Anti-virus program?

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:10:05 -0700, XS11E
wrote:

Char Jackson wrote:

On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 09:57:47 -0400, Ron
wrote:

There is absolutely nothing wrong with McAfee OR Norton. People
that continue to say that haven't used either program in the past
2 years or so.

I haven't used either of them in far longer than 2 years, and
it'll be far longer than 2 years before I trust either of them
again. Both have completely squandered any good will they might
have once had by producing total crap for a decade. If they want
to be accepted again, they'll have to totally reinvent themselves,
starting with the company name.

+1



A ditto from me as well.

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:31 -0700, XS11E wrote:

(And I admit; I was too lazy to look it up :-).

Probably the most valid of all excuses in my book! G

Hehe, I don't use it often though. :-)

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s|b

"s|b" wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:31 -0700, XS11E wrote:

(And I admit; I was too lazy to look it up :-).

Probably the most valid of all excuses in my book! G

Hehe, I don't use it often though. :-)

I do use it often. When I was a young kid of only 75 I managed lots of
things I'm too lazy to do now that 75 is a distant memory... sigh


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The Usenet Improvement Project:
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:59:36 -0700, XS11E
wrote:

"s|b" wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:31 -0700, XS11E wrote:

(And I admit; I was too lazy to look it up :-).

Probably the most valid of all excuses in my book! G

Hehe, I don't use it often though. :-)

I do use it often. When I was a young kid of only 75 I managed lots of
things I'm too lazy to do now that 75 is a distant memory... sigh

This newsgroup seems to have a 'lot' of old guys. lt appears to be
one of the last stops before a person kicks the bucket. Kind of like
an Elephant burial ground.

BTW, I am an old guy too.
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JT

Justin Tyme wrote on 6/30/2015 1:58 PM:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:59:36 -0700, XS11E
wrote:

"s|b" wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:31 -0700, XS11E wrote:

(And I admit; I was too lazy to look it up :-).

Probably the most valid of all excuses in my book! G

Hehe, I don't use it often though. :-)

I do use it often. When I was a young kid of only 75 I managed lots of
things I'm too lazy to do now that 75 is a distant memory... sigh

This newsgroup seems to have a 'lot' of old guys. lt appears to be
one of the last stops before a person kicks the bucket. Kind of like
an Elephant burial ground.

BTW, I am an old guy too.

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)

On 6/30/2015 1:07 PM, Alek wrote:
Justin Tyme wrote on 6/30/2015 1:58 PM:
On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:59:36 -0700, XS11E
wrote:

"s|b" wrote:

On Sun, 28 Jun 2015 16:06:31 -0700, XS11E wrote:

(And I admit; I was too lazy to look it up :-).

Probably the most valid of all excuses in my book! G

Hehe, I don't use it often though. :-)

I do use it often. When I was a young kid of only 75 I managed lots of
things I'm too lazy to do now that 75 is a distant memory... sigh

This newsgroup seems to have a 'lot' of old guys. lt appears to be
one of the last stops before a person kicks the bucket. Kind of like
an Elephant burial ground.

BTW, I am an old guy too.

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)



I am 81 and still learning stuff on Usenet.

Regards, Rene

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:07:50 -0400, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)

I'll be 40 in December, this year, but I'm familiar with the "Old Geezer
Phenomenon" on Usenet. G

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s|b

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 10:58:04 -0700, Justin Tyme
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Jun 2015 18:59:36 -0700, XS11E
wrote:

I do use it often. When I was a young kid of only 75 I managed lots of
things I'm too lazy to do now that 75 is a distant memory... sigh

This newsgroup seems to have a 'lot' of old guys. lt appears to be
one of the last stops before a person kicks the bucket. Kind of like
an Elephant burial ground.

BTW, I am an old guy too.


It's not so much an "elephant burial ground" as it is that many of us
"old guys" are so old that we've been in the computer field for a long
time, and are therefore here because we know enough about computers
that we are often able to help others. For example, I'm 77, and I
started working with computers professionally in 1962.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:10:55 -0500, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 6/30/2015 1:07 PM, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)


I am 81 and still learning stuff on Usenet.


You guys (and RC, who I think is 79) are making me (only 77) feel like
a kid.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:47:22 +0000, Stormin' Norman wrote:

I'll be 40 in December, this year, but I'm familiar with the "Old Geezer
Phenomenon" on Usenet. G

Keep in mind, it is your elders who invented digital computers, the Internet,
Usenet, powered flight, space flight, etc.......

When I say "Old Geezers" I mean that with the greatest respect. ;-) I've
learned much thanks to Usenet (and it has improved my English, I think).
It breaks my heart how Google has destroyed Deja News; it was a true
goldmine of knowledge.

I think your generation was
responsible for inventing Facebook and reality TV........ ;-)

Yes, I have a FB account, I've got a smartphone, but I think I missed
out a bit on that generation. I guess I'm in the middle. Mother bought a
Commodore 64 when I was 12yo. I used Windows 3.11, then switched to
Performa 475, then Pentium I and from then on I stayed with Windows.

