Originally Posted by
cheltzel
If I read Landing Gear's original thread correctly, the AV product used was a free version of McAfee. IMO, there are much better products than McAfee.
Sorry, no. I never said that. In fact, I spoke of speaking on the phone with McAfee's alleged "tech support" in India. They charge for this.
Here is what I have been using at $35 a machine per year,
McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection.
Originally Posted by
cheltzel
From my personal experience, you really need to review your anti-malware and internet security software with some frequency. Look at the reviews, compare features, etc.
Please see my new thread:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...l#post21845570
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The cost is minimal. The initiative and discipline to perform daily backups is
2TB USB desktop and portable backup solutions, including automated backup software, are available for less than $100. The [URL="http://www.seagate.com/external-hard-drives/portable-hard-priceless.
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Take me to your leader.
But let's face reality. Many people are almost glued to their laptops all day long. Full backups take hours. When you are done with your laptop, late at night (since you know you will not be able to use it until the next morning), many people are too tired to plug in a drive and start things up.