Thanks for the chuckle Adobe

Sometimes, large companies amaze me.

Take Adobe for instance. They announced a while back that they are going to embrace the cloud. I wasn't sure if I should run out to the nearest billboard company and put up a sign showing my dislike, or just wait a bit and see if I found it more funny than stupid.

Today, I have reached that decision.

It's stupid and funny, similar to a lot of other things that Adobe does. Take for instance, Adobe Flash Player. I will admit, I'm not getting invaded by weekly updates from them anymore, they must have figured out how to secure their software better, but I still get the same stupid questions after the installation.

Maybe it's me (I'm thinking not), but, why would I let Adobe do an automatic install of a product that is buggy and unsecure as rotten footbridge? Next question is, why do I have to keep telling this (insert expletive of your choice here) software the same thing I told it last time? It isn't like they are going to wear me down as far as my security is concerned, so they should just GTFU (I'll let you figure that one out).

At this point, I'm rating Adobe right there with some of the people that were miraculously granted a drivers license. I say miraculously because if you ever watch them drive it's absolutely astounding how they ever survive. Take for instance some of the things that I find just plain wierd:

People that put their turn signal on after they're in the turn lane. 

I still haven't come up with any logical conclusion why people feel the need to advertise the fact that they have joined the Captain Obvious League.

People who drive Chrysler Products (In General)
Sorry to those of you that aren't complete nitwits (I know you're out there) but let's look at facts (mine anyway). I see people every day that are driving a Chrysler Product and are totally clueless of anything/everything that is going on around them. If I see a lot of traffic in one lane and it is being held up by one vehicle, that vehicle will typically be a Chrysler Product. What the heck is going on here? Is Chrysler pumping exhaust gases into the passenger compartment making people this moronic? Let's face it, Chrysler isn't the car company it used to be. They make a sub standard product, copy European/British Car manufacturers (who doesn't these days?), and sell it so cheap that people who can't afford much, are almost locked into buying one because they want a new car.

(I could do a cell phone/driver rant, but I'll leave that for another day.)

Knock, Knock, Hello AT&T?

I can see where people do price gouging when they are the "only show in town". That being said, I don't understand it. I really have difficulty when major corporations do it.

The major corporation I speak of is AT&T wireless. The people they are bullying are the deaf.

Yes, the deaf can use cell phones, heard of texting?

With the iPhone, you can load Apple's FaceTime App. Pretty handy if your amongst the users that don't have the luxury of hearing.

I'm sure that most are familiar with the data plan you have to buy when you own an iPhone. I have it, and I accept the fact that I have to pay for it.  AT&T makes sure that I pay for it. What I pay for allows a certain amount of data per month. This includes any e-mail attachments, downloaded files, etc.

Well, along comes FaceTime (a nice app), and AT&T decides that if you want to use FaceTime, you get (read as have)to pay a little more (or a lot more in this case).

Really AT&T?

I can understand if this might place more of a burden (LOL) on your systems. But, the fact is, this is technology, technology is growing. If you don't keep up with it or ahead of it, you get left behind. You want to sell your wireless services, but you seem to have issues supporting them. I won't go into your laughable customer service.

You seem to think it's the subscribers responsibility the make sure the major executives/stockholders get a nice bonus. I hate to tell you, with the economy the way it is, I'm not the least bit interested in making someone rich unless it's me.

Adobe Flash Updates

Here's another real winner. I think Apple is smarter than we suspect.

When will Adobe write software that doesn't require bi-weekly updates to keep from hacking the hell out of it?

Okay, let's get past that part. Why is it that Adobe asks me each and every time they do an update if I want to allow them to do an automatic update?

This about it. They have written software that people keep hacking, but they believe that it is safe enough to allow them to automatically update their crappy software?

Really Adobe?

McAfee, Shame On You

McAfee, McAfee, McAfee.

Now this is one sad company. They send out updates (don't most people have their anti-virus software on automatic update?) and kill everyone's internet access.

Now, if you are unlucky enough to have no other means to access the internet, you're probably screwed. If, on the other hand, you have more than one computer set up to access the internet, and you were smart enough to not have the same anti-virus software installed on that computer as well, you can find the answer.

The answer is, McAfee lacks good QA.

Ok, McAfee sends out an update, it gets installed. You lose internet access. McAfee finds out about the issue and send out an e-mail to their customers that have had their internet access killed. 

How stupid is that?

That rates right up there with putting this line in an e-mail, "Let me know if you get this".

Really people?

Now, McAfee will have you do some work to fix a problem they created.

Let me see if I understand this. McAfee comes into your house and breaks something, doesn't tell you.

Now, you are left with the mess. Problem is, to fix what they broke requires you to do some work. If I recall correctly, I go to work 5 days a week, and I get paid for the hours I work, but I having to work to fix what they broke, and no one is paying me.

I fixed it. I also got rid of McAfee. That was strike 2 between McAfee and me, I'm not giving them a chance at strike 3.

Java Update

Oracle, Really?

Why is it that so many software companies are always trying to shove third party software down your throat with the updates?

I just did the update for Java, and during the course of the update, I was asked to install the "Ask Toolbar".

Why would I want to install another piece of crap software that tracks my every move? Not to mention that the ask search engine comes nowhere close to the Google search engine.