Re: Real Spam

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:17:18 -0400
From:                   Jeff Kell <jeff-kell () utc edu>

> Or the latest Microsoft .NET update which installs an un-installable
> Firefox extension so that .NET can hose your other browser too...

I think you can, but it's not easy:
http://annoyances.org/exec/show/article08-600

> Or Adobe insisting I get (whatever-the-hell-it-was) with the Flash and
> Acrobat updates...

*That* was nasty, messed up the USB ports on my laptop fairly permanently ...  
(I can still use 'em, but you have to go round about to see 'em ...)

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