Windows Genuine Advantage cracked

HA!

Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) Programme has been cracked only days after the software giant activated the antipiracy scheme. Since the service went live on Monday (25 July), Windows users wishing to receive software updates from the Microsoft Download Centre or from Windows Update were obliged to join the WGA authentication program.

Read about it here...

JSR 196: pluggable authentication for JEE containers early draft

I am a member of the expert group for JSR 196. TheServerSide.com posted this yesterday...

After nearly 3 years since the expert group formed, an early draft review of JSR 196, Java Authentication Service Provider Interface for Containers has been released for review. The spec is intended for security & user management product vendors (not application developers). The spec will create standard ways for third party authentication providers to integrate with any JEE appserver, as opposed to the current situation where security/user management vendors need to implement custom, per-appserver interfaces (like weblogic.security.spi.AuthenticationProvider) to plug-in to those appservers.

Read about it here...

Microsoft Ships Vista Beta

Today ANDY IHNATKO said "Forgive me if I'm a little giddy today, fellow sensation-seekers. I'm still riding along on the high from Microsoft's recent announcement. Honestly, this is the most positive and uplifting news about the next ... "

http://www.suntimes.com/output/worktech/cst-fin-andy28.html

In the Beginning...

In the beginning, good always overpowered the evils of all man's sins...

I iTuned the Shout at the Devil album today and now remember why I loved it so much.

I was working at Sam Goody in 1985 when the HEARINGBEFORE THECOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATIONUNITED STATES SENATE was making a big deal over this type of stuff.

http://uweb.superlink.net/~jdandrea/shrg99-529/

News media was in the store doing a story on the Motley Crue album - we were laughing at them.

Some specific Crue mention within above:
http://uweb.superlink.net/~jdandrea/shrg99-529/p128.html

Yes, I'm a product of Rock and Roll!