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From: Rowland McDonnell on 27 Jun 2010 07:55 Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > When I restarted my iMac this morning - after a spinning beachball of > > death at login when - I was puzzled to see a GoogleSoftwareUpdate disk > > image mounted in the Finder. > > > > There was a Python script in there called keystone.py (or something > > similar); then the image unmounted. > > > > A bit of searching reveals that this is some kind of sneaky Google > > updater. The only Google software I have is Google Earth. > > Yup, it's horrible, and is the one reason I now refuse to install any > Google software on my Mac. Their updater insists on installing > automagically with their apps, and is terribly unreliable and a system > hog to boot. Just like Microsoft Office... [snip] Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Woody on 27 Jun 2010 12:02 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > When I restarted my iMac this morning - after a spinning beachball of > > > death at login when - I was puzzled to see a GoogleSoftwareUpdate disk > > > image mounted in the Finder. > > > > > > There was a Python script in there called keystone.py (or something > > > similar); then the image unmounted. > > > > > > A bit of searching reveals that this is some kind of sneaky Google > > > updater. The only Google software I have is Google Earth. > > > > Yup, it's horrible, and is the one reason I now refuse to install any > > Google software on my Mac. Their updater insists on installing > > automagically with their apps, and is terribly unreliable and a system > > hog to boot. > > Just like Microsoft Office... Except you can actually switch that off. I am not sure if you can switch the google one off. -- Woody www.alienrat.com
From: Rowland McDonnell on 27 Jun 2010 12:15 Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > > > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > When I restarted my iMac this morning - after a spinning beachball of > > > > death at login when - I was puzzled to see a GoogleSoftwareUpdate disk > > > > image mounted in the Finder. > > > > > > > > There was a Python script in there called keystone.py (or something > > > > similar); then the image unmounted. > > > > > > > > A bit of searching reveals that this is some kind of sneaky Google > > > > updater. The only Google software I have is Google Earth. > > > > > > Yup, it's horrible, and is the one reason I now refuse to install any > > > Google software on my Mac. Their updater insists on installing > > > automagically with their apps, and is terribly unreliable and a system > > > hog to boot. > > > > Just like Microsoft Office... > > Except you can actually switch that off. Not using MS-supplied controls, you can't - you have to manually remove the bloody thing to stop it running. Or so it's seemed here - any time I've installed MS Office, I've had to track down the updater and clobber it myself. > I am not sure if you can switch > the google one off. Easy - unplug the computer, hurl it out of the window, job done ;-) Never trust a computer you can't throw out of the window - remember that maxim. Rowland. -- Remove the animal for email address: rowland.mcdonnell(a)dog.physics.org Sorry - the spam got to me http://www.mag-uk.org http://www.bmf.co.uk UK biker? Join MAG and the BMF and stop the Eurocrats banning biking
From: Woody on 27 Jun 2010 12:25 Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: > > > Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > > > > > Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: > > > > > > > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: > > > > > > > > > When I restarted my iMac this morning - after a spinning beachball of > > > > > death at login when - I was puzzled to see a GoogleSoftwareUpdate disk > > > > > image mounted in the Finder. > > > > > > > > > > There was a Python script in there called keystone.py (or something > > > > > similar); then the image unmounted. > > > > > > > > > > A bit of searching reveals that this is some kind of sneaky Google > > > > > updater. The only Google software I have is Google Earth. > > > > > > > > Yup, it's horrible, and is the one reason I now refuse to install any > > > > Google software on my Mac. Their updater insists on installing > > > > automagically with their apps, and is terribly unreliable and a system > > > > hog to boot. > > > > > > Just like Microsoft Office... > > > > Except you can actually switch that off. > > Not using MS-supplied controls, you can't - you have to manually remove > the bloody thing to stop it running. Or so it's seemed here - any time > I've installed MS Office, I've had to track down the updater and clobber > it myself. Here, when it pops up you get the option of how often to run it, and one of them is manual. After selecting that it never pops up unless you ask it to. > > I am not sure if you can switch > > the google one off. > > Easy - unplug the computer, hurl it out of the window, job done ;-) My grass is so long I doubt it would sustain any damage at all! -- Woody Alienrat Design Ltd
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 27 Jun 2010 12:26
On Sun, 27 Jun 2010 17:02:42 +0100, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) wrote: >Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig(a)flur.bltigibbet.invalid> wrote: > >> Andy Hewitt <thewildrover(a)me.com> wrote: >> >> > D.M. Procida <real-not-anti-spam-address(a)apple-juice.co.uk> wrote: >> > >> > > When I restarted my iMac this morning - after a spinning beachball of >> > > death at login when - I was puzzled to see a GoogleSoftwareUpdate disk >> > > image mounted in the Finder. >> > > >> > > There was a Python script in there called keystone.py (or something >> > > similar); then the image unmounted. >> > > >> > > A bit of searching reveals that this is some kind of sneaky Google >> > > updater. The only Google software I have is Google Earth. >> > >> > Yup, it's horrible, and is the one reason I now refuse to install any >> > Google software on my Mac. Their updater insists on installing >> > automagically with their apps, and is terribly unreliable and a system >> > hog to boot. >> >> Just like Microsoft Office... > >Except you can actually switch that off. I am not sure if you can switch >the google one off. You can? I'm sure I tried that, but it keeps popping up anyway - asking if I wanted to consider the possibility of checking for an update. Instead of just automatically doing so, which would be any of the other options on the panel. Cheers - Jaimie -- BE PURE BE VIGILANT BEHAVE |