I'm in New York next Wednesday (11/16) late afternoon through midday Saturday (11/19).

Anyone want to get together one of those two days to chat...?

Looking for a great tour guide for Saturday morning. :-)



Categories: Geek Dinner | Comments [2] | # | Posted on Wednesday, November 09, 2005 3:29:05 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)   
Friday, November 11, 2005 11:11:13 AM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
Only if you'd like to discuss where your ridiculous stance on the Sony/First 4 Internet copy protection debacle last week.

Your reaction to the sneaky installation of rookit copy protection in Windows was certainly not defensive of your own product. However, it seems more loyal minds at Microsoft have taken notice with comments yesterday:

Microsoft Corp. is concerned about rootkit features in CDs from Sony BMG artists and is evaluating the situation to see if any action needs to be taken, a spokesperson said.

The Redmond, Wash., software maker said that the security of its customers' information is a "top priority" and that the company is concerned by software like that deployed by Sony to block illegal CD copying.

"We have invested considerable resources in the security of our products and processes. As such, we are concerned about any malware, including root kits, which targets our customers and negatively impacts the security, reliability and performance of their systems," the spokesperson said.

"Microsoft's Windows Defender and the Malicious Software Removal Tool [MSRT] have established objective criteria to determine what code will be classified for removal. We are evaluating the current situation to determine if any action from Microsoft is necessary," the spokesperson wrote in an e-mail statement.
Friday, November 11, 2005 2:03:10 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
I actually haven't taken a public stance on the Sony copy protected CDs, but sure, we could talk about the issues -- any topic is fair game. Leave your real email address or web URL here in the comments or send me a private email.
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