[Leica] Re: Wrong computer date

[lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin)]

On Oct 1, 2006, at 5:18 PM, Phillipe wrote:

> Well, I indeed can sort those things out, but on the other hand, why
> would anybody leave their computer clock on the wrong time?

I don't know what excuse the rest of you have but a lot of trial and  
beta software uses the system clock to tell how many days it has been  
on your computer. If the software has a 30 trial period, it becomes  
non-functional a month after you install it. By resetting your system  
clock to an earlier date, you can fool the software to keep it  
functioning. Well - it's really cheap but slightly more honest than  
illegally copying software.

Larry Z