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Antivirus And Backup Changes
29.Jan.08 | 4 Comments
I’ve spent the evening uninstalling Windows Live OneCare from three of our home machines. I bought it on a whim last year when I was able to get an introductory offer — 3 machines for $19. Renewal time is coming up but now at the real price of $49. Still not a bad price for [...]
Ma & Pa Get a New Computer
01.Nov.07 | 3 Comments
At the beginning of the month, I helped my father-in-law pick out a new laptop and then set it up for him. He was way overdue for an upgrade.
My folks have also been a bit overdue. Their work horse has been a PIII 450 with (upgraded) 320MB of RAM for quite a few years. They [...]
Active Virus Shield Rode Off into the Sunset
15.Aug.07 | 6 Comments
Don’t you just hate it when you find something that you like and have been recommending has been quietly discontinued?
While on vacation, I noticed the computer that my folks have was a bit out of date with antivirus — to the point where it wasn’t updating signature files anymore. Unfortunately, I ran out of time [...]
AVG Free, What the heck is this?
18.Aug.06 | 4 Comments
My beta of Microsoft Windows Live OneCare recently expired. In general, I liked it. Did what it needed to do and didn’t seem very intrusive. The backup stuff and what-not was quite nice as well. Even the pricing was nice. But I’m cheap, so I let it expire and switched [...]
Avast there, you lubbers!
14.Jan.06 | 1 Comment
[Ok, worst title ever]
When I first reloaded my home machine a few months back, I installed McAfee antivirus. That didn’t last too long before it distressed me too much and I went into the arms of my old pal, AVG Pro. Grisoft ’s AVG seems to have been doing the job, but today [...]