Unlike my older brother (42yo) and sister (41yo) and don't have a single
LP or single. My first CD ever was 'Violator' by Depeche Mode and it
still works! That's /my/ generation.

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s|b

On 2015-06-30 18:36:33 +0000, s|b said:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:07:50 -0400, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)

I'll be 40 in December, this year, but I'm familiar with the "Old Geezer
Phenomenon" on Usenet. G

Drat! I was just about to say I must be the youngest at a mere
69-1/4. I don't get to claim that too often.

I think I remember 40.

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Remember: It is To Laugh

Hi, Ken.

Yep, I'm still 79 - for 10 more days. Then I'll join those "Old Guys".

The neat thing about it is that I'm still learning! ;)

And I don't feel old, which surprises me. I tell my family that my troubles
are all in my head: Eyes, Ears, Nose and Teeth.

I've had my share of betas and previews, so I haven't even looked at Win10
previews. After I found how to boot Win 8.1 straight to the desktop, it has
been my favorite Windows so far (and I had Win 1.x on my Tandy 2000 in about
'83, after starting with the original TRS-80 in 1977), and I'm looking
forward to Win10 on my Big Rig (AMD Phenom II X6 1090T) and my Aspire
netbook.

To return to the Subject of this thread: Since I gave up on Norton Internet
Security about a decade ago, I've used nothing but the built-in anti-malware
(MSE and now Defender), with an occasional boost from MBAM and SAS.

RC
-- --
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2012 (Build 16.4.3528.0331) in Win8.1 Pro w/Media Center


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On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:10:55 -0500, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 6/30/2015 1:07 PM, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)


I am 81 and still learning stuff on Usenet.


You guys (and RC, who I think is 79) are making me (only 77) feel like
a kid.

On 30/06/2015 22:35, R. C. White wrote:
Hi, Ken.

Yep, I'm still 79 - for 10 more days. Then I'll join those "Old Guys".

The neat thing about it is that I'm still learning! ;)


So in 10 days time we'll have another octogenarian looking for smoke and
mirrors to amuse himself with Windows 98 and Windows XP and telling us
youngsters how wonderful Windows 98 was and all that crap. Chances of
getting any more replacements here is almost nil.

Do we need to start a clock to see how long you guys have on this
planet? Statistically 86 is the most males live and 88 for women. *Don
Guillet* pass away last week according to the Excel Newsgroup I
subscribe to. God knows how old was he but he wasn't young as far as we
know as he was retired.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 16:35:06 -0500, "R. C. White"
wrote:

Hi, Ken.

Yep, I'm still 79 - for 10 more days.


Then an early happy birthday to you.



Then I'll join those "Old Guys".

The neat thing about it is that I'm still learning! ;)


Yep! Aren't we all?


And I don't feel old, which surprises me. I tell my family that my troubles
are all in my head: Eyes, Ears, Nose and Teeth.


LOL. Me too! Except for my nose and teeth; I have no problems there.


I've had my share of betas and previews, so I haven't even looked at Win10
previews.


Nor have I. I'll wait for RTM. Just a few more weeks.



After I found how to boot Win 8.1 straight to the desktop,


I've been running Start8 (I think it's great) almost since Windows 8
was first released, and I almost never look at the Modern/Metro
interface, not even before 8.1



it has been my favorite Windows so far


Same here!


(and I had Win 1.x on my Tandy 2000 in about '83,


You're ahead of me. Windows 2.0 (which I hated) was my first release.


after starting with the original TRS-80 in 1977), and I'm looking
forward to Win10 on my Big Rig (AMD Phenom II X6 1090T) and my Aspire
netbook.

To return to the Subject of this thread: Since I gave up on Norton Internet
Security about a decade ago, I've used nothing but the built-in anti-malware
(MSE and now Defender), with an occasional boost from MBAM and SAS.

RC
-- --
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP (2002-2010)
Windows Live Mail 2012 (Build 16.4.3528.0331) in Win8.1 Pro w/Media Center


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On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:10:55 -0500, Rene Lamontagne
wrote:

On 6/30/2015 1:07 PM, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)


I am 81 and still learning stuff on Usenet.


You guys (and RC, who I think is 79) are making me (only 77) feel like
a kid.

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 18:47:22 +0000, Stormin' Norman
wrote:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 20:36:33 +0200, "s|b" wrote:

On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 14:07:50 -0400, Alek wrote:

Who else would cling to Usenet??? I'm 80-2/3 y.o. ;-)

I'll be 40 in December, this year, but I'm familiar with the "Old Geezer
Phenomenon" on Usenet. G

Keep in mind, it is your elders who invented digital computers, the Internet,
Usenet, powered flight, space flight, etc.......



Did I invent all those things? Maybe, but I'm so old that I can't
remember.