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Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet

by Andy Smith | 05-22-08

Tags: Misery, Pit, Internet, Andy Smith, applications

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Preinstalled software bundles
After quarter of a century of the IBM PC, we still don't understand why so many companies feel obliged to create swathes of below-par software to install on the computers they sell. Notebook makers are the worst, and Sony the king of them all: the first job for any new Vaio owner is to strip out the layers of desktop 'enhancements', media 'managers' and system 'control software' that serve only to get in the way of doing things the way you know how to do them, interfere with other software packages and suck up such enormous amounts of resources on start-up that two weeks after you've bought one, you're still not sure whether it's broken or not.
                     

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Dead on target... Lizzie_B | 05/24/08
Best Article on TR!? mckinnej | 05/27/08
Here, here- 10 for 10! JohnWarfin | 05/27/08
Just the 1st ten!!! frank@... | 05/28/08
Absolutely Dead Nutz On! keyboards@... | 05/28/08
Aww crap! haochela@... | 06/01/08
100% Correct GedW | 05/28/08
>>>>>>>>> wendy_dada@... | 05/29/08
I LOVE VISTA post@... | 05/28/08
I LOVE VISTA (LOL) anishsane@... | 05/28/08
Throw your computer out! jbacsdoen | 05/28/08
Throw out the Baby with the Bathwater? wfs1946 | 05/28/08
Save yourself the hassle of all of this rot: lafeyette_management@... | 05/29/08
You're missing something here... leog@... | 05/29/08
Special version of Windows? jbacsdoen | 06/02/08
I LOVE WIN98 Photogenic Memory | 05/29/08
I do to, NO KIDDING! vucliriel@... | 09/19/08
VISTA ? - Wash your mouth out with soap! Allan.Thompson@... | 06/01/08
You know it's bad news when they need TV ads to convert users to it! vucliriel@... | 09/16/08
Superb, and so accurate steve.williams@... | 06/02/08
Adobe 11 / version 12 / version 22 butkus@... | 05/27/08
No Acrobat Reader for Mac... what a relief! matthew.c.henderson@... | 05/28/08
I don't think nori_silverrage@... | 05/28/08
Include PDF reading in Windows... jason.beale@... | 05/30/08
Adobe reader anishsane@... | 05/28/08
Crapware cdaaawg@... | 05/27/08
Thank you! nori_silverrage@... | 05/27/08
Best Practice in Website Design leog@... | 05/29/08
Flash responsibly Neon Samurai | 05/29/08
Responsibility and Flash geoff@... | 06/02/08
Youtube Flashes responsibly for the most part Neon Samurai | 06/03/08
Use Flash sparingly please ypteg | 05/31/08
Adobe's size cathysgardens@... | 06/04/08
That's what Adobe's trial ware does too... JCitizen | 06/04/08
Switching to Linux eliminates a lot of this. mobilediesel@... | 05/27/08
And faster! igrass@... | 05/28/08
Switch to Linux? mikebrown2@... | 05/28/08
Linux "ain't" perfect? daniel.breuer@... | 05/28/08
"Ain't " is perfectly crumullent leog@... | 05/29/08
Pity... it's spelled "cromulent"! email@... | 07/10/08
Linux "ain't" perfect? - Agreed jbacsdoen | 06/06/08
Ever experience dependency hell? Photogenic Memory | 05/28/08
Rarely, if ever, do you need to compile from source jmgarvin | 05/28/08
No it doesn't. Compiling from source is still valid. Photogenic Memory | 05/29/08
I'm sure you could have been less snarky. jmgarvin | 06/04/08
Then stop using ancient versions of Linux jan.dehaas@... | 05/29/08
Package managers can't resolve all dependencies. But you do!! Photogenic Memory | 05/29/08
Did apt-get pee on your Cheerios? jmgarvin | 06/05/08
Etch is Ancient? sith.exar.kun@... | 06/02/08
Another think Linux eliminates... estcst@... | 05/28/08
Help me out here jmgarvin | 05/28/08
