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Music - Movies - TV / Re: He's got radioactive blood...

« on: June 28, 2006, 03:43:58 pm »

You want to wait for good movies? Remember these names
The Fountain (2006) (director of Requiem for a Dream)
American Gangster (2007) (Ridley Scott + Russell Crowe + Denzel Washington)
Harsh Times (2006) (Writer of Training Day + Christian Bale)
The Prestige (2007) (Christopher Nolan + Christian Bale)
Flags of Our Fathers (2006) (Clint Eastwood)
Guerrilla (2007) (Steven Soderbergh + Benicio Del Toro)
The Blood Diamond (2007) (Director of Last Samurai)
Southland Tales (2006) (Writer/Director of Donnie Darko)
Chapter 27 (2007) (Jared Leto + a good controversal  & interesting plot)
Stranger Than Fiction (2006) (Director of Stay & Finding Neverland & Monster's Ball)
Chronicles (2007) (a.k.a. Zodiac) (Director of Se7en & Fight Club)

To name just the ones I could think of! 

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General Discussion / Microsoft To Enforce Volume License Key Compliance For Vista

« on: June 28, 2006, 03:23:27 pm »

Starting with the release of Vista and "Longhorn" Windows server next year, customers will be required to register their volume license keys (VLK) with Microsoft within 30 days of acquisition and report their license usage on a monthly basis, executives said.

It's a very different system than what is in place today, sources said.

"In the enterprise, there is no client activation. You get a master set of bits and a number of licenses. It's always been up to you and an external auditor to verify that you didn't deploy more copies than you had licensed," said one source familiar with the plan, who asked not to be named. "This is designed to formalize the process."

Microsoft is developing key management servers and changing the licensing process for the next generation Windows client and server, executives confirmed recently.

"We are making changes to the process to Vista and a new approach to VLK licensing," Mike Sievert, corporate vice president of Windows client marketing for Microsoft told CRN during a recent interview. "We're training our enterprise customers and we'll do some key management for customers that's more automated and makes reporting easier."

At Tech Ed 2006, Ward Ralston, a senior technology product manager for Microsoft, confirmed the company is "introducing the notion of a key management server" for Windows "Longhorn" Server that will gives volume licensed customers a 30-day validation period to register their license keys. Customers must check in every 30 days to update the licenses used.

According to sources familiar with the plan, Microsoft's key management server would keep track of the active CALs and servers customers deployed and send an audit report in every 30 day.

The policy could further exacerbate concerns of ISVs that specialize in software asset management services for Microsoft software. Microsoft announced plans to acquire AssetMetrix in April.

Microsoft claims the new policy for VLKs will ease software setup and installation and improve asset management. Still, observers also pointed out the software giant wants to cut down on piracy and ensure that it is getting paid for each software license used.
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Computers - Technology / Windows Live Messenger

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:43:27 pm »

If you didn't know, a new version of MSN Messenger has been released to the public (8.0) and renamed Windows Live Messenger.
Download the latest version:
http://get.live.com/messenger/overview - click 'Get it free'

(Useful websites:
http://www.mess.be/ - for Mess Patch (if you don't have this, GET IT!) and anything good for messenger
http://www.msgpluslive.net/ - for Msg Plus! extention)

If you have already got it (or beta tested it since December - I actually got an official invite from Microsoft this time!) what do you think of it?

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General Discussion / Re: Who will win the world cup?

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:37:12 pm »

Yeah... he's really good, but certainly not at his prime anymore.

Nice goal against Ghana! (Also ze Roberto... hehe tricky little flick)

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Music - Movies - TV / Re: He's got radioactive blood...

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:35:38 pm »

er...
hmm...
maybe I shouldn't say anything... 

I thought they were both shit... lol

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General Discussion / Re: forum organization

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:33:37 pm »

Well, I'm a musician/filmmaker so... Movies & Music? 

Perhaps something that explains in detail BitChe, MyBAMF, MP3 Checker, etc pinned up (you remember from the last forum... all the time it took to sort out that kind of stuff)

Can't think of anyone else. Looking good for the moment chip!

oh yeah.. the thing at the top "Show Unread Post Since Last Visit" should point to

http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?action=unread;all

rather than

http://convivea.com/forums/index.php?action=unread

otherwise it just tells you that there aren't any!

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General Discussion / Re: Online Friends/Networking Sites

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:29:44 pm »

Agree with all posts above.

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Music - Movies - TV / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:28:03 pm »

"Patience" by Guns N Roses
(playlist on the music player poll  )

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P2P - Filesharing / Re: So how are you p2p'ing?

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:27:04 pm »

I could never get that to work...

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Music - Movies - TV / Re: What media player do you use?

« on: June 28, 2006, 02:21:27 pm »

I use musicmatch.
It's crap... it just sorts the music in a great way.
If anyone knows a music player that sorts its music like this:



Tell me!

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Music - Movies - TV / Re: Favourite Music Genre

« on: June 27, 2006, 06:30:03 pm »

hey MinLo!
I applaud your karma for giving in to the rock!!! 

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P2P - Filesharing / Re: Best Torrent Client

« on: June 27, 2006, 06:28:41 pm »

yeah I switched from the comet to Azureus

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Bugs & Feature Requests / Re: Bit Che 1.0 build 30 beta

« on: June 27, 2006, 06:27:28 pm »

ran out of my useage for the month
test it out in a few days when I get my GBs back

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General Discussion / Re: World Cup 2006

« on: June 26, 2006, 03:24:01 pm »

Yep. All I can say to that 

Plus the Swiss missed 3 penalties in a row!

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Music - Movies - TV / Re: What are you listening to?

« on: June 26, 2006, 03:22:32 pm »

I still believe that's what their doing, it's just they're changing throughout their albums. It still has all the originality of their 1991 album (as I don't really like their previous stuff... exception of Higher Ground) just more relaxed about life.