ImPerceptibility

Ok, here’s the story. I had the Yahoo! tool bar in my browser. It was useful. It told me when I had new mail. It tagged web pages in del.icio.us, It scanned for spyware (sometimes). I could quick check my horoscope if I was so inclined. I liked it. I liked it just the way it was.

Then yesterday with no prompting from me, (that I was aware of) it put up a great big ole button saying -Upgrade Now-. I didn’t want to upgrade! I couldn’t get the darn button off my toolbar. Worse yet it pushed the buttons I actually want off the end. Now it takes two clicks and a drop down box just to see if I have new mail.

So, I decided to upgrade. Until it wanted, with no prompting from me, to change my default search engine. I don’t want my default search engine changed. I like my default search engine just the way it is. So I cancelled. That apparently really pissed off the upgrade button. And let me tell you, you don’t want to piss off the upgrade. Every time I tried to do anything with the mutated tool bar, it tried to finish the download. I Didn’t Want It To Finish The Download! That is why I told it to cancel! It finally gave up after I threatened it with red pepper powder. ;)

Fine, I deselected it from view toolbars. Why? Because I don’t want to view it. Guess what, it’s still there. Yup, right up there on top of my browser. What else? Check out this provision in the user agreement.

(iv) you may not use the Yahoo! Software to operate nuclear facilities, life support or other mission critical application where human life or property may be at stake. You understand that the Yahoo! Software is not designed for such purposes and that its failure in such cases could lead to death, personal injury, or severe property or environmental damage for which yahoo! is not responsible;

Stupid thing! I can’t run my nuclear facility with your software, Fine!, you communists. I set up a gmail account. I’ve been planning on it for awhile and finally did it. I like my gmail account. I like my gmail button in the google task bar. I like the google reader in the task bar. I really like my google task bar. (Feel free to send me some mail. My new address is in my profile)

So Google, PLEASE do not upgrade me. If you must, wait a few weeks. I need a break. And a little time to read all the provisions in your user agreement.

… Without limiting the foregoing, under no circumstances shall Google or its licensors be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from acts of nature, forces, or causes beyond its reasonable control, including, without limitation, Internet failures, computer equipment failures, telecommunication equipment failures, other equipment failures, electrical power failures, strikes, labor disputes, riots, insurrections, civil disturbances, shortages of labor or materials, fires, floods, storms, explosions, acts of God, war, governmental actions, orders of domestic or foreign courts or tribunals, non-performance of third parties, or loss of or fluctuations in heat, light, or air conditioning.Requests for Removal of Links or Cached Materials …

Good grief. Someone somewhere was bound to loose their mind today. It might as well be me.

And why is technorati not updating my blog listing? Can anyone tell me that? My freakin feed validated. I validated it twice. It liked it, if I click on 0 links it shows me links. But it says 0, and it hasn’t updated since I opened my account, I pinged it, I even threatened it with red pepper, what the…….AGHHH!

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