Update: Sony/Acid/Registration PIA
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From: Malachi on 14 Dec 2005 14:32 OK, ready for a chuckle? I call Sony customer support and it turns out that they had previous registrations associated with two different email accounts. One belonged to "John T.", my real name, and the other belonging to a mysterious individual named "Malachi Thunderfoot". Doh. malachi
From: Ricky Hunt on 14 Dec 2005 16:21 "Malachi" <malachiLOSETHISTOREPLY(a)trentes.com> wrote in message news:Cr_nf.40050$D13.36825(a)newssvr11.news.prodigy.com... > OK, ready for a chuckle? > > I call Sony customer support and it turns out that they had previous > registrations associated with two different email accounts. One belonged > to > "John T.", my real name, and the other belonging to a mysterious > individual > named "Malachi Thunderfoot". > Good to know you got it sorted (and thanks for posting it here so we can all benefit). I only own two brands of software that do this "phone home" routine: Sony (Acid, Soundforge, etc.) and Adobe Photoshop. I don't like it all but so far it's never failed. So far...
From: PapaNate on 14 Dec 2005 16:22 Malachi wrote: > and the other belonging to a mysterious individual > named "Malachi Thunderfoot". He used to be somebody you know...
From: Ted Perlman on 14 Dec 2005 16:47 <One belonged to "John T.", my real name, and the other belonging to a mysterious individual named "Malachi Thunderfoot> Another reason why pseudonyms are ridiculous. I have everybody with a phoney name/pseudonym blocked at ALL the places I visit. If you don't have a real name, I don't even want to read what you write. -- Regards, Ted Perlman Producer-Arranger-Composer-Guitarist ted(a)tedperlman.com www.tedperlman.com
From: Pat Farrell on 14 Dec 2005 17:02
Ted Perlman wrote: > <One belonged to "John T.", my real name, and the other belonging to a > mysterious individual > named "Malachi Thunderfoot> > > Another reason why pseudonyms are ridiculous. I have everybody with a > phoney name/pseudonym blocked at ALL the places I visit. If you don't have > a real name, I don't even want to read what you write. So you won't listen to Bob Dylan? -- Pat |