Scan, Update Rants
This is a universal problem that I run into on every computer that is plugged into the Internet. I call it the “Scan, Update” problem, meaning that it seems like my computer is always either updating one of its many programs or scanning for something. This seems likes its always robbing some bandwidth or some CPU cycles from my computer.
I am not saying by any stretch of the imagination that companies should stop providing updates or scanning my computer for problems. I just wish they would find a less invasive way to do it. It’s not uncommon for me to turn on my computer to record some music or edit a video and I get bogged down by Adobe updating a CS application, then my anti virus application starts updating their virus definitions as well, in the middle of this my anti spy-ware application decides that its a good time to scan my computer for any problems on my computer. Oh and amiss this chaos Microsoft needs to get in on this and update their browser which I haven’t launched in weeks. I’m sure there’s a way to turn off this chaos but the point is I shouldn’t have to.
Now I’m guessing at this point I have Apple and Linux fans snickering at me, you guys don’t get a free pass out of this. I have launched MS Word for Mac only to find it updating, then I have a couple of GB’s of files to download and install the latest iTunes+Quick time update (exaggeration of course but seriously apple my Internet does not have an unlimited supply of bandwidth.). So my Mac is installing updates while “Word” is downloading it’s updates. And here comes Adobe because we all know that whatever system you’re on, your not escaping Adobe products.
With all this downloading and installing going on its safe to say I will not be using the Internet or using any system intensive applications on my G4 for awhile. Linux does not escape this insanity but I must say it does handle it better, except for the damn upgrades Ubuntu puts out every 6 months which require me download a few large files to upgrade a stable version of a still very brown and un-attractive OS. Laugh at me or hate me but you have all been in this vicious cycle before. Now please excuse me I have to update my system.
