# so many cursors, so little time **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374 "2002-12-13T00:21:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/1 "2002-12-13T00:21:09Z")
I have been changing my cursor a lot recently. A lot. Like several times a day. This cool site, Comet Cursor (sorry, no link, I am impaired when it comes to links so I don’t even try), has thousands of cursors available. It must be a popular thing to do in the Far East, as there are cursors that represent Asian food and cursors of anime figures and Korean actors. Right now, I am alternating between Hello Kitty and Timmy the Handicapped kid from South Park. What is your favorite cursor, and where did you find it? ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/2 "2002-12-13T00:32:02Z")
Comet Cursor may or may not be spyware. ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/3 "2002-12-13T02:00:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mblackwell \* > \*\*Comet Cursor may or may not be spyware. \*\* Actually, it is (sorry I don’t have a link, but I did read it somewhere). I uninstalled it after I found out. Shame, too…I was getting addicted to all those 'lil cursors! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Shalmanese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/4 "2002-12-13T02:30:37Z")
If you use Comet Cursor and Bonzi Buddy, you [might be a hacker](http://www.rajuabju.com/warezirc/childahacker.htm) ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/5 "2002-12-13T04:01:32Z")
Showing my extreme ignorance now - what is spyware, exactly? And how does all this affect my computer? I don’t remember how I found Comet Cursor, but I’m certainly no hacker. HELP! ---
**Author:** ![deathawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@deathawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deathawk)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/6 "2002-12-13T04:52:42Z")
Damn! I use an AMD processor. :eek: I’m…a hacker! :eek: I better go burn that copy of “Programming in PERL”… ---
**Author:** ![ForbiddenFruitsalad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ccd318/32.png) [@ForbiddenFruitsalad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForbiddenFruitsalad)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/7 "2002-12-13T05:03:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by beckwall \* > **what is spyware, exactly?** “any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge” ([whatis.com](http://www.whatis.com/) definition) A program that tracks what you are doing and somehow transmits this information to a third party will fit the definition, provided you are not fully aware that this is what is happening. There are quite a few examples of such software bundled with popular Windows applications. Obviously there are privacy concerns. But spyware will almost invariably affect system performance and reliability too, so it’s a good idea to [get rid of it](http://www.lavasoftusa.com/aaw.html). ---
**Author:** ![deathawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@deathawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deathawk)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/8 "2002-12-13T05:18:25Z")
Here’s an interesting read from Wired regarding Comet Cursor’s reputation & how it got it: [http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,52985,00.html](http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,52985,00.html) There may be more than one side to the story. OTOH it is definitely something Ad-Aware removes. If you just want cursors & are willing to switch them manually, you can always check out Tucows: [http://themes.tucows.com/cursors.html](http://themes.tucows.com/cursors.html) Personally - I did desktop support long enough to grow to **loath** anything other than the standard cursor. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/9 "2002-12-13T15:14:53Z")
Ditto - if its not white, arrow like and pointy it ain’t a cursor… ---
**Author:** ![Washte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Washte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washte)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-many-cursors-so-little-time/142374/10 "2002-12-13T15:30:31Z")
I have a Pooky cursor 🙂 Yes, Comet Cursor is spyware, but you can still save any of the cursors for later use, then uninstall CC. That’s what I did.