CS4 free add on!

I just want to fling my 1 lac /- laptop on to the road.

I really hate going in circles for free add on

I sit down to download Adobe free trial add on.

I log in to Adobe.com

I click on download for the trial cs4 plug-in I need

I get a pop-up.

An applet from dlm.tools.akamai.com is requesting unrestricted access to your computer
- with "Don't Trust" and "Trust" buttons

Akamai applet certificate!.. huh!

For somebody who works in web analytics, Akamai is not new - Akamai hosts web content like audio, media, downloads for a multitude of websites belonging to many companies.

Akamai servers provide faster downloads, avoiding web traffic congestions.

But, "unrestricted access to your computer" part!!!!

Instinctively (read... Stupidly), like every other "pop-up/add-on" phobic netizen - I click "Don't Trust"

(Oh!.. the downside of working in web analytics - Each time you login, you know there are these little spy guys like Omniture, masking themselves as 2o7.net to trick users and firewall rules! So what if Akamai not only hosts content, but also has ventured into web analytics and stats.. huh??.. Of course I don't have anything to hide!... but man!.. Don't I hate men in bowler hats and long raincoats following me KGB style???)

Anyway, my "Don't Trust" click brings up a window:

The download manager cannot run due to insufficient priviledges.
A common reason for that is not approving the applet certificate.

What the bloody...!!!???

Ok... lets try again..

Click on download.

Same damn error

Ok .. log out of Adobe.

Log in again! Same thing again.

Ok.. Close safari, clear history and cookies

(Remove all the forms because just removing "adobe.com" ones is not working!!)

Login again on to Adobe.com

Click on download trial version

Bingo!... So now, I get the option again -

This time, I "Trust" though I "Don't (want to) Trust"

Now - the plug starts to download

With the kind of net speed Airtel offers me at exorbitant prices - the download will take 6 hours!... How bloody cool is that!?

So very excited to explore the plug-in's functionality tomorrow!!!

Oh which CS4 plug-in was it again????

N worst part!... I din't want to lose all my cookies!!... It was so nice not to type entire URLs and to auto login on to a zillion sites!

boohoo hoo! :(

Who is making my life this horrible?

Adobe?

Akamai?

Airtel?

Safari?

Steve Jobs?