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- Crapware
- Software that has little value. The term often refers to the numerous trial applications that are pre-installed on a new computer. See crapplet.
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- (Windows 7: RTM in pictures)
- (Windows 7: RTM in pictures)tom waitsNice pics, I've played with the beta but it was unstable, specially with visual studio. I'm going to try the RTM sometime soon. Funny thing is that I'm listening tom waits and your media player pics all show tom waits songs :)(I own all...
- Discussion threads 2009-08-06
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!
- PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!CrapwareYour average non geek will get a fair amount of pressure at the point of sale to drop another $35-$50 to get the junk off the computer. Let's see, now... If you crank the subsidy to Dell,etc from the crapware makers, then that extra...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Exploit posted for brand-new Adobe PDF zero-day
- Exploit posted for brand-new Adobe PDF zero-dayJust wrap Acroread in AppArmor if you use LinuxntUse a better PDF Reader ...I don't need to worry about it at all. Adobe Reader doesn't get anywhere near my systems. I use FoxIt's PDF Reader v3x exclusively for my PDF needs.~ It...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-28
- On the proliferation of crapware on the App Store
- On the proliferation of crapware on the App StoreMaybe a better rating system.Why just top 100.Why not top free, top seller volume, top seller revenue, top rated all time, top rated this week, newest, etc...If I gave it 97 more seconds, I could probably refine the list a little better,...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-10
- Support.com: We'll kill your crapware for free
- Support.com: We'll kill your crapware for freeEeeewwwwww Jiffy Lube...?Not the sort of analogy I'd really be hoping for if I was with Support.com... Ya see, the local NBC's Los Angeles affiliate has been busy investigating them for some seriously shady practices over the past few years. It would seem that...
- Discussion threads 2008-12-05
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere
- Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhereSony can afford to.They aren't selling $299.00 desktops or $399.00 laptops. There systems sell for a premium. Other OEMs are forced to subsidize the hardware with these offers.Reactions"First reaction: That’s great that Sony is moving the needle on...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-21
- Michael Dell: Anti-crapware poster CEO?
- Michael Dell: Anti-crapware poster CEO?I doubt it..."Well if the cost of phone support for crapware is exceeding the the savings, then the cost of the PC should remain the same"That would make sense, but I have heard nothing but complaints from Dell customers getting 0 software support on new Dells....
- Discussion threads 2007-07-10
- How to fully degunk a PC to get rid of crapware
- Crapware slows your PC to a crawl, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real estate, and may even border on malware. Yet it inevitably finds its way onto your computer -- and may even come WITH your computer when you buy it. George Ou explains how to...
- Download resources 2007-06-22
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of CrapwareApple Troll keeps on his topic - NTNTUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunesUse X-Lite Mega pack to avoid installing QT and iTunes or Real Player. Real Player is the most horrible application I've ever seen in the way...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-18
- How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware
- One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware. It slows your PC down to a craw, often causes instability and crashes, eats up valuable screen real-estate, and may even border on Malware. I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but...
- Blog posts 2007-06-18
- Mossberg condemns "craplets" preinstalled on new PCs
- Mossberg condemns "craplets" preinstalled on new PCsI would recommend you also tryOpenSuSE 10.2 and PCLinuxOS. Both are excellent, although I will admit, PCLinuxOS is far easier to set up and maintain than OpenSuSE and I have been a SuSE guy for several years! ]:)Removing the crapwareI wonder if the PC...
- Discussion threads 2007-04-13
- More on Windows Vista and crapware
- More on Windows Vista and crapwareCrapwareCrapware? Wipe that smirk off your face Ed! Shame on you!OK, so it is.I recently purchased an HP Pavilion dv2000z with, of course, Windows Media Center XP installed. It of course came up with more than half of the desktop filled with...
- Discussion threads 2007-01-11
- IBM debuts spam assailant tool
- IBM debuts spam assailant toolFor UNIX/Linux OnlyWhere are my OS/400 or Windows versions?I will still try it.Great only one problemYes it will slow them down now, but it wont be long before they shut down the incoming port and this is ineffective.Thats probably why its free.Also, keep in mind that...
- Discussion threads 2005-03-22
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- Google rolls out limited Google Voice support for your existing phone number
- nice,butjust uninstalled google toolbar. This 40mb toolbar tried to call back google everyday using different file name, something like ***.tmp.exe. Any reason behavior like a crapware?
- Discussion threads 2009-10-28
- Ballmer: Zune services coming to 'next release' of Windows Mobile
- As if Windows Mobile wasn't slow or bloated enough already...not much left to say. Windows Mobile is toward the horse's heiney of mobile platforms, right now and I doubt Apple or RIM will screw up their products just to let proven crapware back in... In a socialized world,...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-23
- With Apple, there's a fine line between paying a premium and being a sucker
- Interesting view...I am not an Apple user, and I do think most of Apple's products are too expensive for me, but I didn't think $70 was that outlandish. Don't top end mice from Logitech or MS run around $50-100?Anyway, I guess I'd have to try it before saying it was...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Microsoft breaks Firefox
- IE Welded into WindowsIE is welded into the Windows Operating System,that is why Windows is so insecure and proneto viruses/worms.They thought by making IE basically explorer.exein concept they would ruin any competitor likeNetscape well they did in a way.Interesting part of it is, they failed becauseFirefox is the most popular...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Pure Digital upgrades Flip MinoHD camcorder; new design, 2X recording time
- crapwareSo, like Creative's "new" Vado, we have some additional memory and a bunch of junk software that's being passed off as an upgrade.Lame.
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Microsoft adds an 'Office Starter' edition to its distribution plans
- Consumer PreinstallsAs a preinstall on new consumer computers, it makes a lot more sense than Microsoft Works.Family packs, payment plans, unlimited downloadsI think if MS offered family pack bundles; partial payments over periods of time until the software is fully paid for; and unlimited downloads of the software to registered...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-08
- MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples
- I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...
- Discussion threads 2009-10-01
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