Crapware makes PCs take more than twice as long to boot up.

October 31st, 2009

This study has put nine machines from the major manufacturers through a battery of tests designed to highlight where they’re being run ragged by unwanted trial software or crapware. Acer, Sony and HP are the worst offenders, as far as installing crapware on laptops/PC’s is concerned! [Read More...]

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Microsoft Stores to sell crapware free PCs

October 28th, 2009

The computers on display in the Microsoft Store come without any run-of-the-mill “crapware“; the derisive term used for generic trial software and other unwanted programs that commonly clog new PCs when they’re shipped by computer makers. [Read More...]

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Its time to uninstall Digsby.

August 14th, 2009

The popular Digsby instant messenger client not only bundles half a dozen “optional” crapware applications, it’s also using your computer to crawl the web, do stock market research, and more. It’s time to uninstall. [Read More...]

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