Comments on: Hoax e-mails and PC security http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/ The Revd Gareth J M Saunders' weblog Fri, 5 Dec 2008 01:41:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Hazel http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37763 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 10:59:07 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37763 You're right of course. My brother installed AVG Free on my laptop a couple of years ago and its been the best. I'm on dialup - because I seem to have an innability to upgrade to broadband - and its never caused me any problems. Great minds as usual. You’re right of course. My brother installed AVG Free on my laptop a couple of years ago and its been the best. I’m on dialup - because I seem to have an innability to upgrade to broadband - and its never caused me any problems. Great minds as usual.

]]> by: Gareth J M Saunders http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37749 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:32:26 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37749 Indeed I did. But for those users who can't (or won't) install Linux straight away, or who have invested so much money in their Windows software that it's not cost effective to do so then they need to protect their current environment as much as possible, even if it does feel like trying to patch the Titanic with elastoplasts! But I quite agree, moving over to Linux for basic computing needs is certainly worth considering. Indeed I did.

But for those users who can’t (or won’t) install Linux straight away, or who have invested so much money in their Windows software that it’s not cost effective to do so then they need to protect their current environment as much as possible, even if it does feel like trying to patch the Titanic with elastoplasts!

But I quite agree, moving over to Linux for basic computing needs is certainly worth considering.

]]> by: Mike Arthur http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37747 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 03:05:15 +0000 http://blog.garethjmsaunders.co.uk/archives/2006/12/02/hoax-e-mails-and-pc-security/#comment-37747 You've got to have known I would come and post this... Or, alternatively, install Linux. If all you do with your computer is listen to music, watch videos, use Office, surf the web and read emails, you should really consider Linux. Something like <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/" rel="nofollow">Ubuntu</a> is free to download and use, and comes with an Office package, and many other useful applications for free, or alternatively, paid support can be obtained in case you have any problems. There are NO known viruses and NO spyware that exist for Linux. It is without a doubt far more secure than Apple and Microsoft's offerings, as the bugfix and security fix turn around is 10x faster, and all this for free. It's also the largest group project in the history of mankind. Give it a go, if you don't like it, you haven't spend any money, and you can easily go back to Windows. You’ve got to have known I would come and post this…

Or, alternatively, install Linux.
If all you do with your computer is listen to music, watch videos, use Office, surf the web and read emails, you should really consider Linux.
Something like Ubuntu is free to download and use, and comes with an Office package, and many other useful applications for free, or alternatively, paid support can be obtained in case you have any problems.

There are NO known viruses and NO spyware that exist for Linux. It is without a doubt far more secure than Apple and Microsoft’s offerings, as the bugfix and security fix turn around is 10x faster, and all this for free. It’s also the largest group project in the history of mankind.

Give it a go, if you don’t like it, you haven’t spend any money, and you can easily go back to Windows.

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