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Merging

August 3rd, 2010 admin No comments

Ok, I’ve been putting this off for too long.  I had a chance to breath this evening and thought I’d spend a few minutes getting up to date.  We’ll see how well it actually works.  Update later.

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C Cleaner

August 23rd, 2009 admin No comments

Just downloaded and installed C Cleaner. No real reason, system wasn’t running poorly but I’d been meaning to check the program out for awhile.  Here’s a description from the source:

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool.


So there you have it.  A program that will optimize your computer, make your activities private and clean up any messiness.  For free.  I’m not really a fan of these programs because there is something that is fundamentally flawed about the model.  First things first.  What are you doing on you computer to make such a mess?  Do you really think that this will solve any privacy issues that you have going on?  Is there actually a privacy issue or are you just being paranoid?  Maybe I’ll hunt down a link to one of the articles on the spyware that typically goes along with these programs.  So why did I run it?  Well, it had been recommended to me by someone I regard as being competent, the review from CNET were objective enough and I guess I was a little bored on Sunday afternoon.

Haven’t researched the company but there is nothing for sale on the site, not real income generation besides a paypal donation link.  They claim some 300 million downloads.  A startup co. looking to sell to someone bigger?  Maybe i’ll look into it sometime.

-matthew