Welcome to the BABB Comic Guy. I had to laugh when I read about how the later versions of RealPlayer are out to get McCanney .. what a wacko! Realplayer is spyware as anyone with a firewall can attest, but Comic Guy, spyware is advertising based, not government conspiracy based. Here's a site that covers spyware programs if you're not familiar with the term. Notice how McCanney explains it .. see the wacko paranoia? Trust me, when it comes to McCanney, it doesn't end with RealPlayer! Stick around, read some posts, ask questions. Oh, by the way, did you realize that according to that site you posted you are now a "disinfo agent?" The Bad Astronomy site topped the list of "disinfo sites". 8)