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GPS Receivers - Need Cash

I should be a product tester at the very least.

Posted by Michael Palmer on Friday, June 20, 2003

Windows Keyfinder

Awesome program to show your windows and office keys in any current windows OS. Tried it on XP and it worked great.

The Magical Jelly Bean Keyfinder is a freeware utility that retrieves your Product Key (cd key) used to install windows from your registry. It has the options to copy the key to clipboard, save it to a text file, or print it for safekeeping. It works on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Office 97, and Office XP. This version is a quick update to make it work with Windows Server 2003.

Posted by Michael Palmer on Friday, June 20, 2003

Continental, Security and MS

An article about Microsoft launching a new security Certification. And some harsh words from Continental towards the ‘linux guys’ whom apparently are all hackers!

Acknowledging that vendors and IT professionals have to step into the breach to make computing more secure, Microsoft Tuesday launched two new security certifications and again pledged to make software patches easier to apply. Scott Charney, Microsoft’s chief security strategist, said Tuesday that he is working to adapt the company’s corporate culture to make patch application more uniform and rational.

Posted by Michael Palmer on Friday, June 13, 2003

PNG Format on the outs?

By Paul Festa – CNET

A patent underlying one of the Web’s most popular graphics formats is set to expire later this month, raising the question of whether a rival, open format, created as a royalty-free alternative, will become obsolete.

The situation has also rekindled debate about patents, innovation and the freedom of communication.

In the United States, the patent for the Lempel-Ziv-Welch, or LZW, compression algorithm expires June 20. LZW forms the basis of the popular GIF (Graphics Interchange Format) design.

Posted by Michael Palmer on Tuesday, June 10, 2003

CD Case Maker

Use this website to create a PDF file which can be printed and folded to create a paper CD case. For folding directions, see the about section. To add more tracks, a mailing address, or graphics to the case, use the advanced form. Mix CD cases created with the advanced form can be optionally added to our public mix CD database. To create a case for an existing CD, use our CD search engine to find the CD and it will fill in this form for you. Jewel case inserts can also be created.

Posted by Michael Palmer on Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Newsgroups!

Great Page for people wanting to learn about newsgroups

Posted by Michael Palmer on Wednesday, May 21, 2003

More Sco Bullshit

Suing to claim ownership of Linux

Posted by Michael Palmer on Thursday, May 15, 2003

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