Posted by: WebHobbit | October 10, 2009

Windows 7 Upgrade “Double Install Trick Loop-Hole” NOT closed

Windows 7 Retail Upgrade Boxed Retail

Despite previous FUD claiming MS had closed the “Double Install Upgrade Loop hole” that existed in Windows Vista it now appears that the old trick STILL works with the cheap Upgrade Editions many of us pre-ordered some time ago. The “trick” allows one to clean install Windows (Vista or 7) onto a bare hard drive. This of course is the preferred method of install for geeks everywhere. Windows Upgrade edition retail media before Windows Vista would allow for clean installs simply by inserting older O/S media when prompted for “proof of previous ownership”. Vista closed THAT loophole and it was reported that Win7 closed this one. This bit of info has been argued over for months on various blogs and news sites. Microsoft themselves seemed pretty confused about the matter as evidenced by conflicting posts by their own employees. So now we have an answer….IF we can believe “jacobhpaul’s” post over in the Engadget comment section:

I’ve had a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate for over three weeks purchased from the Indiana University Bookstore for $20. They only had upgrade disks available, but there was a workaround that involved upgrading the fresh unactivated install (basically you have to install it twice).

So hopefully this is true. Maybe when Paul Thurrott gets back from the Netherlands he will put the Win7 Upgrade Media through its paces and give us a full report?

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Posted by: WebHobbit | September 30, 2009

Microsoft Security Essentials Final released

Microsoft’s FREE anti-virus app MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) is out of BETA:

http://windowsitpro.com/windowspaulthurrott/article…

Got get it now:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

And PLEASE uninstall that awful McCafee/Norton/Symantec garbage you are running (You know who you are!).

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Posted by: WebHobbit | August 25, 2009

Recommended Software update…

Well, I finally got around to updating my Recommended Software list. New stuff includes a Backup Utility and some FREE AntiVirus from Microsoft. Check it out here:

http://lrpctechblog.com/recommended-software/

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Posted by: WebHobbit | July 11, 2009

Old friends…

So I’m at the grocery store a while ago minding my own business. And I look up & see Bill Wiist. He speaks first:

Hey you’re Larry Robertson!

Yep he remembers me. He wants to know if I’m on Facebook. He wisely surmises that I am NOT. I instinctively reach for a business card but then I realize -I’m at the grocery with NO PANTS. Not naked but you know when you run for what is supposedly a quick trip to the store and you’re still wearing your comfortable “no one will see me that I know clothes”? For me this is a pair of black shorts and a really soft gray t-shirt. The shorts have NO POCKETS. So I leave the wallet, business card holder and cell-phone in the car. I have some cash stuffed in the shirt’s breast pocket and I’m carrying my car key, pen and list in hand. So I quickly scrawl LRPCTech.com on a sliver of paper ripped from my grocery list & hand it to him.

A little background here. Bill Wiist was a high school friend of mine. We were pretty tight back then. Granted it WAS 24 years ago but we have had a few “run ins” since. Each time we speak but he doesn’t tend to ever follow up. Last time it was at BAM (Books-a-Million). I gave him my contact info and he never emailed or nothin’. I documented the encounter on my old blog.

So I guess the point of this silly post is simply to call him out.

HEY BILL! I added you to ComicBase.  So if not for me you would not be indexed in the Worlds Largest ComicBook Database. So the least you can do is email me and say thanks.

:-)

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Posted by: WebHobbit | February 21, 2009

Of Keyboards….

fav

Here is what I have learned:

1) NONE are PERFECT

2) Microsoft tends to have the highest overall quality. They JUST WORK and are very reliable/durable

3) I slightly prefer “cupped” keys over ultra flat ones.

4) Media Keys really are a Good Thing and shouldn’t be feared/ridiculed
(obviously this applies ONLY if they are tastefully up and out of the way)

5) The MS Digital Media Pro Keyboard is STILL my favorite and it’s what I’m using now.

