbowers

MSN Music DRM key servers will go dark after August 31. That’s right, another lovely benefit of DRM is that the issuers of the keys can just decide to stop authorizing them. After August 31, those who purchased the music from the MSN Music store now have to either keep the OS and computer that [...]

Office Genuine Advantage program screws up

21 April, 2008 (09:01) | not fun, software | By: bbowers

Remember the Office “Genuine Advantage” notifications from a few weeks back? Guess what, they had problems..just like the Windows Genuine Advantage rollout.
Turns out the update went to “managed clients inside and outside of these intended countries” (emphasis, mine) according to a post on Microsoft’s WSUS Product Team blog. According to Joe Wilcox at Microsoft Watch, [...]

US Airways charging more for choice seats

17 April, 2008 (09:39) | general information, not fun | By: bbowers

Ok, this is getting to be a bit much. First, there are fuel surcharges, then baggage surcharges, now US Airways is charging more for what they call “choice seats”. The aisle and window seats of the first few rows of coach are the targets and fees start at $5. The fee will cover about %8 [...]

think before you borrow that mobile phone or PDA

17 April, 2008 (06:36) | not fun | By: bbowers

A word up front, this is pretty sick. If you are already paranoid about washing your hands or cleanliness in general, you may want to read elsewhere. You will just get more to consider from this article.
How many times have you borrowed someone else’s Blackberry (for all you other admins/techs, this includes rotating call), cell [...]