Recent content by dustbuster

I am 33, I don't feel like i need to use my "Im turning 29 again joke around such... seasoned Nerds" In fact it might be downright insulting. Funny how we all want to appear older for older people, but younger for the kiddos. :confused:

I used Kaspersky for about a year and the good thing about Kaspersky is it has an OFF BUTTON!! When you find yourself being limited by your AV you can click it off, accomplish your task, then turn it back on. (quickly mind you)

I really found the Paid version of Avast to be a little too overbearing. You will notice weird things like Windows Update will stop updating, and somethings will not download even after you say it's okay. If you want a ROCK solid computer with a few limitations, then this is perfect, but for the...

Also, stay away from a program call "Memeo". It's a CPU hog and slows start-up significantly, and constantly asks you to upgrade, then when you click upgrade, it tries to sell you something. It's Seagate's default program. Jimbo has sound advice, I had the same question floating in the back of...

Also, Microsoft blocked start8 software from the 8.1 version. So, bye bye aftermarket start button!

I too ran into the issue of my anitvirus "dissappearing" it took me about a week to notice it. I am in the middle of trying to find some sort of replacement. Thanks for the good tips!