Microsoft has gone live with its blocking technology that will require people to validate their copies of Windows before being allowed download access to updates. The novelly titled Genuine Advantage 1.0 program will check that anyone accessing Windows Update, Microsoft Update for Windows or the Microsoft Download Center has a genuine Windows operating system before allowing any downloads. Security updates will however be exempt from the ban. Read the article.
A Singapore television station will air a drama series on third-generation mobile phones this month in what will be a first for Asia. The 30-episode Chinese drama series, produced by state-owned television firm Mediacorp and media regulator Media Authority of Singapore, will be released in three-minute episodes on 3G mobile phones at the end of June before being aired as a 90-minute television program by the start of 2006. Read entire article here.
Now managing your money is easier than ever! BudgetTracker, Inc. is a financial budget tracking site which allows users to access their data from any internet connection via a Personal Computer or Cellular Phone. BudgetTracker is free of charge, and does not require you to install anything on your personal computer.
The upcoming 2005 Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) commission will trim excess domestic base infrastructure, which is estimated at 25% too large and costs billions of dollars a year. Here is a detailed official list of US military installations in September 2002 which reveals that thousands of buildings and acres are leased. Read more...
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