Yes, I’m giving you people another update to this story, partly because I don’t really have anything else to talk about. Microsoft has decided that the RootKit that certain Sony music CDs install is a significant security threat, significant enough for it to detect and clean the software from the system. They are going to […]

Man, this issue is spreading fast. Today Sony made an announcement to stop production of all cds containing the rootkit software, due to the fact that virus writers were exploting the software in order to infect pc’s. Once again, I thank the virus writers. This should not have been an issue in the first place, […]

Although Sony still does not disclose which particular cd’s containt their rootkit software (see previous post), The Electronic Fronteir Foundation (EFF) has identified 19 cd’s so far… so here is the list…
• Trey Anastasio, Shine (Columbia)
• Celine Dion, On ne Change Pas (Epic)
• Neil Diamond, 12 Songs (Columbia)
• Our Lady Peace, Healthy in Paranoid Times […]

Here is a topic of interest to me. Sony, being the big music company that they are, decide to combat music piracy by installing “rootkit” software that hides itself on your computer, limiting the number of times you copy a cd, and is always running hidden. Whats more? Virus makers are now exploting this (I […]

Microsoft has recently released new versions of their flagship products for windows development and database development, in the form of Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005. Originally, Express versions op these products were going to retail for about $49, however, Microsft has decided to make them available for download to the public for FREE! […]

In about three weeks or so Microsoft is supposed to release their new version of their windows programming language suite, Visual Studio .NET 2005. This is supposedly a major overhaul using the new .NET 2.0 common language runtime. What does this mean? Something new to play with. All the progs here on my site are […]

Read an article in PC Magazine regarding BartPE. It’s a boot disk you can make in order to gain access to your files in an event of a system crash, or when you can’t load windows at all. All you need is your Windows XP disk slipstreamed with the Service Pack 1 or later. Luckily, […]

Some of you might now that in November, the XBox 360 is coming out, and there are going to be two different versions, the Core System at $299, and the Premium system at $399. The premium edition includes a wireless controller, a remote, a 20GB hard drive, and a wireless headset, along with HD cables. […]

Ran across this site while trying to find out how to open PDF files in VB.NET. This site provides a free service that converts supported document types into PDF for FREE. All you do is upload your document, specify the name you want, and they email the document back to you. Nothing to install! You […]

I was on the firefox website today, seeing if they had any updates to the browser, and found a link for their Firefox version 1.5 Beta 1 download. If you still haven’t switched (why still use IE?), I suggest you get their latest stable version 1.06. If you’re bored and feel like tryin out the […]

I was on Microsoft’s site today writing a support request and saw a link for this Anti-Spyware of theirs. I haven’t even heard of it. I decided to go ahead and give it a shot, I mean, who else would know better to get rid of spyware infecting a system other than the system’s […]

ZoneLabs just released a new update of their popular FREE ZoneAlarm internet firewall. I highly recommend you install it in order to help block all the windows baddies tryin to get into your system. Download it here.
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