Comments on: CNET – Spyware Free http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joel B. http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/comment-page-1/#comment-15513 Joel B. Mon, 02 May 2005 13:47:12 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/#comment-15513 John- I'm aware of that, but I remember being able to control Realplayer, and telling it to what definitions it got to control. Everytime I open Itunes it changes my definitions back. It's a pain (it messes with some programs too, because it thinks it can play some files it can't.) John-

I’m aware of that, but I remember being able to control Realplayer, and telling it to what definitions it got to control. Everytime I open Itunes it changes my definitions back. It’s a pain (it messes with some programs too, because it thinks it can play some files it can’t.)

]]> By: John Anderson http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/comment-page-1/#comment-15506 John Anderson Mon, 02 May 2005 01:57:21 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/#comment-15506 My objection to spyware is the privacy intrusion. With adware, not only is there some of that but it also uses my bandwidth - really bad if flash (or other) movies are involved. At least CNet always tried to indicate it, and now drops them. Now, if CNet would just realize that when I search for "free" (I am on Social Security, having lost all investments, house, etc to illness) I do NOT mean "free to try for a few weeks... Not that I "get it" about adware or tracking cookies like doubleclick's anyway. A visit to, say, Ford to look at their hybrid does not mean I want ads for car loans, insurance, "bumper nuts", and whatever - and certainly not if it means missing more diverse adverts. To Joel: almost all media players used to do that, the most infamous being RealPlayer. The others now let you choose up-front, ITunes hasn't caught up yet. My objection to spyware is the privacy intrusion. With adware, not only is there some of that but it also uses my bandwidth – really bad if flash (or other) movies are involved. At least CNet always tried to indicate it, and now drops them. Now, if CNet would just realize that when I search for “free” (I am on Social Security, having lost all investments, house, etc to illness) I do NOT mean “free to try for a few weeks…

Not that I “get it” about adware or tracking cookies like doubleclick’s anyway. A visit to, say, Ford to look at their hybrid does not mean I want ads for car loans, insurance, “bumper nuts”, and whatever – and certainly not if it means missing more diverse adverts.

To Joel: almost all media players used to do that, the most infamous being RealPlayer. The others now let you choose up-front, ITunes hasn’t caught up yet.

]]> By: Joel B. http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/comment-page-1/#comment-15480 Joel B. Sun, 01 May 2005 01:10:23 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2005/04/30/cnet-spyware-free/#comment-15480 Not quite Spyware related, but I recently installed Itunes, (because I had to do something with the few Lexus points that I had). I hate the freaking thing. It changes all my file definations and doesn't even let me tell it not to do that (or not in a way that's reasonably easy to find, and I like to think I tend to be good at that stuff). So I have to keep changing the definations back. I can't understand for the life of me why one would prefer that to WMP (Which tends to allow me to have complete control, go figure what a thought). I can't stand you Steve Jobs. This kind of file type control has me as irritated as a variety of browser hijackers. IRK! Oh well Not quite Spyware related, but I recently installed Itunes, (because I had to do something with the few Lexus points that I had). I hate the freaking thing. It changes all my file definations and doesn’t even let me tell it not to do that (or not in a way that’s reasonably easy to find, and I like to think I tend to be good at that stuff). So I have to keep changing the definations back. I can’t understand for the life of me why one would prefer that to WMP (Which tends to allow me to have complete control, go figure what a thought). I can’t stand you Steve Jobs. This kind of file type control has me as irritated as a variety of browser hijackers. IRK! Oh well

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