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My army of Jack O’Lanterns

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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Here's my army of Jack O'Lanterns ...

Maybe after Halloween I should send them to Redmond and see if they can get Microsoft to back down over the Windows Vista EULA issue.  What do you think?
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Halloween prep!

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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Whole lotta pumpkin carving ahead (which means a whole lotta pumpkin pie later ).

If you want to know more about what I do at Halloween, check out some of last year's posts!
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Reframing is the new tech “get out of jail free” card

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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Every salesperson, no matter how good or bad they are, seems to know about reframing.  This is a trick where you take a customer objection (it's better if you can anticipate these in advance) and change the focus so the problem doesn't seem so bad.  Don't want to live next to a fat rendering plant?  [...]

Windows Vista and Office 2007 packaging

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
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Microsoft has released details of the Windows Vista and Office 2007 packaging.  They look pretty smart, but at the same time, Microsoft is taking another step in the direction of massive packaging that won't fit in my fireproof data safe, so either the box (complete with disc) stay out of the safe and get consumed [...]

Windows Media Player 11 for XP is available for download

Monday, October 30th, 2006
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Windows Media Player 11 for XP is available for download .

Windows Media Player 11 offers great new ways to store and enjoy all of your digital media. It's easier than ever to access all of your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV on your computer. Play it, view it, organize it, and sync it to a [...]

Changing the Windows product key without reinstalling Windows

Monday, October 30th, 2006
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A computer repair shop "repaired" my PC by reinstalling Windows, but instead of asking me for my product key, they must have used their own (or someone else's) because now Microsoft is saying that my Windows is not genuine. 
Can I change the product key without reinstalling Windows?  The simplest way possible would suit me [...]

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