Whilst browsing Will's Blog: he's found a cool little utility called Microsoft TimeZone. It's a small .NET application that sits in your system tray, when you click it shows the time in up to 5 locations. Useful for knowing how to greet your Messenger buddies.

What it really interesting though is the download. It seems Microsoft would like you validate your copy of Windows before you download (this is a picture so don't try and click):

The link takes you to a page describing the benefits of genuine Microsoft software. I love the fluffy reasons they give: "greater reliability, faster access to support and overall richer experience". What they really mean is "we don't like people who steal our software, we are going to make it hard for them". As a software developer, it's a sentiment I agree with.

[Edit: there is more detail at http://www.microsoftmonitor.com/archives/003782.html]