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The NSA Helped Microsoft Improve Windows 7 Security
11:40AM Rosa Golijan | While some of us are likely to associate the US National Security Agency (NSA) with daydreams of espionage, the organisation is also highly involved in improving security standards in software. They’ve even consulted with Microsoft during the development of Windows 7. More »
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Available Nov. 24
4:33AM Mark Wilson | Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 will be available worldwide on November 24. Note that Power Pack 3 will be a free update to anyone already using Windows Home Server through Windows Update. [Windows Home Server Blog]
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China Bans Most Versions Of Windows Because Of Two Fonts
3:42PM Rosa Golijan | Courts ruled that Chinese language editions of Windows 98 SE, 2000, XP and Server 2003 will be banned from being sold in China due to Microsoft infringing on the intellectual property of a Beijing-based software company. By using two Chinese fonts. More »
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Windows 7 Hacked (Again) For Keyless Activation
10:00AM Chris Jacob | Lo! Yet another Windows 7 activation hack appears. This one’s a little more creative in that it doesn’t require an OEM key at all, and instead bypasses the verification DLL completely. More »
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7:20AM John Herrman | Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. “But what about my gadgets?” you might ask, eyes watering slightly, “will they be OK?” Yes, yes they will. Here’s how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favourite toys. More »
How To: Make Windows 7 Play Nice With All Your Gadgets
7:20AM John Herrman | Generally speaking, upgrading to Windows 7 is a no-brainer. “But what about my gadgets?” you might ask, eyes watering slightly, “will they be OK?” Yes, yes they will. Here’s how to make Windows 7 play nice with all your favourite toys. More »
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Windows Mobile Marketplace Adds Non-Mobile App Store
4:47PM Dan Nosowitz | Microsoft added a few nice new features to its Windows Mobile Marketplace today, including enhanced security and a nice-looking store that can be accessed from your computer’s browser, much like Xbox Live. More »
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Microsoft Disowns Manager Who Said Win7 Was Inspired By Mac OS
3:15PM Rosa Golijan | Poor Microsoft Partner Group Manager Simon Aldous. His Microsoft brethren are calling him uninformed and practically disowning him for the quotes he threw out earlier about Windows 7 basing its UI on the Mac OS. More »
Hardware
Windows 7 Netbook Battery Life Sucks Worse Than Windows XP
11:33AM Matt Buchanan | Yeah, netbooks feel so much nicer running Windows 7 than Windows XP, but you’re paying a secret price: your battery. On average, Windows 7 seems to suck all the life out of it 47 minutes faster than Windows XP. More »
Random Stuff
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | Yes, that’s a Windows XP error floating in the sky. No, it’s not a Photoshop. And this is what it looked like after a reboot… More »
Even God Runs Windows XP
2:00AM Matt Buchanan | Yes, that’s a Windows XP error floating in the sky. No, it’s not a Photoshop. And this is what it looked like after a reboot… More » 
