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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Applying to my world Part 2

As I work on assignments for this week and think about this week's blog, it makes me think about many ways of applying our school work to my own world.

This week we are expected to research 3 different virus products and compare them. I have been "lucky" enough to have used 3 different kinds of virus protection. Apparently 2 of them did not work well, since I had 2 computer crashes because of viruses and malware. I am eager to research the companies into more detail to see which one would be more useful to me. Everyone wants to have good protection against viruses, malware, and spyware. I want to make sure I am using an effective product and that I don't need to upgrade to a better version of what I am already using.

Another assignment for the week is to discuss my disaster plan in case of computer failure. Currently, my disaster plan is to call my nephew and say, "Tyler, there's something wrong with my computer. Can you fix it?" Somehow I don't think that is always the best plan. He is busy and I need my computer and the information stored on it. I am hoping after this assignment that I will have a better plan than The Tyler Plan. Although I have complete confidence in him, I would be like to be able to fix the problem myself and save a bit of money in the process.

3 comments:

  1. I have a similar back up plan to your Tyler Plan. I too am hoping to create a better plan and save money. I've been fortunate so far but I don't want that day to come when my fortune runs out. I feel that these projects we are doing require a lot of work but it's invaluable information. Which anti-virus programs have you used in the past?

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  2. I too had a back up plan like yours. However, mine was asking my boyfriend if I could just buy a new one something is wrong with mine. After looking into these two assignments, I realized that I need to back up and protect my computer. I also need to clean out a lot of the "junk" that is on there. Doing these things alone will ensure me a longer and better lasting computer. I am glad that I was "forced" to look into this. I have needed to for a long time now.

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  3. Tammy - I have used Avast, AVG, and McAfee.

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