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Microsoft VPC IE Images may require activation

I’ve written before about using Microsoft’s IE Application Compatibility Images with VirtualBox. These images provided a very convenient, and free, way to setup testing environments in all versions of Internet Explorer. The images, since they are free copies of Windows, expire after a time, requiring you to download a new image. The latest images provided …

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InPrivate browsing?

Surfing on the sly with IE8’s new “InPrivate” Internet These new features are part of Microsoft’s continuing Trustworthy Computing initiative to ensure that software and websites respect the user’s privacy. I might be a bit paranoid, but shouldn’t that read: These new features are part of Microsoft’s continuing Trustworthy Computing initiative to ensure that software …

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It really is an upgrade

Much like my dad has done, another Windows Vista customer has "upgraded" a Vista machine to Windows XP.  So, I guess the PR Lady was somewhat correct? BTW – annoying that apple doesn’t let you link directly to one of its ads — its free advertising, mactards! To be honest there is only one conclusion …

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