No, I have a Tivo and I did get a hard drive added when the original one got fried. I just find it hard to believe I was ahead of you on any technological curve. I am amongst the least tech-savvy Buffistas.
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Hee. Your TV addiction served you well in this instance.
I didn't get a TiVo until I moved here anyway.
Anti-virus/firewall question: My NAV subscription is expiring. With what would you recommend replacing it?
I like Sygate for a firewall. It is really good. And free.
Virus...don't know.
ita, PC or Mac?
PC. Wait, I'm about to become a 2 OS household -- I need Mac recs too.
Will go check Sygate.
ita, for Mac, these 2 Macworld articles are really helpful on security/firewall and virii issues: [link] and [link] . Also check the right sidebar on those pages.
I'd back up Sygate for firewall. And I've found Panda to be really good as an anti-virus.
I'm about to become a 2 OS household
If there's more than one 'puter, why not just use the hardware firewall in your router?
I already do. But I must be doing it wrong, because NAV has intermittently reported intrusions that reached the PC.
Are you familiar with the Shields Up web utility? It could be that NAV is reporting things that are basically harmless.