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Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launch

Microsoft preps PC makers for Windows 7 Upgrade launchGet Vista, Wipe Entire Machine, Put On Windows 7I've never had a good experience doing an upgrade, it's better to just wipe completely and install the new OS from scratch.I agree but....I upgraded my Vista Ultimate desktop to the Windows 7 Ultimate...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 7, OEM, Microsoft Windows Vista, bloatware, Dell Computer Corp., clean install, Microsoft Windows, Hewlett-Packard Co.

Discussion threads 2009-06-22

ITIC Research Paper: VIPRE Takes Bite out of Bloatware

To counter the latest malware threats, market leaders like Symantec, McAfee and Trend Micro simply stack new layers of functionality on top of their existing engines. The result: the ever expanding code bases of the leading antivirus/antispyware packages invariably result in bloatware. The remedy to bloatware is...

Tags: Bloatware, Antivirus, Sunbelt Software, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2008-10-01

VIPRE Takes a Bite Out of Bloatware

Hackers and rogue code writers will continue to ply their trade and create new, ever more efficient and pernicious viruses and blended malware threats. This will in turn, cause many of the antivirus vendors to continue to expand their code base. Unless or until the leading antivirus/antispyware vendors re-architect their...

Tags: Bloatware, Antivirus, Malware, Sunbelt Software, Anti-spyware, VIPRE, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security

White papers 2008-10-01

Office 2008 for Mac details revealed at Apple Expo

Office 2008 for Mac details revealed at Apple ExpoVastly overpriced bloatware from the Bloatfarmas usual.When Apple can produce a suite of software for a small fraction of the cost with better interfaces and user friendliness, you know that the bloat ethos with its vastly overblown "content" and vastly overblown prices...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., bloatware

Discussion threads 2007-09-25

The first Office 2007 Service Pack 1 beta is out

The first Office 2007 Service Pack 1 beta is outoffice 2007 sphopefully they'll address the speed issues. all of the code i've written takes twice as long to run in office 2007 than it does in office 2003.Things includedBetter support for VSTO ver 3.More complete Object Model documentation for coding.Better...

Tags: service pack, Bloat Farm, bloatware, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Windows XP, memory, Office 2007 Service Pack 1 beta, Microsoft Office, processor

Discussion threads 2007-08-15

Sharpening that personal productivity axe

Sharpening that personal productivity axeThe era of vast productivity gains is overWhen a business went from no computers to having computers it had a massive boost in productivity. No changes since have been comparable to that boost. Everything done since is "fiddling". That is why I take advertising campaigns like...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Wiki, Desktops, bloatware, computer

Discussion threads 2007-07-19

The effect of bloatware: A 1986 Mac Plus beats a 2007 AMD dual-core PC

The effect of bloatware: A 1986 Mac Plus beats a 2007 AMD dual-core PCIf he had compared to OS X TigerThe old machine would have smoked it worse. Not to mention the overbloated LeopardVista wannabe.I did.Not overly impressed.Maybe the next iteration will be better.JJBHAHAHAHA!!!!What a useless test! It does go...

Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, Lucino, Apple Macintosh, AMD Dual-Core, bloatware, PC, operating system, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-06-01

The effect of bloatware: A 1986 Mac Plus beats a 2007 AMD dual-core PC

In what is arguably the most hilarious--yet disconcerting--benchmark comparison ever Hal Licino at HubPages has compared a 1986 Mac Plus vs. a 2007 AMD dual-core PC and the antique Mac generally performed better.The takeaway: Your operating systems is obese. Really obese.Licino's pits a Mac Plus running System 6.0.8 with 1...

Tags: Software Infrastructure, Microsoft, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple

Blog posts 2007-06-01

Podcast: MS Office, Google Apps, bloatware, multitenancy and more...

This week on the Dan & David Show, we discuss Apples blowout quarter and the latest option-related controversy--former Apple CFOs Fred Andersons allegation that Steve Jobs wasnt blissfully ignorant about the consequences of back dating. Microsoft also had good quarterly earnings, with Vista and Office 2007 getting some traction. David...

