Current setup is AVG free, Spybot, Ad-aware & Registry Mechanic.
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I switched from McAfee to AVG Free last year and have never looked back.
I hate McAfee - when it's running my work computer is not very usable. It runs on bootup, and I pretty much have to wait until it's done every morning.
We're getting new work computers with a different antivirus program soon - can't wait....
I just switched to Avast because I'd heard bad things about the latest version of AVG.
We hired consultants to help us buy and set up our computers. They say that the antivirus software they recommend changes every month or so, as things change so fast in that industry (both on the virus side and antivirus side).
I forget what they're recommending at the moment.
The full suite from either Avast or AVG can lock down things a bit too tight.
Hey, Facebook folks. I seem to remember reading about some option where you could choose what kind of updates that you saw in your status. I love my friends, but I don't really care what president they are. Is there anyway to limit updates to just status, not quizzes and random crap?
Vortex, yes. If it's just certain applications that you don't want to see, when someone posts one, hover the mouse over the box of their post, in the upper right hand corner. You'll see an x. You are usually given the option of hiding everything from that user, or just hiding that particular application. Note that not all quizzes are applications, so it might not work for all.
Microsoft said on Thursday that a nearly-final version of its next-generation Windows 7 operating system will be publicly released on May 5.
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Windows XP holdouts are being told they will have to upgrade to Vista to make a transition to Windows 7.
"Windows 7 shows significant promise," Forrester Research analyst Ben Gray wrote in an independent report on the operating system. "Start preparing for it now, and the best way to prepare for Windows 7 is by deploying Windows Vista."
WTF??? In other words, you have to buy Vista so you can buy Windows 7?
That seems whack. I'm skeptical it will really work that way.