Sick Of Updates
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
There's a way to avoid all these updates. It's simple and easy: Unplug your WIFI cable. If you ain't got one you can get one on eBay or amazon or send me your money and see what you get. ;P
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
Yeah, for the reasons cited by the OP I gleefully call them Automatic Corruptdates. If they don't screw up the moment, start-up, shut-down or anything in between, if all is not right with the corrupdate or your system or the spirit world's assessment of you at that moment, things could be as bad as a black screen and perpetual blinking cursor. That said, botched update application accounts for about 20% of revenue for my Mom n' Pop PC shop. Security Update my a$$ Microchump. What did you put on my PC there?
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
Yes it's pretty annoying. I tend to keep my work PC hibernated as I usually have a load of "stuff" open, and I keep my home laptop hibernated because it takes an hour to start up. Having to reboot to install constant updates is annoying. When you shut your laptop down and it pops up "Installing update 1 of 23...." :wtf: :wtf: :omg: :omg: :wtf: :wtf: Java trying to get you to install things is well annoying, but not as annoying as that time it updated java and Solr stopped working as the new version was not compatible. Picture a Microsoft dev trying to work out how to get a specific version of java and configure Solr to use it....yeah, not fun. It's also a new attack vector as you get those rogue sites that look identical to the Adobe or java "update to the latest version" screens. It won't fool me (the porn site that spawned it uses html5 to play vids, not Flash), but I bet it fools many others.
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
rjmoses wrote:
If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates!
Proving software is bug free is equivalent to solving the halting problem. Let me know if you make any progress on that after you stop patching your box, I won't be holding my breath. :laugh:
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
My android has been nagging me for a long time now to do a system update and sure there may be some important security fixes but most likely it will just F*up my layout and settings. Java and Adobe is the worst I think. I tend to ignore updates until I absolutely must. The last time I updated a non security update on windows 7 I got a buttload of networking issues at my home computer. I think software that often pushes updates messages should be labeled gloatware.
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
rjmoses wrote:
This is taking up to two hours a day
Time to change that 56k modem for something better...
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rjmoses wrote:
This is taking up to two hours a day
Time to change that 56k modem for something better...
[www.tamautomation.com] | Robots, CNC and PLC machines for grinding and polishing. [YouTube channel]
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This is a rant, so you don't have to read further if you're not interested. I am sick and tired of constant software updates! Firefox's monthly updates, Adobe Acrobat, Java, and, of course, Windows and Linux OS updates and the myriad of other software that nags me every few minutes about "security" updates and program fixes. This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through! But, the worst part is when they slide "opt out" selections, like Java updates sliding in MacAfee security in their updates. Miss the opt out and you're dinked! Or, they slide promotional software nags, like the Windows 10 upgrade nag into "security" fixes for Windows 7 and Firefox's "make Yahoo my default toilet paper". If their software is that bad that there are that many bugs and security breaches, maybe, just maybe, they had better get their a$$es in gear and figure out a better way! And there is a better way! I just don't have time to develop it because I'm too busy installing updates! Rant over! We now resume regularly scheduled programming.
rjmoses wrote:
Firefox's monthly updates
If only. They update it a lot more often than that.
rjmoses wrote:
Adobe Acrobat, Java
Haven't had either installed on any of my machines in at least a decade.
rjmoses wrote:
This is taking up to two hours a day to maintain a limited computing environment! So, I can't even begin to imagine the hell that IT managers in big corporations might be going through!
They let the machines update themselves. If you're actively "taking two hours a day" dealing with updates, you're doing something very, very wrong. I can't speak for third-parties, but if you want to get at least the Windows updates out of the way, but you still want to selectively control which updates get deployed or not, have a look at WSUS. For my own home LAN (8 physical PCs or so, plus many times that many virtual machines), it saves me a lot of bandwidth, and I only have to click Approve or Decline once on Patch Tuesday, or whenever there's an out-of-band update. I can live with that.