zdunklee Wrote:

potthole Wrote:So there's a team in my softball league named "Off in the Dugout."

Five internet bucks to anybody who can explain why this is one of the greatest team names in history.

Cause if you win you Beat Off in the Dugout. :clap:

Opus Wrote:

zdunklee Wrote:

Opus Wrote:And when none of those actually do anything for you since they all SUCK, come see me at Best Buy.

Mcaffee is by far the WORST antivirus application available. It slows down your system, is inadequate at finding even the most common of virus', and often times will actually damage your operating system. There is a reason that ISP give this crap away for free.

AVG, if they would stop trying to find "virus like activity" and actually focused on the virus' themselves, may actually be worth free. Right now, you couldn't pay me to use this software.

OneCare has been discontinued by Microsoft as of this past June. You can still get updates for it, and still buy the software through some channels, but why use something that will not be around for much longer?

Trend Micro is respectable enough to use if you do light surfing and not much downloading. It gets the fewest updates though out of the major players. My understanding is that Trend is working to rectify that though.

Hands down, the best AV for 2009 was Norton Internet Security. It was completely re-written from the ground up for speed, reliability, frequent updates, and to not be a resource hog on your system. I run Norton 2009 on my computers. DO NOT use any edition prior to 2009 though as the old versions of Norton (2004 - 2008) would be equatable to McAffee.

Other products that I have found to do an ok job:
- Spysweeper with Antivirus. It has a better price point (is cheaper) than something like Norton and seems to keep machines pretty clean. It has some of the annoyances of Spybot or Vista (constant questioning to see if you actually wanted to do something), but overall does a pretty good job.

- Bit Defender 2009. Bit Defender flys under the radar quite often simply because you don't find it on the shelf at a lot of places. I have used this program at a couple of different clients due to their volume licensing discounts and the clients have been really happy with it.

Just remember, you really get what you pay for and your identity is probably far worth more than the cost of a good antivirus software.

You forgot AVAST! it is free and works amazingly well without bogging down anything. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.avast.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.avast.com/</a><!-- m -->

and if you really want you can pay for the professional edition that has a lot more features.

I did no such thing.

Opus Wrote:Just remember, you really get what you pay for and your identity is probably far worth more than the cost of a good antivirus software.

Philly Mike Wrote:

Opus Wrote:

zdunklee Wrote:

Opus Wrote:And when none of those actually do anything for you since they all SUCK, come see me at Best Buy.

Mcaffee is by far the WORST antivirus application available. It slows down your system, is inadequate at finding even the most common of virus', and often times will actually damage your operating system. There is a reason that ISP give this crap away for free.

AVG, if they would stop trying to find "virus like activity" and actually focused on the virus' themselves, may actually be worth free. Right now, you couldn't pay me to use this software.

OneCare has been discontinued by Microsoft as of this past June. You can still get updates for it, and still buy the software through some channels, but why use something that will not be around for much longer?

Trend Micro is respectable enough to use if you do light surfing and not much downloading. It gets the fewest updates though out of the major players. My understanding is that Trend is working to rectify that though.

Hands down, the best AV for 2009 was Norton Internet Security. It was completely re-written from the ground up for speed, reliability, frequent updates, and to not be a resource hog on your system. I run Norton 2009 on my computers. DO NOT use any edition prior to 2009 though as the old versions of Norton (2004 - 2008) would be equatable to McAffee.

Other products that I have found to do an ok job:
- Spysweeper with Antivirus. It has a better price point (is cheaper) than something like Norton and seems to keep machines pretty clean. It has some of the annoyances of Spybot or Vista (constant questioning to see if you actually wanted to do something), but overall does a pretty good job.

- Bit Defender 2009. Bit Defender flys under the radar quite often simply because you don't find it on the shelf at a lot of places. I have used this program at a couple of different clients due to their volume licensing discounts and the clients have been really happy with it.

Just remember, you really get what you pay for and your identity is probably far worth more than the cost of a good antivirus software.

You forgot AVAST! it is free and works amazingly well without bogging down anything. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.avast.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.avast.com/</a><!-- m -->

and if you really want you can pay for the professional edition that has a lot more features.

I did no such thing.

Opus Wrote:Just remember, you really get what you pay for and your identity is probably far worth more than the cost of a good antivirus software.

One of my personal favorites is adware away. It is a very detailed scanner. I don't know if anyone else has used it but I found it to be a very useful tool, only thing i found that got rid of the about blank virus i had at the time. It's been a while though so I don't know if there has been a decline in it's performance.


Oh and right now I'm looking up info on squirrel tree frogs because the one that hitched a ride home with me from NC had made a reappearance after running away. So now I am looking up on how to care for them.

Howie Feltersnatch Wrote:Right Now I'm........... (part deux):

wondering how much money boaz spends on booze in a week.

:mrgreen:

boaz Wrote:....enjoying a jagerbomb after a most effed up day at work.

Queenie Wrote:How did you injure your eye Sunshyne?

sunshyne Wrote:

Queenie Wrote:How did you injure your eye Sunshyne?

I went camping and the wind blew dirt in my eye, then I slept in my contacts and then campfire smoke got in them. The Dr. said it could be a combination of any of these things, anyway, it makes my tear ducts clogged making my tears toxic (not helpful) so I have to put steroid drops in my eyes and wear my glasses for a month. Then I have to be sure to keep my eyes uber clean since my eyes might be prone to this problem (even though i haven't had issues in six years +) oh well, i was planning on getting my eyes checked this month anyway. and actually my glasses are kinda cute.

potthole Wrote:So, for three nights I was only able to get sleep 45 minutes at a time.

potthole Wrote:Right now I'm hoping to be able to get photo credentials for the Pistons game here in GR next week. I think things are looking good for this possibility.

boaz Wrote:....enjoying a jagerbomb after a most effed up day at work.

Preach it. I'm on the first of a couple of beers tonight, for much the same reason.

Queenie Wrote:Photo credentials for the Pistons!! That is awesome potthole!! So glad your business is really taking off!!

potthole Wrote:Pistons photo credentials fell through. Apparently my friend's Detroit sports website wasn't 'big' enough in the team's eyes, as they wouldn't credential me as a photographer for the site.

Oh well, I knew it would have been a longshot anyway.

Howie Feltersnatch Wrote:Right Now I'm........... (part deux):

not enjoying the idea of having to drive an extra 60 miles a week to sit in a remote office for no reason other than to sit there. on my own dime.

potthole Wrote:I heard it.

boaz Wrote:Muhahahaha!!

Queenie Wrote:I'm totally addicted to freakin Mafia Wars again . . . DAMMIT!