Romantic Robot » stupid http://romanticrobot.net directionless. Wed, 23 May 2012 09:32:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Firefox 3 tells what you click http://romanticrobot.net/2008/05/31/firefox-3-tells-what-you-click/ http://romanticrobot.net/2008/05/31/firefox-3-tells-what-you-click/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 21:47:58 +0000 Mark http://69105.net/?p=88 You know how people get annoyed when they think programs or code “phone home”?
Well how about Firefox 3* phoning everywhere?

http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=660824

(*as of date/time of posting)

]]> http://romanticrobot.net/2008/05/31/firefox-3-tells-what-you-click/feed/ 0 Leopard wraps me in cotton wool http://romanticrobot.net/2008/02/27/leopard-wraps-me-in-cotton-wool/ http://romanticrobot.net/2008/02/27/leopard-wraps-me-in-cotton-wool/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:33:52 +0000 Mark http://69105.net/?p=18 Continue reading →]]> And people say Vista nags about doing things. That warning happens every single time. I download a plugin to check and every single file I want to open and read I get that notice. Can I turn it off? No. Is Apple being ridiculous for not allowing that to be turned off? Yes. Is Apple preparing for the malware? Certainly.

Save me Apple!

So Leopard adds shiny stuff and just about the most annoying prompt ever. Thanks Apple, nice work.

Thankfully there is a cure.

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