Month: November 2008

  • Why do Acer fill their computers with crap?

    A few days ago I was preparing a new Acer laptop for a customer. Instead of the 30-day trail version of some antivirus software, we usually install a full version of another antivirus software. So I open up Programs and Features, which it is called in Windows Vista, and while scrolling through the list looking for McAfee, I found the following programs.

    • Alice Greenfingers
    • Backspin Billiards
    • Big Kahuna Reef
    • Bookworm Deluxe
    • Bricks of Egypt
    • Cake Mania
    • Chicken Invaders 3
    • Chuzzle
    • Diner Dash Flo on the Go
    • Flip Words
    • Jewel Quest Solitaire
    • Mahjong Escape Ancient China
    • Mahjongg Artifacts
    • Mystery Solitare – Secret Island
    • Orinon
    • Zuma Deluxe
    • Turbo Pizza

    I don’t know about you. But this is a list of games I would probably never play. I can’t really see our clients playing them either. It is probably faster to do a complete reinstall rather then removing these games.