Windows Vista hacks---don't do it!

(From Computer World)

If you've been using one of two common hacks to run Windows Vista without going through activation, Microsoft has you in its cross-hairs. It's rolling out patches, through Vista SP1 and Windows Update, that will recognize those hacks on your PC. That's the bad news. The good news is that the much-reviled Windows Geniune Advantage continues to get weaker, as I'll show you in a series of screenshots.
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Setting up a Wireless Network at home

Well....this post is not actually about setting up a Wifi network, but it is about how much trouble I am currently having with my connection. Here are the details:

Linksys wireless router
2 Dell PCs :
1 connected to the router by ethernet cable
the other a wireless USB adapter, also by Linksys

Of course, the PC connecte by cable is working (or Iwould not be typing this post)...
The 2nd PC has been offline for a few months....I installed the USB wireless driver, configured a WPA2 Personal connection (more on connection types later)

The wireless adapter connects to the router OK....but 5 seconds later....the connection drops. That is what has been happening now for the past 4 hours!!!!

I got tired of playing with it so I will try again tomorrow....oh well, that is why I love the IT field...its always interesting and exciting!

Check out the new poll. There are many web browsers out there...but only a few are used widespread across the internet. Which one do you use most? I recently started using Firefox because it is supposedly more secure than Internet Explorer....

This is most likely true due to the fact that the majority still use IE.....give Firefox a few more years and I'm sure it will be hacked into as much as IE.

Anyway, here is a list the browsers I know of:

Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Opera
AOL
Safari (used by Apple Mac OS)
Netscape

Welcome

This is my first blog! I look forward to making this blog one of the best places for you to find answers to your questions relating to everything that is IT (that is.....Information Technology).

Stay tuned......

Ray