This week’s hot topic:
Shovelware on new PCs When you buy a computer from any major PC manufacturer, you can bet that you will find a boatload of preinstalled trial software. When we asked our members to tell us what they had to say about that bundled software, many were quick to let loose in this discussion.
“Ranting about Shovelware”
“After 10 years of being a loyal PC purchaser and buying many, such as IBM, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba, and other PCs, I am so fed up with shovelware, spyware, and other problems that I am officially switching to Mac when I buy a new desktop and laptop computer…” (Read more)
–Submitted by: CNET member tmlra
“Making a mountain out of a mole hill”
“Lately I’ve been hearing a lot of talk about so called crapware, and frankly I think it’s all blown out of proportion. I’m one who likes to try new software so I’m not offended by a new computer containing this kind of material. It’s not very difficult to get rid of what you…” (Read more)
–Submitted by: CNET member tqat25
“A ’solution,’ but not for the faint of heart”
“I recently purchased a Sony UX handtop. As annoying as shovelware is on desktops, imagine having a 32GB Solid State Drive with over a third of the space devoted to shovelware. My solution was to do a clean install of the operating system and then install only the drivers…” (Read more)
–Submitted by: CNET member Russ Smith
“No benefit? That’s why I need a shovel.”
“Last I knew, saving 50 to 100 dollars off the price of a computer was a big benefit. If you’d rather pay more for a custom install without the advertising, go right ahead. Advertising is everywhere, from your favorite Web page to your McDonalds cup. It can be…” (Read more)
–Submitted by: CNET member qprize
In the discussion about our article on changing permissions on a single file in Windows Vista, TechRepublic member rignatius asked if we could explain how to apply the permission changes to all of the subfolders and files in the hierarchy of a particular folder. This How do I… shows that the basic procedure is the same, but there are a few more check boxes to look at during the process.
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