Shooting oneself in the foot
June 24th, 2008I was greatly surprised when my PC contracted a virus, even more so when I couldn’t easily remove it.
Instead of spending several hours trying to get things back to normal (and afterward not even being sure that everything had been cleaned properly) I decided to reinstall the OS. Instead of re-installing Windows XP I decided to force Windows Vista on myself.
Before the cries of disbelief and rage start being flung my way, let me explain that there is only one reason I am doing this: it will make me use my Mac more.
June 25th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Vista? I mean, I encourage Mac use, but really?
June 25th, 2008 at 7:59 am
Oh I am already regretting it, believe me. I might be falling back to XP if things don’t improve.
June 25th, 2008 at 2:49 pm
Oh God, not a Mac. Since Vista is just a Mac with a new theme, it’s just as bad. If you can’t game on an OS, it’s NOT a computer. Geez.
June 29th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
…and Mac is just Linux with a new theme… :-P
I haven’t used McAfee since Truman days, and AVG has never given me a problem. I’d consider using it if you haven’t tried recently - their newest free release is pretty full-featured…and again…I haven’t had a virus in years…