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I just updated my old blog which is http://fatirsiddiqui.spaces.live.com to http://fatirs.spaces.live.com 

Here, I continue posting up new stories regarding new software, hardware, gadgets & music …

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Fa.S.

2. Sound of Goodbye

3. Zocalo

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Fa.S.

Fatir Siddiqui

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July 11,2007

GLOBALLY WARMED

Live Earth is in the rearview mirror, and Mother Nature seems to be making a point of making sure we don't forget to go green. At URGE, we're doing our part by single-handedly eliminating the need for air conditioning. How, you ask? No, we haven't employed a team of scientists or started an iceberg delivery service. We don't just keep you cool; we make you cool. We've got new music from cool bands like Interpol and Against Me, interviews with cool rappers like T.I. and musical exclusives from cool DJs like Paul van Dyk and cool country hunks like Blake Shelton. No need to thank us. We know it's not easy being green. But keeping cool is a cinch with URGE.

URGE EXCLUSIVES

T.I. vs. T.I.P. vs. URGE
In this exclusive interview, URGE finds out what's eating T.I. We also find out what's eating T.I.P.
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Bringing the LAMC to U
Discover the sounds and stars of the Latin Alternative Music Conference. We've got exclusive playlists from The Pinker Tones and Zoé, an in-depth interview with Spanish rap sensation Mala Rodríguez and much more.
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Digital Decks: Paul van Dyk
Berliner van Dyk was making progressive-house beats popular when DJ'ing was but a gleam in Tiesto's mind. Check out his exclusive Digital Decks set, only on URGE!
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CMT's Studio 330 Sessions: Blake Shelton
In another performance you'll find exclusively on URGE, the country-music hunk plays his hit "Don't Make Me," as well as other fan favorites.
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NEW RELEASES

The Smashing Pumpkins, "Zeitgeist"

Billy Corgan's particular moment in the zeitgeist may have passed, but on this, the return of the Smashing Pumpkins, his mixture of shoegazer atmospherics, sugar-pop melodies and heavy-metal riffage proves timeless.
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Interpol, "Our Love To Admire"

The NYC quartet offers its maudlin, post-punk sound to the arena-rock hordes. The hooks are sharper, the beats hit harder, and the guitars cut deeper. Time to paint it black again -- this time, in widescreen.
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Justice, "Cross"

Imagine the rhythms of Daft Punk produced with the swagger and sweat of AC/DC and you come close to the sound of one of the breakout acts of this year. Justice may very well have found the perfect beat.
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Mark Ronson, "Version (Parental Advisory)"

The man behind the best of Amy Winehouse and Lily Allen's retro-soul moments offers an album of covers. Songs by the likes of Radiohead, Coldplay and Stone Roses as interpreted by Winehouse, Allen, Kenna and many others.
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Against Me!, "New Wave"

Don't let the title fool you. Against Me haven't gone synth-pop; they remain the most electrifying punk band working today. 'New Wave' is a lean version of this Florida band's astonishing take on the classic punk sound.
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TOP SONGS

1.
Umbrella, Rihanna

2.
Big S**t Poppin' (Do It), T.I.

3.
Like This, Kelly Rowland

4.
Act I: T.I.P., T.I.

5.
You Know What It Is, T.I.

TOP ALBUMS

1.
T.I. VS T.I.P. (Parental Advisory), T.I.

2.
Ms. Kelly, Kelly Rowland

3.
All The Right Reasons, Nickelback

4.
Minutes To Midnight (Parental Advisory), Linkin Park

5.
Daughtry, Daughtry

FEATURED PLAYLISTS

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Remembering Beverly Sills

Queens of the Stone Age's Butt-Shakin' Mix

FEATURED RADIO STATIONS

Radio Alterna

Futuristic or traditional, Radio Alterna has Latin music's "now" sound.

FEATURED INFORMER BLOG

Alternative Informer

Matthew Perpetua on the summery indie pop of Rilo Kiley.

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Fatir Siddiqui

Microsoft's anti-piracy efforts will undertake a major overhauling. The Redmond company plans to take down both the Windows Validation Assistant and the Office Validation Assistant.
However, Microsoft is going to fill in the empty spaces left by the discontinuing of WVA and OVA with Windows Comparison Guide (WCG) and the Office Comparison Guide (OCG). Additionally there is also the Windows Genuine Advantage and Office Genuine Advantage that will survive the anti-piracy cancelled services. Still, this is not the end of the upgrades in store for the Microsoft anti-piracy programs. Feature updates and additions are also planned to be introduced.
"We're finally taking down both the Windows Validation Assistant and the Office Validation Assistant. The WVA was a prototype for WGA; it was the first tool launched that offered a web-based validation that could help find evidence that a copy wasn't genuine that otherwise might be hard for the average person to find (such as bad or leaked product keys, etc.) The good news is that we're replacing the WVA with the Windows Comparison Guide (WCG) and the Office Comparison Guide (OCG). These guides offer much of the same functionality as the WVA did by walking users through a quiz that helps them match the anti-piracy features of the products they have, but without the web-based validation. For that we're pointing people directly to WGA," revealed Alex Kochis, a senior licensing manager on the WGA team.

Fatir Siddiqui

New features we should be seeing include:

• Multi PC management - designate a hub PC and then add additional PCs to your OneCare circle using a common Windows Live ID. You can then see the status of the other PCs within the group.
• Printer Sharing - share your printer with all the PCs in your OneCare circle
• OneCare Online Photo Backup - paid storage is available online for photo backups (we're hearing 10GB but that could change by the end of the beta)
• Securing wireless networks - if your router is supported OneCare 2.0 will allow you to secure your wireless network.
• X64 support.

Fatir Siddiqui