Yes, but... pccoder28@... | 05/28/08
ironic MS 'standards' failure JohnWarfin | 06/04/08
My experience and attutude as well... JCitizen | 06/04/08
Linux desktop not for everyone. bluewiretek | 05/29/08
I agree with you that Linux is not for everyone alaniane@... | 05/29/08
right on the dot Paul@... | 09/18/08
More precisely, when you switch to linux... intj-astral@... | 06/07/08
Yeah i remember when................................... robert_graff_79@... | 05/27/08
Right next to the guy who invented SPAM TD88888 | 05/28/08
Or the required Ad viewing for Videos Animal13 | 05/28/08
magazines Womble | 05/28/08
Agreed Kumpe | 05/29/08
Relevant ads in Opera n.gurr@... | 09/16/08
The Problem with Ads in America vucliriel@... | 09/16/08
I know addverts pay for websites robert_graff_79@... | 05/31/08
version of hell... leog@... | 05/29/08
re: version of hell Raymond Danner | 09/18/08
Acrobat Reader chucksjc@... | 05/28/08
So True! WilliamK99@... | 05/28/08
Worst 10 Websites Pringles86 | 05/28/08
OMG! briansmyth | 05/28/08
Ouch cary.ellis@... | 06/03/08
Brilliant article andrew@... | 05/28/08
100% on Target jedalton@... | 05/28/08
Newbie nightmare tjm57@... | 05/28/08
I AGREE! But want to add... ONE MORE dreamersland@... | 05/29/08
OMG!! cathysgardens@... | 06/03/08
Best article on the web stew.dunn@... | 05/29/08
Real Player Alternative JPatrickF | 06/03/08
Perfect score 10/10 sanluispc@... | 05/29/08
Alternatives JPatrickF | 06/03/08
McAfee? Respectfully disagree. Raymond Danner | 09/18/08
Have you tried NOD32? vucliriel@... | 09/19/08
Glass Houses Zenith545 | 05/31/08
Flash and Outlook /Exchange are Great! mdbradsh@... | 06/21/08
You've done your homework NickNielsen | 06/21/08
Not Really..... mdbradsh@... | 06/23/08
I understand your point, but... NickNielsen | 06/23/08
I was a webdesigner back in the day Neon Samurai | 06/22/08
I'm not an webdesigner ...... mdbradsh@... | 06/23/08
"properly done" is the difference Neon Samurai | 06/24/08
My major Flash peeve NickNielsen | 05/24/08
I HATE flash jmgarvin | 05/24/08
Re: I HATE flash emeric | 05/27/08
Flash beechC23 | 05/28/08
No other Internet options? killerb255@... | 05/28/08
No options beechC23 | 05/29/08
Car companies are notorious for marketing hype alaniane@... | 05/29/08
Re:Flash anishsane@... | 05/28/08
Flash beechC23 | 05/29/08
video and audio existed before Flash file format Neon Samurai | 05/29/08
I HATE Adobe!!! pccoder28@... | 05/28/08
Adobe's, Apples's and Microsoft's Evil Paradigm Shift vucliriel@... | 05/30/08
I've got the solution.. at least I think I might.. Neon Samurai | 05/29/08
I wish it were that simple alaniane@... | 05/29/08
true, I was spoiled by building sites for a small shop Neon Samurai | 05/30/08
Yeah I remember the first professional web site i inherited robert_graff_79@... | 05/31/08
Woof. That's a biggie there... boxfiddler | 05/24/08
You've got that right NickNielsen | 05/24/08
Best Flash page Evar! jmgarvin | 05/26/08
Just love the zombo.com page ReddogHH | 05/27/08
Not Really! jbeezz@... | 05/27/08
It's Zombo Com! jmgarvin | 05/27/08
The only limit... zenBiker | 05/28/08
No Argument don@... | 05/27/08
Stare Deeply into the rotating Rainbow Dot circle robert_graff_79@... | 05/27/08
ZomboCom Dennis@... | 05/28/08
Zombo.com configuration question JohnWarfin | 06/05/08
Don't forget Shockwave Palmetto | 05/27/08
No, the BIGGEST... Spiritusindomit@... | 05/27/08
most programmers do... robert_graff_79@... | 05/27/08
The reason a 16 bit app alaniane@... | 05/29/08
Thanks robert_graff_79@... | 05/31/08
Norton AV pippie1949@... | 05/28/08
Norton AV beechC23 | 05/29/08
If they'd built it correctly Neon Samurai | 05/29/08
Depends on what the app does alaniane@... | 05/29/08
