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Microsoft patents the ‘patent’

Written by Vlad on December 7, 2004 – 5:27 pm

The owners of all patents ever issued have each been served with a court order today, informing them that they face legal action unless they agree to compensate Microsoft, who claim to have patented the ‘patent’ in 1620.

Via The Spoof! (Yes! It’s a spoof!)


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Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 2)

Written by Vlad on August 12, 2004 – 12:39 pm

It seems that everybody is talking about it. Microsoft claims it’s the cure for most of system administrator’s headaches. IBM doesn’t recomend it yet: “While this patch may be good news for other Microsoft Windows XP owners, IBM is directing XP users not to install SP2″.

BBSpot presents a list of Top 11 Updates That Aren’t in Windows XP Service Pack 2. Among them, my favourite: Pre-installed MyDoom virus.


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FlipStart: Palm Held PC

Written by Vlad on June 18, 2004 – 12:26 pm

Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, had gathered a team to develop “a computer as powerful and easy to use as a desktop model, but small enough to fit in a pocket”. Originally dubbed Vulcan miniPC, it was shown at DEMO 2004 unde the name FlipStart.

General features:

  • Full Windows XP Home/Professional operating system
  • 1 GHz processor
  • 256 MB system DRAM
  • 30 GB hard drive
  • 3D graphics with 8MB video DRAM
  • 5.8″ x 4.0″ x 1.0″ (148mm x 101mm x 26mm)
  • Weighs under 1.0 lb (450g)
  • USB 2.0 port
  • More details…


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    GUI revolution

    Written by Vlad on June 3, 2004 – 11:01 am

    Soon the user interface will take a quantum leap thanks to a Microsoft usability inovation.


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    Password too short…

    Written by Vlad on February 2, 2004 – 11:52 am

    Win2000 is really secure!!! Haven’t you heard of the “Your Password Must Be at Least 18770 Characters and Cannot Repeat Any of Your Previous 30689 Passwords” error message?
    MS-KB276304


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