At Fiat in Brazil, Vehicle Design Is No Longer By Fiat - Advertising Age - Global News

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- Fiat is building a consumer-generated car in Brazil, using input gathered through social media to inform everything from the automobile's design to its marketing communications.

This is especially interesting given Fiat's internal change program. The Intranet Innovation Award platinum winner in 2007, used their “Avanti e Veloci” web portal to help turn around the fortunes of their whole business. You can see their video.

How to use Windows 7 for free for 120 days, legally - Ars Technica

Just like Windows Vista, Windows 7 can be used legally for up to 120 days without activating with a valid 25-character alphanumeric product key. Windows typically comes with a 30-day time limit for users to activate their copy of the operating system, but there's a command that is often used by corporate administrators to reset the 30-day countdown. The rearm command can be used up to three times without violating the Windows 7 EULA. Thus, if the user resets the countdown on the last day each time, he or she can gain up to 90 extra days to use Windows 7 legally and for free. The Windows Secrets newsletter outlined the step-by-step instructions for extending the grace period:

  • Step 1: Click Start, All Programs, Accessories. Right-click Command Prompt and choose Run As Administrator. Enter your administrator password.
  • Step 2: Type the following command and press Enter: slmgr -rearm (note the space after slmgr and the hyphen in front of rearm.)
  • Step 3: Restart Windows 7.