"Microsoft’s new version of its popular Media Player software is logging the songs and movies that customers play. The company said Wednesday it was changing its privacy statement to notify customers about the technology after inquiries from The Associated Press."When Microsoft realized that they were violating their own privacy policy, instead of changing the software,  they just changed the privacy policy!          http://www.msnbc.com/news/712231.asp So, where is this log file?  I can't find it.
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Q: On bootup, Windows Me asks for a user name and password.  I finally discovered the dialog box goes away if I press Escape. However, since it interrupts my reboot, it's annoying. Can I get rid of the dialog altogether?

Click Start, Settings Control Panel. Double-click the Network applet. On the Configuration tab, select Windows Logon as the Primary Network Logon, then close the dialog box.

Delete any file in the \Windows folder with the extension .pwl. Reboot and the password prompt will appear one last time. Press Enter (don't press Escape) and you'll never see it again.

Really Slick Lawyers can come up with agruments like this: Microsoft attorneys argued that only the U.S. government can legally seek changes to Microsoft's business practices that are national in scope.

Nine states "seek to establish themselves as national antitrust policymakers, displacing the executive branch of the federal government," Microsoft's

attorneys said. "This they cannot do." 

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Upload your own photo and have it made into a free 18" x 24" poster for $6 s&h

          http://photos.msn.com/shopping/shoppingstart.aspx?id=tposters

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Gateway is offering the Samsung Syncmaster 955DF 19" Monitor for $243.95 and coupon code 'BA686' takes $50 off your order. So you're final price is just $193.95 with free shipping!

http://www.necxdirect.com/hai/prod_page.html?key=0000153807&nonce=guest_gate

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OfficeMax has the Cendyne 24x10x40 CDRW Drive for $45 after discount and rebate:  http://www.officemax.com/pdf/2002_02/Cendyne_1.pdf ..or if you are like me and you have very little (or NO) faith in getting rebates, www.accessmicro.com has got the Acer 24/10/40X CD-RW drive (OEM) with BurnProof for only $69+S/H!

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Just Deals has the Logitech QuickCam Express USB webcam for $14

                   http://store.yahoo.com/justdeals/

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               How to Maximize Pricematch with Amex Blue

American Express Blue cards have a Best Value (Low Price) Guarantee. They will refund you the price difference on your purchase (up to $250 per item, or $1000 per year) if you find a lower price within a 60 days

                    http://www.slickdeals.net/#p2201

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http://www.tigerdirect.com has an Epson Stylus Color 480SXU Inkjet Printer for $40 and a video conferencing camera, and digital camera all in one for $29 after rebate on their clearance page.

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All of the above are from  Terry Blount's Crack Talk newsletter.  tblount@ispchannel.com