Thread: system resources

thanks ninja

tsen, yeah I know all about Norton.... we got norton on our old comp and it sucked hard, it made our comp so slow. We switched to Kaspersky. but my uni requires symantec, and it makes me feel like its bogging down my comp, but oh well I guess...

Yeah, my uni gave out McAffee free and "required" it's use, but usually that doesn't mean much--just as long as you have decent virus protection, they didn't care. In fact, they didn't care if you had no virus protection, but if you got hacked/exploited, they'd have to shut off your internet access, with a $20-50 fee attached. I used Linux while I was up there, though, so I never had to deal with it much.
I've never used Kapersky myself, but I haven't heard much bad about it (though, not much good either).

hey guys, sorry I left you guys hanging for so long school just took me completely away from anything tech, I finally figured out it was my messenger. I guess if I leave that on it just destroys my comp. so now I always sign out when Im not near the comp. thanks again!!

Why not get a new messenger? Trillian, GAIM and Miranda IM support all the IM protocols and are free.

do they support webcam, voice and file transfer for free? The main reason I use messenger is for my LDR...so those are essential for me

Yup. Google them for more info, I know they have the features, but I've never used them and can't give you any feedback. Also, GAIM (now called Pidgin) has pretty sketchy file-transfers, so you may want to opt for Trillian or Miranda.

ok, cool. thanks! my computer problems should be at an end...until something new comes along!