One reason I prefer to build my own computers is not having to deal with all the crap large computer makers install on every system. I recently received a new Dell laptop computer at work and could not believe all the extra junk that had been installed. My desktop and Start Menu were plastered with all sorts of junky programs that companies pay Dell to hawk. Oh ya, just what I need….an AOL account. I spent about an hour uninstalling software that nobody wants but Dell feels I should have.
I wish I had come across this cool utility from Jason York earlier. Jason has built the Dell De-Crapifier which looks for lame pre-installed software on Dell computers and automatically uninstalls it.
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