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  • More IE Service pack issues

    Found another potential problem with the installation of Internet Explorer 6 SP1. Apparently it adds and automatically checks a checkbox on your Tools/Options/Security tab that tells OE to “Not allow attachments to be saved or opened that could potentially be a virus.” Nice idea, but the “potential virus” attachments I just tested it with, a…

  • Bizarre stuff

    So I installed SP1 for Internet Explorer 6 yesterday and immediately had some problems with it. I don’t know how, or why, but immediately after restarting I opened up IE and what sounded like a mangled .wav file played for about 30 seconds, then stopped. But no other sounds will play because the sound device…

  • Intel’s new chips

    Courtesy of John Robb comes this article about Intel putting in some security measures in their new chips, due next year. John’s response: “Intel to include copy protection functionality in new chips. I personally won’t ever buy a chip with type of stuff on it. Unless there is an alternative, my aggressive upgrade cycle has…

  • Morning News

    As a followup to that article I told you about previously. It now seems that the Greek Court has thrown out the anti-gaming law. More follow up on Trillian Pro from Absoblogginlutely. I agree, a free trial period would be a pretty big plus. I’ve determined to wait and see how other people’s experiences go…

  • Thank you!

    Given the date, and also considering my promise to not make myself part of the remembrances, I still feel the need to say something. No, not about Sept. 11, or anything like that, because those thoughts are private, and personal. But to take a moment, as we all should this day, to appreciate all the…

  • Trillian Pro

    Trillian has released Pro version 1.0. For a paltry $25 you get Trillian, but you also get added plugin capabilities, like an RSS aggregator, a POP3 mail-checker, a Winamp playlist builder, Stock checker, weather, etc. All of this right in your IM environment. It sounds pretty neat, I may just have to fork out the…