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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While on vacation, I noticed the computer that my folks have was a bit out of date with antivirus — to the point where it wasn’t updating signature files anymore.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 [...]
More wi-fi fun — change those default SSIDs!
18.Feb.06 | 1 Comment
We recently replaced a Wireless Access Point (WAP) at the office with a new one as it had seemed a bit unstable (to appreciate the irony of this, see yesterday’s mini rant… doh…). Maybe we just have too much interference in that server room for soho grade appliances?
Anyways, I snagged the old WAP and [...]
Odd Bedfellows in the Anti-Spyware Biz
30.Jan.06 | Leave a Comment
Have you seen SpywareTesting.org yet? There’s not much there, but some of what is there is rather interesting. For instance, the Partners Page. Did you ever think you’d see some of those all working cooperatively together? (ICSA Labs/Cybertrust, McAfee, Symantec Corp, Trend Micro and Thompson Cyber Security Labs).
From the [...]
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 [...]
The Google Pack?
06.Jan.06 | Leave a Comment
Just saw in the google blog the new post about the “Google Pack.” From the About page:
Google Pack is a free collection of essential software from Google and other companies. The software in the Google Pack helps you browse the web faster, remove spyware and viruses, organize your photos, and more. Learn more about [...]
