March 19th, 2008 § § permalink
On my main machine I had installed Safari for Windows for testing purposes. Knowing that, I was not surprised when Apple’s update software alerted me that 3.1 was available for download. I updated and all was right with the world.
I saw update pop up on my wife’s machine this week and noticed Safari in the list of updates, no biggie I thought, perhaps she had installed it also.
It was when I saw the software alert on my 64-bit machine that alarms went off. Apple was telling me there was an update for Safari to be installed when Safari had never been installed previously.
Now I may be splitting hairs here, but adding new software under the guise of an update seems to be pretty shady to me. Someone that isn’t paying much attention might bet getting all sorts of software that he or she never intended.
If I remember correctly, that was the straw that broke the camel’s back with Limewire and labeled it as Mal-ware. I am not saying that Safari is dangerous, but given the state of browsers and the constant attacks the receive, they very may well be, but since when does “update” mean, install whatever you want.
January 16th, 2008 § § permalink
I was browsing the iTunes movie store so I could rent a flick to review for you fine folks. We all have seen the pricing scheme:
- $2.99 for a regular movie
- $3.99 for a new release
- $5.99 for an HD movie
The only problem is, what is a new release? They have already stated that they will be available for rent 30 days after it’s DVD release. So that’s already a month off of "new" release.
The other thing is, it’s taste. Take a look at these flicks, their actual DVD release date, and the status. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, released December 4, 2007. Ok, that’s only a month and a half old, but still not a new release.
Get this one. The 300, released July 31, 2007. That movie nearly 6 months old! Yet it’s still classified as a new release. Give me a break. To add insult to injury, I have to watch it boxed! It’s formatted full screen, not wide screen!
Watch the pricing, more to come on quality and time to download tomorrow. I am downloading the 300, clocking in at 1.37GB. It will be interesting to see how it looks on the laptop screen at that size.
