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What is Software Counterfeiting?

The first question we received from our new website based tech support chat arrived from a reader in India.

What is software counterfeiting?

In my reply I referred them to the Microsoft How To Tell website and then explained it as being similar to making fake money. The goal of . . .

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Several Windows System Updates Posted at Microsoft Download Center

I just came across a long list of new updates that are available on the Microsoft Download Center for client versions of Windows. They are apparently the non-critical system updates like those released on Patch Tuesday each month. Probably important to download if your having any issues.

Here is the summary:

System . . .

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@WinObs Tweeted Links on 27 April 2010

Wiki: Windows Home Server – http://clkon.us/deACEI # What’s new in the Office 2010 applications – http://clkon.us/bknTCc # WindowsObserver’s Xbox – Apr 27 2010: WindowsObserver was a no-show yesterday… I ended up hanging out, collect… http://clkon.us/dwPTAo # Slow Motion Video of Apollo 11 Saturn V Launch – http://clkon.us/cXwk4K # Vail is Here: New WHS . . .

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Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Version 8 Highlights

Microsoft has made their latest Security intelligence Report (Eighth Edition) available at their download center and the main elements of the report are available in various formats:

Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 8 (July – December 2009) – This is the eighth volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report Microsoft Security . . .

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More Infinity Ward Staffers Leaving

As all gamers know Modern Warfare 2 was a blockbuster hit that took the Xbox 360 by storm last last year.  The game broke every entertainment record including selling 4.7 million copies and raking in an estimated $310 million in North America and United Kingdom alone on day one.  Many including myself . . .

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Windows 7 Application Compatibility List Updated for April 2010

Microsoft has once again updated their application compatibility list for Windows 7 and it is available at their download center:

The Windows 7 Application Compatibility List for IT Professionals is a Microsoft Office Excel-based spreadsheet listing software applications which have met Windows 7 Logo Program testing requirements for compatibility with 32-bit . . .

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