Customers of the DVR service TiVo began reporting over the weekend that the fast forward ads which appear during commercial breaks have reappeared. The ads appeared last in March 2005 , when the company was testing new ways to generate money from the service. Source: BetaNews | TiVo Fast Forward Popup...
Newly discovered adware in the wild tries to dupe users into installing fake security applications. According to Panda Software's PandaLabs, the adware program, ProtectionBar, warns users that their computers are infected with malware, and they must purchase a license for the "security app" to remove...
I would love to own one in my house and in my office. The thing grind the beans too. Another Picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/35034363287@N01/158160261/ Sources: http://scobleizer.wordpress.com/2006/06/02/back-at-microsoft-drinking-the-starbucks/ http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/microsoft/archives...
I was watching Good Morning America and found this interesting. To help the cope with us American's since we tend to get mad at them more than a American call center. 35=10. A 35 year old has the brain of a 10 year old. Does this mean if us, as Americans just get angry, or does it apply if I call in...
As you may know the dogfood version of Windows Live Messenger (WLM) 8 is floating around the net. This version is for internal testing for Microsoft employees. (dogfood means the company beta tests their own product before releasing it to Microsoft / MSN 's beta testers.) You cannot login to WLM, unless...
Mail Beta (Kahuna) is now Windows Mail Live! Start is not Live!. MSN Messenger is now Windows Live Messenger. Microsoft is now merging their MSN line into Windows. http://ideas.live.com/ I do not know if this is good or not, but I hope they do not change the MSN Beta Team / structure.
http://news.com.com/Microsoft+buys+anti-spyware+technology+firm/2100-7350_3-5493756.html?tag=st.rn I gave the software a try today, and it does better than Spybot and AdAware Combined. Even has real-time protection and features of Geek-To-Hero / Desktop Armor ( www.getright.com ). Only complaint? The...
Looks like Microsoft is pushing to move everyone from Windows XP RTM (Original Release) to XP SP2. I do not see this as a bad thing, since SP2 has more Security. and the requirements have not changed.. Windows XP RTM support on Windows Update is ending. Learn more. To see exactly where, I dug out the...
One in five buy their software via spam You probably weren't expecting this http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=20152 Usually when buying software via SPAM, you are buying pirated/bootleg software. None of the money goes back to the company. This is what pays the programmers and allows them to improve...
I really enjoy the new media player. The best one yet Microsoft made. I love that I can login to MSN Radio Plus inside it and use the System Tray Control from the Bonus pack to minimize to the system tray instead of going to http://radio.msn.com and having a IE window open that takes up valuable space...