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Even more ironically, it’s probably running clamAV.
Hey, at least they finally got Norton’s mug off the packaging.
However, I did like to see the little UI of “Norton Scanning the Drive” in his little labcoat.
They don’t make cool stuff like that anymore.
I finaly made the switch to PC this year and it hasn’t been so bad, but I miss my MAC. I was cooler when I had one pf those.
No suprise, Mac is superior.
Macs just work.
I’m completely technically illiterate about computers, but I LOVE MY MAC. So here’s the problem. My old Mac lasted 7 1/2 years totally without EVER having a breakdown, the only money it cost me for “repairs” was buying a new program.
THEN the hard drive turned up its electronic toes and left for Mac heaven where I trust it is enjoying the happiness it deserves.
But, I got behind by using my OLD Mac and the changes on my NEW Mac confuse me I used to be able to copy a picture from FR, click on the picture with my standard Mac mouse and it would bring up the URL so that I could use the IMG code to put the picture somewhere else on FR. NO MORE.
I’ve dug into every thing I can find to get the information on how to copy a picture and get the URL with it.
So I’m challenging you tech types to figure out how to solve this problem.
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Those who "make" viruses want to impact as many people as possible. Mac is 10% of the market......that's why most viruses are made for the 90% PC realm.
A “senior vice president” is the “head of Norton”?
Norton is also very difficult to disable. Some software requires that virus protection be disabled to install, all other virus protection I've had could be disabled/enabled by a simple right click on the icon in the taskbar. Not Norton. Requires 12 steps to turn off then back on.
Another issue with Norton is it is difficult to uninstall. The 90 day free version that comes with many computers does not have a built in uninstall function. If you try and uninstall using windows it leaves a lot of crap behind. The only way to properly get rid of it is go to Norton's web site and download a hard to find Norton uninstall program.
I will never use another Norton product. I use Avast on my personal laptop and Kaspersky on the networked computers at my business.
Norton makes and sells AV and anti-malware software for Macs, so the whole article is sort of a non-starter.
Mark
I’ve used several generations of Norton products. Based on those experiences, I wouldn’t exactly consider their endorsement a positive.
On an interesting and somewhat related note, I’ve had no antivirus or firewall software whatsoever installed on my main PC for the past three months, including the built-in XP firewall. I removed the ones I was using for a specific reason, but just never got around to reinstalling them, so I figured I’d see what happened. No problems whatsoever. I used to be the biggest pro-security guy around, but now I’m inclined to believe that for the average user malware isn’t the threat it once was.
I don’t think I’d brag about the head guy of the most annoying, crash inducing, all around junky piece of software in the world uses the same thing I do. Norton AV is the reason most games say to turn off virus scanners when you play. That’s like saying the head designer of the Edsel drives the same car. It’s like saying Scott Linehan used plays you recommend. Not really a positive thing.
He’s got one because he CAN AFFORD ONE!
So here’s what I want to know:
How the heck do I join a domain with a Mac?
How the heck do I get Entourage to talk to my Exchange server?
How the heck do I get my Mac to talk to my Dell color laser printer?
How the heck do I get my Mac to find and contact ct-server2 when I don’t know the IP address?
The technical people at my college told me to use Bootcamp and install Windows XP. I’ve got plenty of Windows machines. I was hoping I could use the Mac for work.