My free McAfee has expired. Thoughts for new antivirus? Stay with McAfee? Something else?

Does your internet provider offer free anti-virus? Comcast does, as do many others.

Lifehacker recs: [link]

I should probably install avast on my desktop. Still just using windows defender.

I'm having an odd issue with getting to the livejournal site. It was working fine last night, and since this morning, I can't get the page to open at all. The LJ status report says there is nothing wrong. I can actually get on LJ on my phone using 4G network, but on my home network? Not working. I can get to all other sites, just not LJ.

I've tried: rebooting the computer, clearing the cache, flushing DNS cache, changing DNS service to Google Public DNS according to the recs from this site and so far, no dice. Usually, I wouldn't care that much, but I just posted on LJ last night after 3 weeks' of silence and I am getting comments, but can't reply to them. Which is irritating.

I have heard lots of people on lj complain about similar things lately. I can still access it from my computer but the apps on my phone and iPad were not working at all last time I checked.

My computer monitor would show my screen for 2 seconds, then black out - not during boot up but as soon as I was at the windows login screen. I turned off computer, disconnected and reconnected monitor to make sure it was properly seated. Same problem. Tried the monitor from another computer, which supports slightly different resolution. Works fine. I'm still wonering if it was the software, and the automatic resolution reset resolved. Trying to work up spoons to switch monitors a freakin gains. Given that a decent 23 inch monitor will run between 110 and 150 (and I suspect that there are problems with the ones in the 110 range), it is worth it to check. Just got a bad cases donwannas.

OK I have to replace my monitor. How will a 1080P 24 inch TV compare to a 24 high res computer monitor? The TV is actually the less expensive option. If I understand what 1080 P means, that actually translates to a pretty high resolution. (1,920 x 1,080 pixels)

1080p resolution is 1920x1080. A 24" computer monitor will usually either come with a resolution of 1920x1080 or 1920x1200. It's possible that your TV will be the same as a cheap computer monitor, but it's also possible, since TVs are made to be watched at a distance, that it will be less sharp than a regular monitor, and annoying to look at close up.

Sounds like I'm better off with a real computer monitor. If best buy has something decent within reason I'll grab. Otherwise I'll live with this 19 inch a few days, and get something over the interbunny. Thanks.

A tv and monitor should have the same sharpness if they are both the same resolution. I have used a small TV as a monitor before and it works fine. The main differences are 1)connections. TV will have HDMI but probably not DVI or display port. And 2) monitors are more likely to obey sleep and other power saving commands from the computer. TVs are also generally thicker since they have more to do.

I generally think if you will only be using it with a computer you are better off with a monitor but a TV can absolutely be a fine sub if price is way better. I am considering getting a 4k TV to use a monitor.