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Another flaw has been found within the operating system, even though they would call it the first. If you remember a little while ago, Windows was touting Vista as a foolproof system that no one could hack, then the BlackHat hack was found and they had to patch it up.

Hackers could invade Vista-based computers by sending booby trapped emails or tricking people into visiting websites that secretly plant malicious codes on their machines, according to Determina.

Windows Vista is continuously being fixed up and patched. Soon, there will be more patches than product. As much as Windows wants to make Vista into a proverbial Titanic, I fear it may end up with the same fate.

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With the recent wave of shoppers who were lucky enough to buy an XBox 360 came a wide range of issues for this newly released console. So many errors and complaints have come through, in fact, that Microsoft has just extended the warranty on the machine to a full year. This also means that anyone who bought the ill-fated machine at its first release and paid for repairs is entitled to a reimbursement.

Nintendo and Sony won’t be found caught in that same predicament as they already have a year warranty in place for the Wii and Playstation 3 systems. It’s a shame that it took a petition for Microsoft to realize that they needed to do something fast. If you are one of the people who were hornswaggled into paying exhorbitant amounts of money to fix your XBox, feel free to visit their support site and get more information.

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INFO:

Poundprivacy.org (#privacy) is campaigning for the largest search entities on the internet to become more secure. They have proposed to use their standardized #privacy as a way to protect all searches except those which are blatantly criminal such as searches for child pornography.

They are asking anyone else who believes in safe and private searching on the net to write an open letter to any of the four search engines (Google, Ask, Yahoo, and MSN) they are in the process of working with and tell them what you think. You can also link to them, use #privacy in your searches, or use their banner on your site.
OPINION:

I support their efforts 100%. I would rather not have everything that I search for cached across the Internet. Guess I have another thing to remember as I run willy-nilly across the internet looking for whatever it is.

I just wonder how effective it will be overall. How are they filtering which sites are criminal and won’t be protected and which aren’t criminal? Using the #privacy will not render you quick results as of yet, until it’s fully adopted into the search engines. The site does offer the Greasemonkey Privacy script which I have just installed. I will give you an update after I have made a full test run of the script.

Others are already talking about the implications of using #privacy in searches. Take a look:

Digg users weigh in.
Ignore the #privacy campaign.
New privacy standard gaining momentum.

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Finally! Someone out there is listening and being smarter about this whole “transferring only to one other computer” nonsense. According to reports, Microsoft has decided to allow unlimited numbers of transfers, but keeps their stance that only one computer may hold the Vista license at a time.

Good job, Microsoft. I must say that I am amazed, not impressed, by your move forward. Giving the consumers what they want is a great start.

Now we will just wait to see how this program that takes 15 GB to run and implodes upon itself as you try to run the installed applications can stand on its own two feet.

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Microsoft has released its juicy design for the new Windows Vista. It’s sleek, hard plastic, and long lasting.

My thought: It is a nice sentiment for those of us who exceed our two usage limit for the product. It is something you can hang on to afterwards as a memento of the money you shelled out for a mediocre product. A beautiful reminder that you should never judge a product by its packaging.

Picture compliments of Windows Vista Team Blog.

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