multiple core programming is a whole other issue Neon Samurai | 05/30/08
Flash is just the modern tag william.bohrer@... | 05/28/08
Flash AND shockwave both drdosus | 05/28/08
Google toolbar edmundward@... | 05/27/08
Agreed Snak | 05/27/08
The number ONE annoyance john3347@... | 05/27/08
Yeah I know who needs it any way? robert_graff_79@... | 05/27/08
Google toobar butkus@... | 05/27/08
Google Desktop jtibbs | 05/28/08
I totally agree gerhard.grahle@... | 05/28/08
totally agree on Google toolbar, more than Flash walter@... | 05/28/08
Toolbars, bad? Pringles86 | 05/28/08
HaHa cathysgardens@... | 05/29/08
One Yank without an irony deficiency! the.famous.blurt | 06/03/08
I couldn't help noticing... JCitizen | 06/04/08
Toolbars sith.exar.kun@... | 06/02/08
Correct, it stinks! cletche@... | 06/28/08
Death to the usability craze! george.flecknell@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) kevinromain@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) Snak | 05/27/08
Sneaky Ground Controll | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) jvhulst@... | 05/27/08
Disagree - Flash and Outlook/Exchange Paul.Goodson@... | 05/27/08
Outlook/exchange is sort of the gold standard in enterprise Forum Surfer | 05/27/08
Definitely! killerb255@... | 05/28/08
Outlook/Exchange mark.silvia@... | 05/27/08
Those aren't bugs! Forum Surfer | 05/27/08
Don't forget the formatting features! jmgarvin | 05/27/08
That's just one of those things... Forum Surfer | 05/28/08
Outlook functionallity pretty much sucks Manitobamike | 05/28/08
Google Toolbar dkendrick@... | 05/28/08
My thoughts exactly. dberkey@... | 05/28/08
Outlook Web Access isn't bad NickNielsen | 06/01/08
Unfair about Outlook (for once) jglover@... | 05/28/08
Webmail aint everything yet... compare to outlook dlovep@... | 05/28/08
Oh, please! NickNielsen | 06/01/08
Why? boxfiddler | 06/01/08
Enterprise vs personal requirements simon@... | 05/28/08
Twice in as many weeks uberg33k50 | 05/28/08
In agreement...just not as harshly happy Forum Surfer | 05/28/08
Author must have been talking about Outlook Express ericp@... | 05/28/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) pierre@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) rixmail@... | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) MikeSQLDBA | 05/27/08
Oh The Good Ole Days dhamilt01@... | 05/27/08
Canon Software Takes the Cake kburrows | 05/27/08
HP is the King of Bloat davidt@... | 05/27/08
Amen to the HP bloat! ndt-tom@... | 05/28/08
The trick is... dberkey@... | 05/28/08
HP and Canon Printers michaelsaltmarsh@... | 05/28/08
Camera companies. thumbknuckle | 05/29/08
Number 11... wmlundine | 05/27/08
LOL!!! vucliriel@... | 05/29/08
The title said it all for me Neon Samurai | 05/27/08
Bloatware with new PCs mark.silvia@... | 05/27/08
Just counted my Toshiba Bloatware Hodgelett | 06/04/08
You probably did not realize what it REALLY is wink vucliriel@... | 06/05/08
Norton/Symantec is Bad VAR1016@... | 06/05/08
Don't know how it happened... jasondlnd | 05/27/08
I would add Desktop Search & online backup programs smr19 | 05/27/08
RE: Flash (Gallery: 10 most annoying programs on the Internet) neo.nirav@... | 05/27/08
Only if you're the admin NickNielsen | 06/01/08
Spot On! Well written. Throw in HPprinters enquiries@... | 05/27/08
Registering when all I want is a driver. Palmetto | 05/27/08
It is worse than that. bobc4012@... | 05/27/08
HP installation is ridiculous Hodgelett | 05/28/08
HP ALL in One Drivers d.pladgeman@... | 05/28/08
HP code is almost as bad as Sony code. pccoder28@... | 05/28/08
Amen to the HP Addition john.mohler@... | 05/28/08
Java's updates zage@... | 05/27/08
Java Versions jtibbs | 05/28/08