[MaryB]

I need to cancel macafee and go a different direction. I wish this thread was around a few weeks ago before my anti virus auto renewed for a year.

Make sure you use Download McAfee Removal Tool (MCPR) - MajorGeeks to get rid of it. McAffee IS a virus, it will leave crap all over your system and cause problems if not fully removed

 

[MaryB]

If you have an older computer a lot of the new AV suites are way to resource intensive and slow it way down... Who makes a simple anti virus without all the add on crap I end up never using? Stripped down protect me form viruses on downloaded files and emails. I don't need site suggestions, I know how to tell a suspect site from a valid one, I don't need something watching every keystroke(AVG is bad for this!) etc etc etc etc...

 

[MaryB]

Avast slows this computer down way to far.... even with as much disabled as I can(file and email protection only) the rest sits in there running anyway

 

[MaryB]

Just get Linux and don't worry about it. There Ive soolved the issue

I have it as dual boot... but a lot of the software I use is Windoze only... and it won't run in a virtual machine because it calls on the hardware.

 

[MaryB]

WINE's not a help? I managed to get my Army CAC reader working in a VM after some work, bit tricky, now I only use the VM to get to DOD websites and to run an old copy of Adobe Acrobat.

Won't allow direct hardware calls, then the program crashes... nobody has gotten it to work right. That program vendor is working on a linux port over but running into the same issue, getting the hardware calls to work right. Program that does ham radio digital modes so direct access to the sound card, system clock, and USB port to the radio required. Precise timing of signals to 1/10 second is required... I transmit 30 seconds then receive 30 etc etc until the contact completes. Dealing with signals that the human ear can't even pick out and I have sensitive hearing for that kind of thing.

Example of a stronger 2 meter(144mhz) morse code station being received via moon bounce

 

[MaryB]

Neat stuff. I flirt w/ Ham radio periodically but never taken the plunge. I always run into the problem that modern commercial bandwidth is much, much cheaper, easier to access, and use. I'm 2/3 of the way through Ham Radio for dummies and haven't touched it in a month, despite buying for myself and giving my brother a cheap Baofeng for Christmas.

Ham radio doesn't have to be super expensive, and unlike the internet it is hard to shut it down! Lot of digital KB to KB chat modes get used now along with a weak signal digital mode that gets way to much use but is just a quick contact no chatting mode... only appeal to me is making a new DX contact or US state... I prefer SSB and talking to people LOL