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Author: Michael Kavka

But wait there’s more!

Posted on April 9, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on But wait there’s more!

Just when you thought you could put Cornficker on the list of false alarms, like a bad penny it turns up. That is right, get ready for another media blitz about it. As of right now, Cornficker is just communicating and transferring payloads between each other. Its also trying to contact sites such as AOL,…

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More on XP and other End of Cycles software

Posted on April 7, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on More on XP and other End of Cycles software

So, while mainstream support is ending for Windows XP, it seems that Microsoft is going to continue to allow downgrades by manufacturers until sometime next year. Yeah, this is both good and bad, especially considering that warranty support ends on Tuesday, April 14. Are the PC makers going to do warranty support for XP still…

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Windows XP: The end is near

Posted on April 6, 2009 By Michael Kavka No Comments on Windows XP: The end is near

We all know that Windows 7 is on the horizon. We all know that Vista is a huge hunk of junk. We all love our Windows XP, which is why we are willing to pay a little more for the “downgrade” to XP that a number of manufacturers will ship, even though the machines officially…

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