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Norton 360 Version 2.0

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Symantec

March 13, 2008
Norton has unilatterally determined that "they know best" and when you try to optimize your disk, it WILL NOT optimize them unless NORTON thinks they need to be optimized. Even 7% fragmentation does not reach the "magic threshold".

I chated for over 1 hour with Norton Support (an oxymoron) and was told that I should just use Windows Defrag because 360 would only defrag when IT wanted to.

Systemworks is a GREAT product - could run SpeedDisk and even at 7% fragmentation you could speedup your computer by running the utility.

I guess Norton thinks that every single computer user now-a-days is "computer illeteriate", and that they need to FULLY AUTOMATE EVERYTHING.

Bottom line - if you have Systemworks, ... Read More:

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Windows Live OneCare 2.0 (Up to 3 Users)

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Microsoft Software

November 15, 2007
I thought this would be worth a try since it came included with Qwest DSL service, and reviews here seemed generally positive. It did not work well on my 7-year old system, though. After a couple weeks struggling with it, I finally was able to uninstall it.

First of all, this requires a lot of RAM. My system was doing OK, but getting a bit low on RAM at 384 MB until I installed this. With Windows Live OneCare installed it wanted around 500 MB just to boot up--even while not running anything. So it was using Virtual Memory and paging like crazy, with the CPU pegged at 100%, even after I let it sit for hours, thinking it just needed to run an initial scan. Well, RAM is cheap and it was time, so I went ahead and upgraded to 1 GB (as much as my old motherboard ... Read More:

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Norton Internet Security 2008 up to 3 Users [OLD VERSION]

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Symantec

September 11, 2007
I love Symantec's Norton Internet Security! I've been using this to protect my computer since 2002, and haven't had any problems. As soon as I installed this 2008 version, Symantec sent me a message letting me know a free upgrade was available to the 2009 version! Plus, I received this item earlier than expected. I couldn't be any happier! Thanks!

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Paragon Ntfs for MAC Os X

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Paragon Software Group


This software allows you to access an NTFS formatted hard drive with an Apple Mac.
The access is limited however. It is not possible to play large video files from the NTFS hard drive. By large I mean anything over 2-3 GB. I find this to be an annoying problem. The work around is to copy the file you want to play from the NTFS external hard drive onto the computer. This is the only problem I have noticed so far. I give the product 6 out of 10.

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BitDefender Internet Security 2008 - 2 Years/3 Pc's

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Bitdefender

August 31, 2007
Over the past few years, I have tried several anti-virus (AV) and internet security (IS) packages. I have tried Zone Alarm, Panda, Trend Micro and others. I believe that any are generally adequate and trusworthy, but a site search (and my own experience) will often reveal that BitDefender (BD) AV and IS products give the best balance of protection, system demands and cost. I have been very happy with both the older BD AV Plus and the more current BD Internet Security 2008, especially when one considers the relatively low annual cost of ownership.

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Trend Micro Internet Security 2008 3-User [OLD VERSION]

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Trend Micro

September 17, 2007
User of this program since they came on the market.... many years ago and NEVER had a single virus!

Tried others, but this is the one works!

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Kidswatch Internet Security Parental Control V5

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Red Frog Group

September 08, 2006
This product is very easy to install and configure. While the graphical interface is quite archaic, the functions are well placed and simple to use.

For monitoring the amount of time someone spends on the internet or computer itself, the software excels.

The reason for the 2 star rating is the fact that the company claims to have an effective system for protecting kids on the internet. This is a false claim and I will explain why.

The software claims to have 2 systems in place for disallowing the computer user to surf to smut sites. One of them is general categorical site blocking, the other blocks everything except URLs the administrator manually inputs.

The problem with the former system, blocking sites by category, is the it is too restrictive for ... Read More:

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Fix-It Utilities 8 Professional

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Avanquest

September 01, 2007
Before I started to use Fix-it, for a while I didn't have any protection on my computer or system utilities. Simply because they were doing more mess than average trojan. My boyfriend bought it for his computer, so I said that I will give a try one more time ( I'm optimistic person, anyway I can always uninstall it). Since than, I can't imagine my lap without it. Virus database bigger than most of the anti virus programs, simple use, fast, not slowing down my laptop ( like ex. Norton ), so many useful things on one place, and customer support was very quick and helpful. Just all the best.

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Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2008 3-User [OLD VERSION]

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: Trend Micro

September 17, 2007
This product does not work with Vista or XL even though the packaging says it does. I had to call support and they had to download something to make it compatible with my pc and laptop. It was a very big hassle. I keep getting popup windows when I'm on the laptop that say that an Apple computer is trying to hook up. I'm not sure what this is all about.

The good thing about it is Trend Micro found 28 viruses that Norton had not found.

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WipeDrive 5

Childrens Toy Shop > Software > Networking
from: WhiteCanyon, Inc


I bought WipeDrive 5 to erase my harddrive prior to recycling my PC. The instructions included with the CD are somewhat lacking. The online/website support, however, is top notch. The online support was absolutely neccessary for me to use WipeDrive correctly and successfully. The online support not only includes instructions for using WipeDrive but also instructions for preparing your PC and re-loading your operating system. If you are going to erase the harddrive on your only working PC, I highly recommend visiting the support website and printing out as much information as possible. If you have two or more computers, I would have the support website available before, during and after using WipeDrive.

WipeDrive 5 gives you several options for erasing your harddrive based on several US, DoD, and foreign ... Read More: