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Jul. 20th, 2004 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alitalf
Software is getting more and more intrusive. I just had to update Real player - which I only use to listen to programs I missed from the BBC website. Material world is one such.
The latest update asked for email address, and a whole bunch of personal information I was not willing to tell it, so I braved the stern warning that I would only get the default settings if I didn't register it. I might have been tempted if the "personalised" settings would stop it installing itself in the registry every time I use it, so I have to delete it *again* <sigh>.
Now that the Beeb is trying to look good for its licence review, I wonder if it might consider using streaming MP3 as an alternative to the irritating Real Player?
The O-zone track I have on the CD is the best thing I have heard all year - highly recommended. The video is good and is still getting plays on the hits channel. The CD has the "original" and several other mixes.
The latest update asked for email address, and a whole bunch of personal information I was not willing to tell it, so I braved the stern warning that I would only get the default settings if I didn't register it. I might have been tempted if the "personalised" settings would stop it installing itself in the registry every time I use it, so I have to delete it *again* <sigh>.
Now that the Beeb is trying to look good for its licence review, I wonder if it might consider using streaming MP3 as an alternative to the irritating Real Player?
The O-zone track I have on the CD is the best thing I have heard all year - highly recommended. The video is good and is still getting plays on the hits channel. The CD has the "original" and several other mixes.
