Comments on: Presentus Interuptus http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/presentatus-intteruptus/ Three standard deviations from the mean Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:54:30 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: » Application Insecurity Jim Carson: Contains no trans-fats, lead or red dye #2 http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/presentatus-intteruptus/comment-page-1/#comment-3477 » Application Insecurity Jim Carson: Contains no trans-fats, lead or red dye #2 Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:52:31 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/?p=957#comment-3477 [...] to purchase an anti-virus program.  WIndows will annoy you with a scarily-worded balloon tip until you [...] [...] to purchase an anti-virus program.  WIndows will annoy you with a scarily-worded balloon tip until you [...]

]]> By: jim http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/presentatus-intteruptus/comment-page-1/#comment-3476 jim Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:41:31 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/?p=957#comment-3476 Many windows updates use squishy language like "may require reboot." You can skip updates, like I often do for the malicious software/automatic reboot tool, but they make it a concerted effort. It's unfortunate the total cost of annoyance isn't easily calculable into the original system price. Many windows updates use squishy language like “may require reboot.” You can skip updates, like I often do for the malicious software/automatic reboot tool, but they make it a concerted effort.

It’s unfortunate the total cost of annoyance isn’t easily calculable into the original system price.

]]> By: Kiri http://www.jimcarson.com/2008/presentatus-intteruptus/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 Kiri Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:12:41 +0000 http://www.jimcarson.com/?p=957#comment-3475 Not to be an annoying Mac user, but I feel obligated to sigh a breath of relief that this doesn't happen to me. Mac OS X has a "software update" feature, but it only runs when I request it to do a check. It then presents me with a list of updates available, each one flagged to indicate whether it requires a reboot or not (many do not). I can *selectively* decide which ones to apply--or none--and even after installing the updates, even when a reboot is "required", I can delay as long as I like before rebooting, with no automated reminders or anything. With my Mac, I'm still in the driver's seat. Whee! Not to be an annoying Mac user, but I feel obligated to sigh a breath of relief that this doesn’t happen to me. Mac OS X has a “software update” feature, but it only runs when I request it to do a check. It then presents me with a list of updates available, each one flagged to indicate whether it requires a reboot or not (many do not). I can *selectively* decide which ones to apply–or none–and even after installing the updates, even when a reboot is “required”, I can delay as long as I like before rebooting, with no automated reminders or anything. With my Mac, I’m still in the driver’s seat. Whee!

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