History of Copy Protection

This was an interesting article about copy protection on Next Generation. Thought I'd share it with you guys.

Interview With Jeff Reents: Xbox 360 Co-Creator

If you have an Xbox 360 or if you're just a fan of the system, Jeff Reents who helped create the system gives an interview with Xbox 360.com. Some of the most interesting stuff about the 360, such as the safety features to GPU and CPU information that you might be interested in.

Some of the little thing that went into the design such as the hacker deterrent that was put in was interesting. And you get an answer as to why Wi-Fi was not built into the Xbox 360, which is good stuff.

Thanks Fred for this.

Hit the jump to read the article. [Xbox360.com]

Windows Vista: Up Close, Personal

Ars Technica is running a massive article on the innards of Vista. As I mentioned before, I like Vista and I think it’s a good product. As a mater of fact, I'm writing this article on a Vista laptop.

Clearly there’s very little here we didn’t already know — UAC keeps us safe, Bill Gates is love — but it’s nice to have it all in once place.

If you're thinking about making the jump to Vista, check the somewhat short article out. It might be worth your time.

Windows Vista: Under the Hood [ArsTechnica]