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True, but I think 'it works faster!' is universally relatable.

Excellent. Only one interface region needs to be capable of housing the tabs. Less code, more performance. Also saves time, as they don't need to do QA and unit testing for both interface variations. I think the number of people who actually customized this would be pretty small. I'd also wager the majority of the group are capable of installing an extension that would revert those changes. That's the benefit of a rich, extensible API: you don't need to include a thousand different customization options. From a developer's standpoint, we power users are the worst.

In my opinion, they haven't gutted enough. Decisions, not option. Relevant op-ed from a Mozilla developer: http://limi.net/checkboxes-that-kill/

Just trying to prevent the poster from getting confused, so he an get support in the correct avenue (the winapp thread)

Nergal, you realise those two things are exactly the same?

What do you define as "code for the cloud?" You seem a little confused by the concept of cloud computing. If you're referring to online computational processing, then no. CCleaner only uses local system resources when cleaning your computer. If you're referring to cloud as "multiple physical servers working in tandem to create a single system"; then yes. The update checking mechanism almost certainly communicates with a "cloud" service. What are your specific concerns?

Nergal is correct. Bootcamp just makes Windows easier to install - doesn't functionally change it in any way.

Never trust timestamps. They're incredibly easy to fool. In fact, I used to submit high school assignments late by tampering with the timestamps using the unix 'touch -t' command.

mta is correct. Most NAS drives run a variation of FreeNAS, a NAS-optimized implementation of FreeBSD, which is an Open Source implementation of Unix. (I find it fascinating that the progression of operating systems is almost Darwinian) Anyway; back on topic: FreeNAS handles all the disk integrity management itself, so defragging a NAS manually (while likely extremely difficult) is completely unnecessary.

Thanks Andavari and hazelnut! Just to press further, would your opinion change if the automatic updating was only enabled for extremely minor or extremely critical releases? Using CCleaner as an example; if it was discovered a new version of CCleaner was deleting critical system files, would you object to an automatic update going out to disable that specific winapp.ini entry?

Sorry, I get very pedantic about anything related to Nestle. My mother has worked for them for thirty years. So now they're licensed by Hershey's, but the trademark is still owned by Nestle.

So you could say it's okay, so long as the user is made aware of significant changes or new features that are defaulted to on?

I'm doing some research for university on software deployment; particularly the notion of software that automatically updates itself. I was hoping you insightful people of this forum could share your thoughts. I'm largely ignoring the web-based model of updating software, focusing on the 'Google Chrome' approach. This involves each new version being automatically downloaded to the users personal computer, then installed silently without any user intervention. So basically, what are your thoughts on software that automatically updates itself? Do you find it frightening or time saving? If you're against it, what kind of protection should developers put in place to make you more comfortable?

Why? Microsoft makes many all over the world. He should spend it on whatever he wants, wherever he wants.

I keep AdBlock disabled and only turn it on if I encounter a particularly annoying page. I figure someone has to pay for all that free web content - may as well be advertising companies.

I think that's the only real market for this product. I don't foresee much consumer interest for the reasons listed above. Especially in light of the "cloud-services-suck-because-NSA" mentality that's recently exploded.

It's a clever name, isn't is?

StackOverflow saves your login as session keys, which are synced across the Stack Exchange. Make sure you remove history/cookies/sessions for all SE websites.

Yeah, this is pretty much impossible. It would be cool if Windows would associate the GUID of any application to every file it creates. I wonder if there's a way to fake that...

You could download the portable version, toss it into a folder on another drive then create a shortcut.

You can usually fix this issue by using Firefox's built in history erasing tools, then a restart. Edit: also can't reproduce.

If 'ccleaneruser_' doesn't return, I blame the NSA.

For reference, below are the CCleaner entries relating to Symantec products: [Norton AntiVirus] ID=2060 LangSecRef=3024 Detect=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Norton AntiVirus NT\Install\7.50 Default=True FileKey1=%commonappdata%\Symantec\Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\Logs|*.log FileKey2=%localappdata%\Symantec\Norton AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\Logs|*.log FileKey3=%commonappdata%\Symantec\LiveUpdate\Downloads|*.* [symantec AntiVirus] ID=2061 LangSecRef=3024 Detect=HKLM\SOFTWARE\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus\Install\7.50 Default=True FileKey1=%commonappdata%\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\Logs|*.log FileKey2=%localappdata%\Symantec\Symantec AntiVirus Corporate Edition\7.5\Logs|*.log FileKey3=%commonappdata%\Symantec\LiveUpdate\Downloads|*.* Anything there jump out at you, ftpookie?

Not true. Windows has an API that allows an application to monitor a directory, with virtually zero performance overhead. You could probably build this in under an hour. Of course, I wholeheartedly agree with your second point: I certainly don't want any program randomly obliterating data while I use my computer. It's a disaster waiting to happen. Sandboxie is a much better option.