• How to run Vista legally without activation … for at least a year Delay activating Windows Vista for up to one year (tags: windows vista activation delay postpone registry)

  • No longer a problem! That pesky activation process can now be delayed for up to a year. Or such is the claim of Windows expert Brian Livingston. Seemingly a simple change to the Windows registry can postpone the activation for up to a year and research is being done to discover if it is possible…

  • For the past number of months my life has centred on the development of a SIP-based instant messaging client (extensible for other protocols but focussed on SIP). Naturally, the aim of writing any SIP client these days is with a goal to achieving IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) compliance, whose backbone is SIP. The development is…

  • BBC NEWS | Technology | Privacy bodies back Google step Google agree to anonymise server logs after 18-24 months. (tags: google server logs data privacy anonymous)

  • Google Anonymous

    Google have agreed to start anonymising server logs after a 18-24 month period. This data that was previously kept for indefinite periods and was used to ‘personalise’ services offered to end users was a source of contention for privacy bodies. The new decision by Google has been welcomed and is seen to strike a balance…

  • SanDisk intros internal Flash drive for laptops | Reg Hardware New flash drives for laptops – getting there but not just yet… (tags: laptop solid state hard drive disk sandisk flash storage)

  • Flash Hard Disk

    SanDisk have just launched their new 32GB solid-state, flash drive for laptops. I really like the idea of no more spinning hard disks but at twice the price and one fifth the storage capacity of a typical good spec hard disk, I’d be willing to put up with the noise for a little longer. source:…

  • Open Source Templates | Free CSS and XHTML Website Templates Really classy site offering easy to use website templates free of charge. They look very smart indeed and just what my site needed. (tags: website web templates template css design style free html)

  • Viacom are set to sue Google/YouTube for US$ 1 billion for alleged, wrongful usage of their video content. That’s a pretty big suit that if upheld could be a big problem for the free world of video sharing. source: BBC NEWS | Business

  • My FeedBurner goodies that I won in Paul‘s competition recently, just arrived! I am now the envy of all others. 🙂 Thanks Paul!