Top Ten: most annoying software

[videogames101]

Norton!

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: MegaVovaN

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
It's hard to argue with any of those choices.

1. How is Adobe reader annoying? I have fast PC so I open PDFs inside Firefox, works flawlessly and doesn't bug me for anything.
2. Win/MS update? PLEASE. I have it set up to auto update at 4 AM. I haven't seen this program in months.
3. Java??! Occasional tray icon is no biggie
4. Flash is wonderful.

Sure you can cry about flash banners and bad java scripts, but that's different from Flash and Java. It's like saying BMW cars are annoying because your neighbor honks in his BMW every day under your window.

P.S. Haven't read article in OP yet.

uh, you have NO idea what your talking about. There are so many better apps for readsing PDFs for one thing, even with your "fast PC". Win/MS update is dumb because is installs things without telling me what they are if i have it set to auto-update at 4-am, and if I don't have a time it pops-up in my face. Java is bloated, if you didn't know. The only good reason I see to ever use it is for cross-platform applications, but even than, as they say, "Saying Java is good because it works on all platforms is like saying anal sex is good because it works on all genders." Flash fails hard. Again, bloated, too flashy, and unnecessary.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: andylawcc
really? I don't find any of those annoying especially Adobe reader? I mean, how else can you read pdf files?

Uh...are you really asking that? Reader is an enormous pile of crap, there are hundreds of better, more lightweight, less crash-prone pdf readers out there.

qft

 

[cheezy321]

Bonzi Buddy is my favorite software. Good thing its not on that list!

 

[OdiN]

1. Adobe Reader - Huh? Why is this annoying?
2. Apple Anything - Agree..should be #1. iWorthless.
3. Windows/MS Update - It serves its purpose...you can turn it off if you don't like it.
4. Real Anything - I agr*BUFFERING*ee
5. Java - This should be WAY HIGHER!
6. Yahoo Anything - Why would you even HAVE Yahoo software of any sort installed?? WHY???
7. Norton Antivirus - The corporate edition works VERY well and is efficient. The consumer version? Crap.
8. Pre-installed crap - Uhm...duh.
9. Outlook/Exchange - Why is this even here? It works great. At least for me.
10. Flash - Meh.

 

[jjones]

Looks like a good list of crapware. About the only thing I use on that list is Java and Flash. I guess Java may be bloated but I don't notice it and I've never had the software bother me about anything. Flash is a necessary evil for some things and I don't mind sparing use in sites, but unless it's something crucially important, I always surf away from 100% flash sites which annoy the piss out of me. Showing me a loading screen is the easiest way to get me to close a browser tab.

 

[Deeko]

Of those listed, the ones that piss me off are the ones that pop up and tell me I need to update. God I hate that. Either update yourself, or let me tell you when I want to look for updates. Biggest culprits...Acrobat, Java, Itunes/Quicktime, Winamp, oh and Windows of course.

 

[PrinceofWands]

I largely agree, which is why I use alternatives to most common software. From their list:

1. Foxit Reader
2. Don't use much else from them.
3. Windiz
4. Real Alternative
5. Doesn't cause me much grief.
6. Trillian Astra for messenger.
7. AVG, though it's gone downhill in the last year or two...might be time to find something else.
8. Always do a fresh install myself.
9. Gmail, Thunderbird.
10. Seldom have much trouble with it, but since Adobe bought Macromedia I'd use an alternative if I could find it.

For me the biggies are mostly MS issues. I don't mind most of Office (about the 2002/3 version). XP Pro is usable now, as long as you micromanage the hell out of it. Pretty much everything else is a constant headache to me however, so I avoid them like the plague.

I hate anything proprietary for common uses, anything that overcharges, anything that makes it a pain to manage preferences, anything that runs in the background, installs to startup, most things that use the taskbar, anything that runs without being asked to, or tries to handle more than it's intended to. Unfortunately most of those seem to be the default for the industry.

 

[Mark R]

Originally posted by: HopJokey
One choice would be FoxIt.

FoxIt is fast and lean. But other than that, it isn't really a good alternative to Adobe reader.

It doesn't browser integrate. Copy/Paste doesn't work properly, it doesn't handle encrypted/secured files correctly, and in my experience, it tends to crash more than Adobe reader.

