[NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

Hey - -- -- - I got the usual Tuesday M$ security updates notice on my "just for testing" Vista machine. One update gave me pause. Anybody know what the "Office Genuine Advantage Notifications" are? Sure doesn't sound like security or something (as M$ marked it) "Important" to me. Clues fo

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > Office Genuine Advantage Notifications OK, so I found it. I opt-in to allow M$ to tell me whether my own copy of Oriface is pirated? Wow, I know criminals are dumb, but if you are smart enough to steal and install pirated software, aren

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > Wow, I know criminals are dumb, but if > you are smart enough to steal and install pirated software, aren't > you smart enough *not* to let M$ in to probe your computer (any more > than they already do)?? > I would suspect that most pi

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > Hey - -- -- - > > I got the usual Tuesday M$ security updates notice on my "just for > testing" Vista machine. One update gave me pause. Anybody know what > the "Office Genuine Advantage Notifications" are? Sure doesn't sound > like security or something (as M$ ma

RE: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

tware Solutions, LLC Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:14 AM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage" Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > Hey - -- -- - > > I got the usual Tuesday M$ security updates notice on my "just for > testing" Vi

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > >> Office Genuine Advantage Notifications > > OK, so I found it. I opt-in to allow M$ to tell me whether my own > copy of Oriface is pirated? Wow, I know criminals are dumb, but if

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Aug 26, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > Why do you think the wrong and then start misinformation about it. If > this was our local troll I would have not wasted my time with this. I was confused because M$ was doing this already (if you didn't disable it), without the installati

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:27 AM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > On Aug 26, 2009, at 8:46 AM, Stephen Russell wrote: > >> Why do you think the wrong and then start misinformation about it.  If >> this was our local troll I would have not wasted my time with this. > > I was confused because M$ was doi

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

At 06:46 2009-08-26, Stephen Russell wrote: >On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Ken >Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > > > On Aug 25, 2009, at 6:15 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > > >> Office Genuine Advantage Notifications > > > > OK, so I found it. I opt-in to allow M$ to tell me whether my own > > copy o

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Gene Wirchenko wrote: > >      You think that . . . ? > >      You mean you do not know, but are still making a > statement?  That is one way to get misinformation started. > You're exactly right. Someone could, you know, maybe Google it... http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Of

RE: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

Very clever, Ted. It even worked in FireFox ! Gil > -Original Message- > From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech- > boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche > Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:14 PM > To: profoxt...@leafe.com > Subject: Re: [NF] M

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Aug 26, 2009, at 6:14 PM, Ted Roche wrote: > You're exactly right. Someone could, you know, maybe Google it... I worded the question poorly, sorry. The dialog with __stephen was closer to what I was trying to ferret out: Why, after all of these years of probing our computers without askin

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Ken Kixmoeller/fh wrote: > > I worded the question poorly, sorry. No apology needed, Ken, I thought your question was fine. My objection was the speculation others made guessing what GA was without bothering to lift a finger to figure it out. -- Ted Roche Ted Ro

RE: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

kinda popped into my head... -K- -Original Message- From: profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com [mailto:profoxtech-boun...@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ted Roche Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2009 7:14 PM To: profoxt...@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage" On Wed, Aug 26, 20

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

Kurt Wendt wrote: > OK Ted - that was VERY Interesting - and I am speaking of that link you gave > us. I figured that if I put in my own set of words - it would do a similar > animated Google search, so - here is what I tried: > > http://lmgtfy.com/?q=How+to+Make+Atom+Bombs > > I never tried th

RE: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

Hey Mike - glad you liked the link I gave. I think that main webpage is pretty cool - that you can pass it stuff - and its makes this kind of "animation" on-the-fly. Also - I have been listening for the Knocks - but, so far - nothing to report... :-) -Original Message- From: profoxtech-b

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Kurt Wendt wrote: > Hey Mike - glad you liked the link I gave. I think that main webpage is > pretty cool - that you can pass it stuff - and its makes this kind of > "animation" on-the-fly. > > Also - I have been listening for the Knocks - but, so far - nothing to >

Re: [NF] M$ Update: "Genuine Advantage"

At 12:30 2009-08-27, MB Software Solutions, LLC wrote: [snip] >(I'm sure Kurt has already had a knock on his door and is being >waterboarded now to expose his terrorist ties) > > What would a terrorist tie be? Red with a picture of Che Guevara? Why would a terrorist wear a ti