A Niche is a Bitch

I'm sorry I had to use that word, but it's the truth. I'm working on a niche blog that I simply have to get up and running because of the time factor. The keywords get searched enough and there aren't even a half a million pages competing. There's absolutely NO advertiser competition for the first keyword and average competition for the second. So, what's the rush?

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But I Only Want QuickTime!

Apple Software Update After seeing the image to your left (click it for the full size) pop up on my screen for the umpteenth time, I decided I'd had enough.

When I set up this PC a few months ago, I made sure I installed QuickTime. I didn't install iTunes or Safari. Every so often since then, the download image would pop up on my screen telling me I needed to upgrade it. Until the last two or three times, it only showed QuickTime and iTunes. In all cases, the checkboxes were always checked. I would have to uncheck the boxes for iTunes and Safari in order to update only what I wanted to update. It's ridiculous.

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