Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
Well I finallly got a new desk top and really don't actually know what I should install on it aside from the normal stuff: AIM, iTunes, Yahoo, Firefox and some games. Suggestions?
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Memnoch
Lt. Vulture
Nah, mom bought it for her and I to share at the house so no Mac yet. Trust me guys, after my laptop died and a MAC saved me I have coveted them ever since but that one is gonna have to come out of my pockets when I get a real job.
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
Couple of Security Programs...
AVG Antivirus
Zone Alarm Firewall
AdAware
and
Spybot Search and Destroy
These are all free and work pretty well.
AVG Antivirus
Zone Alarm Firewall
AdAware
and
Spybot Search and Destroy
These are all free and work pretty well.
Giant Chicken
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I made the switch from PC to Mac this past weekend... bought the 24" iMac and LOVE IT! I am still figuring some things out but everything has wowed me more than I could have imagined. And I got a free iTouch (after rebate ofcoarse)
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Darth Cruel
Super Freak
Mac?---brrrrr (shivers in fear)...
Bamboota
Super Freak
This is a great thread!!! Cool tips!!!
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
Well AVG is an antivirus, Zone Alarm is a firewall, AdAware/Spybot are Spyware, Malware, and AdAware removers that you have to manually run. If you have a PC, you need all of those.
Shropt
My Little Mod
Don't get AdAware. It was once #1 in the industry but now it is worthless. Go for MalwareBytes Antimalware.
How long it take you to acess the Internet once you power your computer???
But a good antivirus program will have all those components.
If I bought a new computer I would need:
A "burning Program" Nero/Roxio are ok
Any decent Photoshop Program
MS Office
Windows Media Player/Divx Player
Winzip/Winrar
Usenext
itunes
that should do it.
I think all those "AD" programs are over-rated. The only way to know which one works or is good, is to get a virius and see which one finds it.
Mesa
Super Freak
All musts.
I also like a defragmenter like Disk Keeper. I know windows has one but I'm just used to my old copy that works great.
Make sure you get all your updates through windows update on the IE toolbar. Then hide the icon for IE and get firefox.
Darth Caedus
Formerly Congerking
Well, only AVG and Zone Alarm are actively running. About once a week I run AdAware and Spybot to get rid of all the junk.
Kabukiman
Greatest Person Ever
If it's open source and has a strong community behind it, free can be the best!
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