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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 [...]
Scattered Home Backups
06.Jul.07 | 6 Comments
I spent some time today ensuring that all of my home machines are being backed up to another home machine for a bit of redundancy. I’ve been a bit too casual with the home stuff lately — and considering that most of my gear is someone else’s trash or “upgrade left-overs” that’s just no [...]
Hamachi as a Service Redux
28.Apr.07 | 1 Comment
There was a time, over a year ago, that I didn’t really “get” why folks wanted to run Hamachi as a Windows service. Not long afterwards, I figured it out after a spontaneous reboot. I “got it” rather quickly when I couldn’t reconnect.
As a quick reminder, Hamachi is software that allows you [...]
OneCare Tanks Test
03.Mar.07 | Leave a Comment
PC World has an article up titled, “Microsoft OneCare Last in Anti-Virus Tests.” It would seem that OneCare fell way behind the other 16 competitors in recent AV-Comparatives testing (source of the report in PDF format).
I bought a license for OneCare two weeks ago — got the beta testers deal. Covers 3 computers [...]
Windows Likes Me Again
19.Oct.06 | 4 Comments
A couple of nights ago, I had some very trying experiences with Windows and Windows Live OneCare. I was just about to backup data and reload when I realized what was likely the cause of my problems. While I had uninstalled my current Antivirus software, Avast, I had neglected to uninstall Windows Defender [...]
Haven’t tried it with SP3 here. My...