Annoying software: a rogues' gallery From Apple's auto updates that clandestinely attempt to install new software, to the erratically performing Windows Vista in general, to the 80 megabyte Adobe reader "updates", software upgrades increasingly seem to be designed to hog system resources and infuriate computer users. What does Adobe Reader do? Displays PDF pages. How does it do it? With as much bloody-minded bureaucracy, delay and needless interaction as possible. ... Read full entry

Dear Apple, How often must we download updates for your fine iTunes software? It seems nowadays nary a week goes by without the appearance of that dreaded software update notification pop-up on my lappy screen. Why, these days I feel I spend more time downloading your music playing software than I do downloading music to play on it! My question, and maybe that ... Read full entry