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ZDNet: Annoying Software: A Rogues’ Gallery

Adam Stovicek — Wed, 21 May 2008 01:48:28 +0000

ZDNet has chosen to highlight 10 of the most annoying pieces of software to emerge from the internet era. From Java, Flash, and RealPlayer to Windows Update, they take a stab at a well rounded collection of ideas that were great at the start but were eventually transformed into what can loosely be described as monstrosities set loose upon the masses to cause havoc and disruption across the ethereal computing plane. (I may have embellished a little with that last bit.)

I Don’t Do Windows

Adam Stovicek — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:45:38 +0000

It’s been longer than I can recall. While looking at a calendar, I couldn’t point to a date when I last used it. It’s roughly the same amount of time that’s passed since I lasted played a game off of the Steam client. I can now officially proclaim that I have kicked the Microsoft habit.

I was going to go into a whole MS vs. Linux debate with witty metaphors and sarcasm, but it was getting too long-winded. To keep it short…

I guess you need to cut through the marketing campaigns and the legal mumbo-jumbo to see that there are other alternatives out there. They might not always be better. But I can no longer justify paying big bucks for Vista, which has it’s own broken areas, when I can I use Linux everywhere for just about everything for zero dollars.

vLite – Software Tool Strips Windows Vista To Bare Bones

Adam Stovicek — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:47:51 +0000

Source … InformationWeek

Is Windows Vista too fat for you? I know it is for me. It’s one of the many reasons why I don’t touch the damned thing.

Enter vLite. This tool allows you to customize Vista before you install it. So, instead of it using up 15GB of hard drive space, you might only need half of that by limiting which components actually get installed. Other features include unattended setups, creating ISOs and bootable CD/DVDs, language pack and driver integration, and tweaking. We all like to tweak.

I have no personal experience to share. I tried Vista once and gave up on it. I am happy with my XP machine. Everything else I use has Linux installed. But from what I’ve read in the past, any way to customize the bloated Vista has to be good.