That said, on older PCs, it's usable, whereas Adobe isn't.

 

[Journer]

why is outlook on there? it isn't annoying if you set it up properly.


the list is basically any program that updates. if people just set their updates to manual, ignore, or silent it will only bother them to let them know it worked or to reboot. people are just stupid.

annoying flash files can be blocked with browser plugins or not installing it.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Agree with all of them apart from Outlook which I find useful. Norton is a virus in itself.

 

[Syrch]

Holy crap, i have to admit i was living under a rock with the adobe reader one. I just installed Foxit and wtf is wrong with acrobat!!!! The PDF i opened would have taken forever to open with acrobat reader!

 

[Steve]

Never tried Foxit, does it have a zombie similar to AcroRd32.exe, which keeps running even after you close a pdf?

 

[Random Variable]

1. Adobe Reader - not crap
2. Apple Anything - not specific enough to be labeled as crap
3. Windows/MS Update - not crap
4. Real Anything - crap
5. Java - crap
6. Yahoo Anything - crap
7. Norton Antivirus - crap
8. Pre-installed crap - not specific enough to be labeled as crap
9. Outlook/Exchange - who cares?
10. Flash - definitely not crap (unless it's overused)

 

[hiromizu]

Outlook/Exchange is one of the most useful pieces of software I've ever used. I jes dun git it.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Reader isn't annoying. If your computer is crawlign slow, maybe, but my Opteron 170 handles it fine. But yes, FoxIT is definitely a lot faster. Still, reader isn't terrible.

Real is definitely just spyware.

Apple is halfway there.

Windows Update? Hello, ever heard of turning automatic updates OFF? Geez, or just let it update on its own. I leave it on notify me of new downloads but don't download... unless I say go for it.

How's flash annoying? You install it and you never even think of it again. Flash is on so many sites, I don't see how you can get aroudn the web w/o it. I don't even see how it bugs you though.

Outlook - Express? I love 2007 though. And please, most companies use Outlook, so what's so bad about it. If you can't setup a mail program then that might be annoying when you see e-mail links. I thought it was annoying whne I was in 6th grade and I didn't know how to configure Outlook.

 

[bonkers325]

outlook/exchange is useful. i wouldnt trust webmail (gmail) to handle the mails i send from work, mainly because some of it is sensitive information

 

[moonbit]

I would replace or add to any mention of anti-virus software anything made by Computer Associates. I had their security suite installed on my computer for about a year, and had to get rid of it, it was so damn annoying. I would go into detail, but trying to remember all the annoyances makes my brain crash.

 

[ConstipatedVigilante]

Adobe stuff
AIM updates - I can't actually update, but it pops up whenever I start it
iTunes/Quicktime - it won't install on my machine, thus I use awesome Mediamonkey
WMP - It has trouble playing every file type. One day it simply refused to play almost any video from my pr0n folder. Wtf?

 

[MovingTarget]

I agree with this list, but think #2 should be amended. Apple anything isn't exactly fair. I'd say Apple anything on Windows. The native OSX versions are decent unlike the windows ports. That being said, they aren't exactly the best of software programs either...

 

[hellokeith]

WeatherBug

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[Gothgar]

good list overall.

 

[conehead433]

Adobe reader deserves the top spot. My computer virtually locked up trying to update. I tried to disable that feature in Adobe and was unable to. I found the file responsible for updating on my computer and removed it. Problem solved.

 

[Howard]

Outlook doesn't really annoy me. Neither does Windows Update (it always hides in the task bar and I don't think it does any harm there).

 

[mugs]

I can't believe how many people actually agree with this list.

1. Adobe Reader - agree
2. Apple Anything - I don't use any of their stuff other than Quicktime; I've never found Quicktime to be annoying
3. Windows/MS Update - It sits in my system tray and I ignore it until I shut down my computer and I let it install updates
4. Real Anything - Haven't used their software in over 10 years, couldn't tell you
5. Java - Biggest WTF on the list
6. Yahoo Anything - Only thing I've used is their messenger program, which I had no issues with
7. Norton Antivirus - Agreed
8. Pre-installed crap - can go either way, but for the most part I agree
9. Outlook/Exchange - Tied with Java for biggest WTF on the list.
10. Flash - It can go either way, depending on how it's implemented