Uninstalling programs on Windows XP is like watching someone kill a kitten in front of you, YOU CAN’T WATCH! Why? The idea of an uninstaller on Windows is removing the program’s name and icon from a small list. Oh yeah, that really does the trick, take Battlefield Vietnam for example. But then again, I shouldn’t rap on M$ too much, every installation goes straight to one directory on the OS. On the other hand, OS X doesn’t even have an uninstaller, and software caches, preferences, and data files are all stored in 3 separate locations! Luckily, 3rd party applications take care of this for us by finding all appropriate files and folders and deleting them.

What I’m trying to say is, uninstalling is such a pain in the ass these days its embarrasing. Installation is as easy as clicking next or dragging a .app file wherever you want it. But I guess that’s the idea, right? Software companies don’t want you to to delete their products, only install it. Bleh. The OS makers need to get a handle on this immediately, or the amount of 3rd party software found on the OS’s will diminish to the novice user, fast.

In the meantime, while your reading this, think of me, uninstalling Battlefield Vietnam from my system. Finding all the program files, registry accounts, etc. Thanks a lot EA.

The problem with the current FinkCommander is that I’m trying to interface a Perl program (fink) with python. The only way to do this properly is to call the perl command a bunch and hope that it doesn’t cause your processor usage to spike like no tommorrow. So, the best and most logical thing is to rewrite FinkCommander with CamelBones. This way, I can interact directly with fink’s classes and display them with a cocoa window! The other problem is, I don’t know perl all that well, but then again, I didn’t know pyobjc/objc that well either.

Today, I saw a comment on one of the thousand posts on the iPhone at TUAW, and I wanted to respond to it. After reviewing what I wrote, I just realized I had pwned ATT and Apple. Check this out:

If you think about it, the iPhone is crippled even when it is activated. I can get a laptop for less then the phone that can do the same and more as the device. I can make calls, set up voicemail, and text message via Skype and other programs. I can browse the web, look at Google Maps, view Youtube videos, play music, make and send pictures, keep contact information in a database, check stocks, make calendar events, and send email to all my friends with an actual keyboard! Plus, if your into this stuff, write notes to yourself that can actually sync to something. As an added feature, you can pay for a built in Webcam for your every day picture needs. Even better, I can actually write programs for my iPhone!

And before you start to talk about my wireless capabilities, I can buy a Wireless broadband card from any Cell provider to access internet from anywhere for a fourth of the price plus Wifi in dedicated locations.

Viola! A real iPhone without a montly fee. Apple, if I wanted a cell phone, I’d get a cellphone, not a crippled computer with a HUGE price tag on it.

EDIT: Want some other great reasons not to buy an iPhone? Browse these links

http://www.fsf.org/iphone-gplv3

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1044

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1044

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/files/iPhoneHype.pdf