Re: Windows - a gazillion updates. Daily.
- From: "Daniel Johnson" <danieljohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Dec 2008 13:44:58 -0500
"Sandman" <mr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:mr-034C8D.14434906122008@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <FeKdnVuOhMu_76fUnZ2dnUVZ_oninZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"Daniel Johnson" <danieljohnson2@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That's the number of updates my Windows box has nagged on me for
> installing in just two months.
>
> That's pretty ridiculous.
Maybe. Microsoft tries to get these things out quickly, and does not batch
them up in larger blocks the way Apple does.
Surely you're not seriously suggesting that Apples one security update
matchs Microsofts 30 "important" updates?
No way. As I said, Apple is just not fixing bugs as well as MS does. :D
It does make the list longer, but it also means you can opt out of updates
with a finer granularity, so it's not all bad.
Only if "opt-out" means to turn the feature off or to click "No"
several times each day.
Well, no. That's not how the UI works.
[snip]
Windows update can be configured to do that, and does it by default.
I've not changed anything. I posted this since it told me, again, that
it wanted my permission to update the definitions.
You have changed something; the default setting is to install updates automatically. It does not ask; it installs them and then, if required, nags you to restart.
Windows defender *also* does it, by default, before each scan. Thus, even if
you don't have WU auto-install updates, those defender database updates
still come- unless you turn them off manually, and separately.
What do you mean "before each scan"?
I mean, before it scans it checks for latest database updates, and installs them. There's a separate checkbox in Defender's options screen to turn this off.
It appears to be using WU to do this. I notice that it can't do it if you are checking for updates the normal way at the same time.
[snip]
Apple clearly batches together
updates more than Microsoft does- but Apple's descriptions are often
extremely vague, and it's hard to know just what they've fixed. That makes
it hard to compare.
This is the release note for the once security update in my list:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3216
Vague indeed.
Well, not as vague as *some* Apple updates, no. But compare them to MS's documents (right click on your list of updates to see these)
Me, I think Apple just fixes fewer security bugs overall, as well.
Of course they do. No need to fix security bugs that doesn't exist. If
MS fixed all the security bugs they probably SHOULD fix, we'd have a
new update by the hour, methinks.
Well, then, when did Apple fix the MOAB 15 vulnerability?
[snip]
It looks pinkish to me. I've seen that effect before; it occurs if you have
a bad color profile installed for your monitor. Most things just ignore that
in Windows, including Explorer and its previews- but Photo Gallery will try
to color-convert everything to monitor's profile.
Wow, that's really stupid. Why can't they do anything right?
They hate you personally and want to annoy you. :D
[snip]
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