I'm with Daniel. It's not fool proof, but it's certainly simple and takes care of most major problems. Ron On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 7:31 AM, Daniel Fried <dan at creativeconstructs.com> wrote: > ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. > ** If you did, we all thank you. > > > > Microsoft also has it's own free AV software now. > > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security_essentials/default.aspx > > It's worked pretty well for me and is nicely unobtrusive. > > -Dan > > On Wed, Jun 15, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Naaz Hosseini <soundshifter at aol.com> wrote: >> >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> >> >> >> I'm looking for a fast, simple way to protect my old PC while I update my websites. >> My situation: I moved to a Mac over a year ago. The software I use to update my websites is on my PC and I don't want to buy a version for Mac. I just want to go in and make some changes...simply. But, I want to protect my PC while I do that. >> PC World recommends Avira and Avast as the top 2 free software programs. >> Does anyone know if downloading Avira or Avast would be sufficient and not overtax my old PC which I think is 5 years old and can't handle a lot of activity at once. I also left my books on the PC using Quicken so I want protection for that reason too. >> Thanks for your help, >> Naaz >> Naaz Hosseini, MA, LP >> Voice Empowerment, Attunement & Healing >> Web: voice-empowerment.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > > > _______________________________________________ > Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net > Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net > > You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. > If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members > page on the Hidden Tech Web site. > http://www.hidden-tech.net/members > -- Ron Miller Freelance Technology Writing Since 1988 Editor, FierceContentManagement Contributing Editor, EContent Magazine TechTarget View From Above Blogger Internet Evolution Blogger Co-founder, www.socmedia101.com blog: http://byronmiller.typepad.com Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ron_miller Winner of Apex Award for Publication Excellence/Feature Writing 2006-2008