The good news: TrendMicro support called me back (after calling me at 1 am Friday evening) to fix the problem with the annoying useless popups I was getting.
The bad news: He called just after Just A Minute began on Radio 4. When we finished, Nicholas Parsons was just telling us to tune in again next time they played Just A Minute. It must be something I did to God—every time I settle down to listen to Just A Minute on Monday evening something comes between us.
Additional good news: the technician (who is based in the Philippines and sounded quite cute) seems to have figured out how to stop the popups. I haven’t had any since he added HostsMan and the folder containing it to a “Do Not Scan” list. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Later edit: Additional bad news: the notifications have returned.
The Just A Minute radio show seems to put copies of their latest episodes online, so you can just listen to it online and that will be your solution to the next interruption.
It’s also repeated on Sunday noon on Radio 4, so I still have an opportunity to hear it.
I don’t seem to find podcasts easy to listen to. I subscribe to two, and I end up hearing them in spurts, as it were, because I’m just too lazy to keep my iPod plugged in and iTunes live on my computer, and I only listen to my iPod when I’m on a long trip or walk.
I was just complaining because, as usual, Trend Micro has fucked up my life yet again. The notifications I’m trying to get them to remove have returned. I’m going to move to AVG Free and ask for my money back.