Tags: Web Technology, Software Infrastructure, SAP, Salesforce.com, SaaS, Personal Technology, Office 2.0, Microsoft, Google, General, Dan &, David Show, Apple

Blog posts 2007-04-27

(Images: Bogged down by bloatware?)

(Images: Bogged down by bloatware?)How about a means of turning off the nag screens?There does not seem to be an easy means of turning off the nag screens for the "trial versions" of the software that comes pre-loaded (and no instructions on how to go remove the junk that comes...

Tags: bloatware, Acer PC

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Minimum requirements; Vista isn't bloatware

The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: Minimum requirements; Vista isn't bloatwareSorry, but I have to make this workSInce I don't have homes anywhere other than at home and because I do work on several projects concurrently, I have to make this experiment work for me, so I can manage to make a...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Desktops, Notebooks, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple MacBook, bloatware

Discussion threads 2007-02-05

RealNetworks strikes a chorus of deals

RealNetworks strikes a chorus of dealsinteresting newsI like the idea of better not just more competition in the music arena for consumers. I have never been a fan of Real's software and only use it when absolutely necessary. They do have a decent list of partners to work...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, bloatware, RealNetworks Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-01-08

OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debut

OpenOffice plug-in plan set for debutNeeds an 'e-mail' clientIt still needs an e-mail client if it is goingto go anywhere.Actually, like they split apart the Netscape Suite, they should split apartOpenOffice suite and make everything simple, lean and mean, and individual downloads.How about a very simple OpenOffice, with the MS...

Tags: Web browsers, OPEN SOURCE, Word processors, Microsoft Office, Yes Vista, information technology, plug-in, OpenOffice, Mozilla Firefox, bloatware, object-oriented

Discussion threads 2006-09-22

Adobe software to plug into grid computing

Adobe software to plug into grid computingI wishthey would slim down their acrobat program. The new version takes forever to open and frustrates a lot of users, including me. I try to use 5 when ever possible because it opens faster.OSS will eat Adobe lunch.then maybe it'll slim its bloatware.Adobe...

Tags: Network technology, Adobe Systems Inc., OSS, bloatware, software, Office suites, grid computing

Discussion threads 2004-02-02

Additional Resources

Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holes

> Adobe Shockwave haunted by critical security holesShould Adobe rename parts of their software suite not only this one as Shockware? ;-) The simple justification is that it was shocking to the vendor.On one of my machines with all security software up to date and running in the background, visiting...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Shockwave, security

Discussion threads 2009-11-03

McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise

Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...

Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Strangest Windows 7 promotion

Bloated?Are they saying Windows 7 is bloatware?RE: Strangest Windows 7 promotionNo Fat Tax ?RE: Strangest Windows 7 promotionIts a metaphor. Everyone is going to want a taste of Microsoft Windows 7.The Real QuestionThe real question is whether sales of the Windows Vista Whopper will now tank....yeap, that's a clever punch...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, whopper

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

(Security in Windows 7)

Why is MS such a ripoff?I think the whole security model used by Microsoft needs to change. My issues:- Why, after paying Microsoft hundreds of dollars for their OS do we all get prompted that our configuration is insecure and that we need to go purchase virus protection from...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Windows Defender, virus protection, virus, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

AT&T Tilt 2 reviewed as last of four Touch Pro2 US variants

It looks like the final US carrier branded Touch Pro2 device will be launching this weekend. AT&T's Tilt 2 is scheduled to be available on 18 October, but the folks at WMExperts were able to get their hands on one and posted a review. The Tilt 2 is the first...

Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., AT&T Corp., HTC Touch, Carrier, Tilt 2, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-10-16

Goodbye, Works!

GoodThis will also make more people shift to Open Office and Google Documents at home: there are few things as loathsome as applications that contain ads. :-)Untill...They see that Open Office breaks the format in .doc files and that Google Docs are a nightmare to convert to .doc files...(PS: I...

Tags: Word processors, Microsoft Office, pdf, doc, OpenOffice, WORKS!

Discussion threads 2009-10-09