[TheForge] OT - Computers

[Chris Caswell]

Hi Dan ion Auburn!
I use Mozilla Thunderbird for email, and Norton 360 for 
AV/Firewall/backup.  I would prefer Zone Alarm for a firewall, but it 
won't work with Vista.
I also run Spybot Search and Destroy.

Thank you
Chris in Burlington


Dan Brewer wrote:
> Question for you what are you using for e-mail. I can walk you through how
> to export your data and import it to another computer /account.
>
> You should run everyday tasks in an account that does not have Admin
> privileges. I use AVAST for my anti-virus software with spybot running in
> the back ground for Trojans and spyware.  And run addaware once a week to
> remove the rest of the scum. This regardless of the type of computer or
> operating system.  If you are running on broadband you should have a
> hardware solution for a router and firewall in place.  These can be found on
> line many places.  Here is one.
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1
> 030252&CatId=198 
>
> And the firewall
> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3
> 032704&CatId=1409 
>
> It will depend on how secure you need to keep your data on what type of
> equipment you will need to secure it. If you want to be able to surf and not
> worry about getting a virus of malware, I would get a computer just for
> surfing. You data would then be secure on you good machine that does not get
> uset to just look at the internet.
> There are many way to keep safe.  How you implement the solutions are up to
> you.
>
> Dan in Auburn
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