6) I have wasted 40 bucks now on the Logitech UltraX

a) the first one did not enjoy the refreshing lemonade I served it
b) the second one had a sticking space bar for no apparent reason

BTW, if this sound overly familiar it could be because I previously professed my MS Love here:

http://lrpctechblog.com/2008/06/29/ms-hardware-rules/

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Posted by: WebHobbit | November 6, 2008

That didn’t take long…

Obama wants to make the expired “Assault Weapons” ban alive again and permanent:

“Address Gun Violence in Cities:  As president, Barack Obama would repeal the Tiahrt Amendment, which restricts the ability of local law enforcement to access important gun trace information, and give police officers across the nation the tools they need to solve gun crimes and fight the illegal arms trade. Obama and Biden also favor commonsense measures that respect the Second Amendment rights of gun owners, while keeping guns away from children and from criminals who shouldn’t have them. They support closing the gun show loophole and making guns in this country childproof. They also support making the expired federal Assault Weapons Ban permanent, as such weapons belong on foreign battlefields and not on our streets.”

A little over half way down this page:

http://www.change.gov/agenda/urbanpolicy/

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Posted by: WebHobbit | October 22, 2008

Vote Early for Bob Barr!

Bob Barr

Well I took advantage of the early voting that’s available at many of the public libraries around here and voted yesterday afternoon. I voted for the only common sense choice -Libertarian candidate Bob Barr.

It is said that insanity is repeating the same thing over and over & expecting different results. Clearly THAT concept applies to the current mess we are in politically and certainly economically. It’s time to try something truly different. It’s time to IGNORE the Democrats and the Republicans and vote for REAL CHANGE.

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Posted by: WebHobbit | August 8, 2008

Eliza the Deer Slayer!

Eliza with Bow

Some of you may have read about Eliza Dushku talking about how she bow hunts Elk and Deer at this years San Diego ComiCon. Well she just appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel show and she talked about it again and even demonstrated her prowess with the bow live!

It was great! Kristan just sent me a link to an article about how she has PETA all upset about it:

http://www.whedon.info/Eliza-Dushku-upsets-Animal-Lovers.html

“A lot of people eat meat… and I eat what I kill.”

Dushku’s remarks have angered People for The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) activists, who insist the actress should put down her bow and stop hunting.

Good for her!

I LOVE IT!

:)

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Posted by: WebHobbit | July 12, 2008

Open Letter to Rush, Sean & Laura

Conservatives

This is an open letter to Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity & Laura Ingraham. Now I’m not delusional enough to think any of the three would read my little blog so I will also copy and paste most of this to emails which they may or may not read. Perhaps one of their staff might? Either way the rant needs to be ranted.

I am totally disgusted and dismayed that all of the Big Three conservative talk leaders are to one degree or another defending/supporting the RINO John McCain. McCain To be fair I should point out that Rush does this the least of the three & Hannity does this the MOST. It’s REALLY sick how much Hannity does it. All three of these conservative icons were some of the harshest critics of McCain and rightly so. McCain is NOT a Conservative. McCain is NOT our friend. McCain is NOT the answer for the country and is certainly NOT the answer for the Republican party. Rush, Sean and Laura were all against McCain’s awful amnesty bill and were certainly instrumental in it’s defeat. We all thank you for that. But just because the Republican party has turned it’s back on Conservatives and put up McCain as the nominee does NOT mean he is our “only hope”.

McCain is certainly NOT my “Only Hope”. I can’t vote for McCain and I won’t vote for McCain. It just isn’t going to happen. Perhaps America “needs” a Tax & Spend Liberal to win the Presidency??? Perhaps 4 years of that is the only thing that might bring the party and the country back to it’s senses??

In the meantime can we please STOP defending McCain at every turn?? He’s just NOT our guy. Thompson was our guy. Romney wasn’t really our guy either….but he was close enough. McCain isn’t even an option.

I will probably just “waste” my vote on Bob Barr. Better him than McCain.

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Posted by: WebHobbit | July 5, 2008

The Website is down!

Elmo sent me a link to one of the funniest videos I’ve seen in a long time. It’s called “The Website is Down” and involves an IT guy dealing with some less than savvy clients while trying to play online games. It’s fantastic. Elmo had sent me a link to the Blip TV version which had great quality but went down under heavy loads. Then later he sent me the YouTube version which always works…but suffers the usual so-so video quality. Today I found this:

http://thewebsiteisdown.com/

The version playing there is BEAUTIFUL. So go watch it there. I won’t even bother trying to embed it here when the quality will suffer.

Also be sure and play with the Desktop link at the top right. Most amusing. Be sure and select A as your password!

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