Update to computer problems

There's just something fundamentally wrong with this way of thinking.

So, because I wanted a new laptop to replace my desktop that crashed, I was forced to own an OEM version of Windows Vista ... because computers are no longer released with XP (thanks to Dell for hearing their customers' complaints and are now changing that policy).

I purchase a new computer

It comes with Vista

I don't want Vista

In order to remove it, I have to purchase a seperate copy of Vista because the OEM version that came on my computer does not come with an installation CD.

The reason I don't like Vista is because nothing is compatible with it.

If I want to keep Vista and make everyone else upgrade their products, I have to pay for those upgrades because they don't seem to want to release Vista patches for existing software: 

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Dear valued costumer,

thank you for your e-mail and your interest in our software.

We regret to inform you that there is no Nero 6 version available supporting Windows Vista.

Nero 7 Reloaded supports Windows Vista since version 7.5.7.0 Users of Nero 5 or Nero 6 (either retail or OEM) will receive a special upgrade price for the Nero 7 serial number, of course.

You can place your order directly on the secure Nero web shop.

Customers from the USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin America please use the following link:

http://www.nero.com/enu/Upgrade_InfoPage.php

Customers from Australia and Asia please use the following link:

http://www.nero.com/eng/Upgrade_InfoPage.php

Customers from all other countries please use the following link:

http://www.nero.com/eng/Upgrade_InfoPage.php

Your old serial number will be required during the order process.

Please contact Nero Sales again with details on how you purchased your previous Nero version if you cannot find your old Nero serial number. If you want to test Nero 7 at first, you can download the current demo version of Nero 7 from the Nero website.

Customers from the USA, Canada, Mexico and Latin America please use the following link:
http://www.nero.com/nero7/enu/nero7-demo.php
Should you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us again.

Best Regards,

Dan Liedtke
Nero Support
Nero AG
Im Stoeckmaedle 13-15
76307 Karlsbad
Germany
Fax : ++49 (0)7248 928 499

http://www.nero.com

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So the bottom line is that I had to pay for software I didn't want, and in order to remove it, I have to pay for another copy, or in order to make current copies of legal software work, I have to pay for another copy of *each of those* to work with an OS that I am required to own even when I didn't want it to begin with.

Congratulations Microsoft, you have officially converted me to Mac ... and I didn't like Macs!

Interesting News Bits

Courtesy of other people's LJs, here are some interesting links:

Astronomers find Dark Matter
Hong Kong fights to classify the Bible as "indecent" - I, for one, hope they succeed.
There's just something very wrong about this
 

Phishing Warning

I was just sent this email.  It appears to be an ebay customer sending me an email asking a question about an auction.  Problem is, I don't have anything up for auction right now.  It looks all official, just like a real Ebay form, and it has links to a page that looks just like an Ebay sign-in page.  THIS PAGE IS FAKE!!!  This is a very clever attempt to obtain my username and password for my ebay account.  And since most people use the same usernames and passwords for everything, this guy could potentially have enough information to steal my identity and take over any online account. 

 

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not fall for this kind of scam.  If you ever receive an email that you don't know anything about, that appears to send you to a legitimate website where you have an account, DO NOT sign in.  Check the address bar at the top of your browser for the url.  It should say http://www.realwebsitename.com (where "realwesbsitename" is the name of the company you're supposed to be visiting) with no other numbers or words in the url.  If you ever receive an email like this and you're not sure if it's a scam or not, do not follow the link in the email.  Instead, open a new browser window, type in the url for the homepage of that company yourself (in this case, I would type in http://www.ebay.com), then check your inbox or whatever mail services that company offers to see if the original email appears in the legitimate inbox.  I recommend finding the Contact Us or Help sections and sending the email to their tech support services asking them to verify the validity of the correspondence.  Then they can check it out for you, and if it's a Phishing Scam, you have just reported them.

 

Forward this on to everyone you know, but PLEASE remove all headers and PLEASE put everyone in the BCC field (that's Blind Carbon Copy).  If you have to put *something* in the To: field, feel free to use emailforwards@yahoo.com for that purpose.

( The Phishing Email )