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I just finished reading this article entitled Google turns the page. Its from the OpenDNS Blog which explains that Dell and Google have teamed up to basically install a form of Adware (if not spyware) onto customer PC's. Now, I have seen months ago that Dell was preinstalling tons of Google applications on systems, and the EULA agreement would pop up the first time you boot into Windows which would give you the option of enabling or disabling "PageRank" from the toolbar... but this is far worse.

It is a piece of software that the user never even had the option of disabling, and comes preinstalled on all machines. It loads up advertisements instead of trying to be helpful and point the user in the right direction.

...and to think that I was just growing fond of Dell for preinstalling Ubuntu Linux on their new PC models. ... and Google.. what happened to your "evil" clause in your privacy statement? This sounds like pure evil to me.

Anyhow, give the article a read if you like, and let me know what you think.

I just read this great article explaining why people don't switch to Linux and replace their Windows operating system.

Heres the link, let me know what you think.

As promised, this article will explain in much detail how to surf the internet without having to worry about popups, spyware, and even advertisements.

First things first:

The Browser: For whatever reason, people are not comfortable switching away from Internet Explorer (unless you are a Mac owner, in which case, it took courage to do what you have done, and you should be proud of yourself for your accomplishments) In any case its no surprise that the browser market is dominated by Internet Explorer (recently their latest version is 7.0 -- which I feel slows down all  systems I've used it on [I smell conspiracy to get you to upgrade, thus being forced to buy Vista], but many people do not know that there are far better alternatives out there.

Hey everyone,

Its been a while since I post in my blog, and it seems people are getting tired of reading about how much I despise Windows Vista, so I only have one thing to say about Microsoft in this post. Microsoft is planning on stopping the sale of Windows XP by the end of the year meaning that by 2008 you will no longer be able to buy Windows XP. Instead if you want to run windows you will be forced to buy Vista. This is Microsofts final attempt at trying to force Vista upon the public and its still ridiculously buggy and frustrating to users of all levels. There I said it. Now I shall continue.

Today / Tonight / or possibly Tomorrow, I will be writing an article explaining detailed steps on how to  safely surf the internet. Aside from safety I will outline methods for blocking advertisement servers, malicious Javascript & Flash. I will be taking screenshots, and walking users through exact procedures on how to install the add-ons and utilize them properly.