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		<title><![CDATA[ (Windows 7: RTM in pictures)]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ (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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:31:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PC OEMs: Please Cut the Crap!]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:24:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Exploit posted for brand-new Adobe PDF zero-day]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:05:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On the proliferation of crapware on the App Store]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:31:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Support.com: We'll kill your crapware for free]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:44:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dear OEM: Ditch the crapware, you'll make up the revenue elsewhere]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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: Thatâ€™s great that Sony is moving the needle on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:56:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Michael Dell: Anti-crapware poster CEO?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:07:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to fully degunk a PC to get rid of crapware]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=301317]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10533-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=35123&messageID=646839&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:23:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to fully de-gunk a PC of Crapware]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Ou/?p=547]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most hated things on the Personal Computer is Crapware.Â  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.Â  I started on this topic a few months ago with a partial solution but...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 05:48:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Mossberg condemns "craplets" preinstalled on new PCs]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 05:33:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More on Windows Vista and crapware]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:04:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IBM debuts spam assailant tool]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 10:34:00 -0800</pubDate>
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