I've ran into this several times now.
1) Computer craps out because of viruses/malware or dying hard drive.
2) reinstalled with original recovery disc, usually that's the end of it.

BUT sometimes
3) had to enter product key from the outside of the machine, activation fails
4) calls MSFT, ends up on the phone for about 45 trying to prove that I didn't pirate Windows and they finally gave me a working activation key.

Have had it happen on emachines, Lenovo and Asus. Never on Dell or HP.

Don't give them ideas, you know Adobe has people looking at tech sites for new ways to screw customers.

I'm going to throw out a guess of (-5) to +15 days after release we'll see a patch that does local authentication. Much like the Win7/Win8 patches.

In that case, I'll wait until you pass by. Punch you in the back of the head, rip the GG off and stomp on them.

At least, not a mistake for Motorola shareholders. They made out like a bandit on that deal.

"BTW, all the magic on the PS4 happens on one chip. ONE CHIP. This makes our desktop systems look like they belong in a museum."

Except that one chip is from AMD.

Joking aside, I'm guessing it's a balance approach from AMD (just enough CPU power with really good GPU power).

Easy solution to breaking the gaming habit. Get marry. As long as it's not to a gamer. Break smoking habit: live in California (where you're treated less than human) and have a baby.

Sorry, I couldn't help it. I'm getting the same feeling as the PS3 launch. I sense the hype that MSFT is trying to build but deep inside it's just not for me. I'm more excited by the PS4.

near frictionless replacement for Windows 8. Or more precisely it's easier to learn Mac OS X or Chrome coming from Windows 7. I have an office full of people and those that have Windows 8 machines generally don't like it. Some have started to switch to Mac. Why Mac instead? Because it's hard to get a new machine with Windows 7 on it. People understand the basic paradigm of the Mac OS (buttons, drop down menu, multiple overlapping windows). There isn't a software that's needed here that doesn't have a Mac equivalent (ie. Office, Adobe CS, Quickbooks). If my users really wanted to take Mac OS X to the next step, I show them Lauchpad and Mission Control and more advance gestures. Otherwise, most people are happy doing what they know to work.

User only knows bad design when they use it. They can't tell you what good design is, only tell you what doesn't work. So be careful when getting suggestions such as "move this to right here." Because you're going to get 100s of those suggestion and they'll conflict, and you'll end up spending countless hours trying to please everyone.

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Malwarebytes have been giving me false positives for years. I have several licenses that I don't actively use because it alerts you to just about every activity as dangerous. It's a good tool for getting rid of malware after infection.

Mac OS X is stuck on 10. And for a long time Street Fighter was stuck on 3.

The Count: Today on Sesame Street, we have two new friends Tim Cook and Ryu. Ryu can you start counting.
Ryu: one, two, three, three-second impact, three-new generation, three...
The Count: How about you Tim, can you count to eleven?
Tim Cook: 10.cheetah, 10.puma, 10...
The Count: Screw both of you, where's my gun? I'm going shoot both of them.

Not a fan of Fringe? That show just ended. Besides FOX, maybe NBC would have given Fringe a shot but certainly not ABC or CBS.

FOX actually puts on some very interesting and good shows. Without FOX, we wouldn't have X-Files, Fringe, Firefly (yes they did cancel it), Simpsons (Season 1-10, the rest don't exist), and Futurama (Season 1-5). They're about the only one crazy enough to try shows like X-Files, Terra Nova or Fringe. You knew going in that Fringe was going to have a limited audience but FOX still gave them enough time to completely the main story arc.