Comments on: Quicktime: we own your desktop http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/ Technology, politics, culture Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Danny Howard http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/#comment-1005 Danny Howard Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:38:38 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1380#comment-1005 Quicktime is so obnoxious on Windows that I have removed it from my Mac as well, coaxing the poor thing to use mplayer instead. Just a step above RealPlayer. Ick!! -danny Quicktime is so obnoxious on Windows that I have removed it from my Mac as well, coaxing the poor thing to use mplayer instead.

Just a step above RealPlayer. Ick!!

-danny

]]> By: Yoey http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/#comment-1004 Yoey Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:03:23 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1380#comment-1004 "Icons loaded into the [system tray] are actually programs or parts of programs taking up valuable memory space in the computer RAM.... So, too many icons in the systray usually means too many programs have been loaded at start-up, and very often means a decrease in the computer's performance." (From an article at CNET.) That's always been my reason behind removing these icons. “Icons loaded into the [system tray] are actually programs or parts of programs taking up valuable memory space in the computer RAM…. So, too many icons in the systray usually means too many programs have been loaded at start-up, and very often means a decrease in the computer’s performance.” (From an article at CNET.)

That’s always been my reason behind removing these icons.

]]> By: Scott Rosenberg http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/#comment-1006 Scott Rosenberg Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:22:34 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1380#comment-1006 I've got no problem with the task running in the background -- I think that's what you're talking about, Kevin, right? I just don't want the background task grabbing my screen real estate -- and then, once I've reclaimed it, grabbing it *again* after an update. If I need to check up on what it's doing I can always summon the task manager... I’ve got no problem with the task running in the background — I think that’s what you’re talking about, Kevin, right? I just don’t want the background task grabbing my screen real estate — and then, once I’ve reclaimed it, grabbing it *again* after an update. If I need to check up on what it’s doing I can always summon the task manager…

]]> By: Kevin Marks http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/#comment-1002 Kevin Marks Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:51:06 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1380#comment-1002 qttask.exe is there to work around the limitations of running in browsers. You know how flash video judders when you switch focus away from browser windews, then catches up in a burst, but QuickTime doesn't? Thats because of qttask.exe running to keep it playing smoothly. qttask.exe is there to work around the limitations of running in browsers. You know how flash video judders when you switch focus away from browser windews, then catches up in a burst, but QuickTime doesn’t? Thats because of qttask.exe running to keep it playing smoothly.

]]> By: engtech http://www.wordyard.com/2007/09/11/quicktime/#comment-1003 engtech Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:04:59 +0000 http://www.wordyard.com/?p=1380#comment-1003 I've easily uninstalled quicktime over 20 times over the years. They just don't get it. WindowsKey-R msconfig is your friend. It's hiding there under qttask.exe I’ve easily uninstalled quicktime over 20 times over the years.

They just don’t get it.

WindowsKey-R
msconfig

is your friend.

It’s hiding there under qttask.exe

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