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I think this thread should win an award for wandering off topic more than any other thread in the history of mankind
Is paying for antivirus a waste of money?
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Its all about IT anyway you look at it " the past future and after the fact "
Its all good :) and I agree one of the most popular threads on the internet in the last week or so
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Gee that portable CD/AM/FM/Cassette tape portable radio takes 8 C size batteries and won't play other then store bought cds must belong in a Dinosaur museum yet still does the job on a nice summer day when wanting to sit out in the fresh air! Don't need any $374- IPod mp3 player for that! Must be old school or something? 
Still have a 3.5" floppy drive I could toss into a 5.25" bay where I had an old Sony 12x cd writer back while having some problems with those 22x MSI dvd burners and now run with the LG 24x but have that top bay still available!
Gee I see Chrysler brought back the Dodge Challenger. Used to have a 1970 model that looked like....
Think I should be looking at the 2017 models? Or maybe I just pick one up used like a 2010 model year?
The only time in the last 4-5yrs. I actually got winged by anything noticable happened when not having the usual software even running and WD I doubt was even active. Try web searching "Wide Open Range" style and only getting one bug! The av was started up later to find only traces which lead to the Programs & Features showing how these days newer bugs are intended to simply slide past the usual protections!
The portion of the software that would have likely prevented it by flagging the site of origin still unknown would have been the web filtering which amounts to "Prevention Before Infection" but generally something found in the retail end. You will also note this was on a desktop where you are likely to see far more downloads over time.
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New #373
I have to ask. Do you supply hip boots or do we have to supply our own?It's all good and who am I to dictate your choices anyway?
vinyl can sound real good but I just choose to get the same sound on digital for convenience and consistency that's all and I reads a good book now and then but FM radio is mostly horribly over compressed and for Zombies around here outside of maybe 3 stations but they are overcompressed as well and FM reception is not all that here anyway
but I enjoyed FM for many years before it went south and at one point it often sounded better than some crappy vinyl productions .
I'm spoiled by fuel injection V8's ,my late model GMC 1500 ext cab w/ ARE Chrome 20's and Gillette multi edge razors, 4K HDR TV , 5.1 sound even on regular TV like it all has (or most of it does ) now and 1080p ultra gaming and Peet's house blend also .I use a riding mower tractor on the back of my one acre lot here but I still still use the 7 hp gasoline push mower now and then on the lawn in between the house and the bldg outback and out frt both at the front of the property in between using the ride on . Put my time in on push mowers when I was younger though but not since the mid 70's 's at small houses on small lots .
My last bike was a stonking fast 4 cyl Kawasaki 900 Z- 1B with a Yoshimura 1173 big bore kit ,cams & carbs ,needle bearing boxed swing arms 16" rear wheel & tire ,dual discs up front ( they came with one ) ,gussets welded between the top tubes to help with the pee ur pants high speed death wobble they all had and S&W air shocks in the frt forks and 1/2 pitch custom Diamond brand chain and aftermarket sprockets to keep from shredding the stock chain... that thing would pass everything but radar and an angry judge back then and could embarrass anything stock on two or four wheels then even when it was stock when I bought it .......sold the Kawi and my Honda 750 -4 grocery getter....... Then I got into offshore power boats and started burning real money and petrol up to 40-50 gph
when you pushed them
Tip of the day if you are going boating go on other peoples boats
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stock Kawasaki Z1
just like the one I bought new
We have choices and that's all good I like it that way ........but individually we can't change the product broad markets and sometimes thay change much faster than we do otherwise we would all likely be posting here from mobiles today !
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Web filtering is a good thing IMO tape cassettes noty so much IMO I never liked them anyway cut I tolerated them in the vehicles till CDPs came standard or optional in them ........ I have whatever WD does & mbam anti exploit and mbam anti ransomware that *may include web filters * of some kind .
I always like the Challengers & Chargers & MOpars in general never owned one until a Blackout 99 Dodge Ram sport ( good truck ) kept it till late 2002 and got a new 2003 GM Sierra I have a newer one now with 20" ARE dubs on it and beat in it .
I had a 78 Z28 I liked though though I took out the stock wheezer and put a 340hp cammed crate motor in it ..in maybe 83 & some Goodyear Gatorbacks and some other stuff in it later on and after I wore those out (didn't take long with those z rated tires ) I put some 215 60 HR 15 Goodyear H rated Eagle GT's on it .....better size for the car than stock or the fatter VR's I had on it before , it handled way better then the stock Goodyear Custom Polysteel radial grocery getter rubber it came with .
They didn't start figuring out radial performance tires till about 82- 84 & so on it was decently fast - actually quick with the crate motor and low Z28 gearing and no catalytic converters and real dual exhaust not the 2 into one cat and two rear muffler stock exhaust and I could always get clean pipe smog tests back then like most gear heads we all knew people or were in the business anyway .
It was a fun car I had a jetted Q jet on it so it ran better and idled consistently better than any AFB or Holley 4BBL I sold it late 1990 and got an F250 of all things .
I was commuting all along in my VW rabbit though .that Z28 was too much & to thirsty to commute in with the Z28 gearing and all that and I didn't want the chippies getting a look underneath or under the hood ....if you knew cars you knew it wasn't stock sounding later I got a Honda Civic wagon to commute in I kept that thing for 8 -9 yrs
sold the f250 after I bought the Dodge Ram sport
Last edited by blutos cousin; 31 Mar 2016 at 23:11.
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If you go out on a boat and end up in the water you might try a personal floatation device if the skipper has the USCG required safety equipment aboard unless you are abroad then its whatever jurisdiction or international maritime laws at sea .
Say how do you get to a VIP member .....is that you are rude or just been around too long and they thought they would throw you a bone
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Seen worse but obviously we've covered the topic and gone free range ......there really isn't much to add here , anything you may want to know about all that and plenty you don't has already been posted along with some friendly disagreements and agreements :)
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It's been fun reading all the pros and cons of paying for a anti-virus program. In the end it still comes down to personal choice. :)
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That is about the truest statement heard so far! You own your equipment and have to make those decisions for yourself. But just remember that whatever or whichever route you select you will end up living with it! Choose wisely!
Already back to subject onhand I thought sharing this here would fit the bill perfectly as one av software company illustrates the vast differences between Free and Paid For in the company's latest newsletter just in.
The blog page is seen at Does Free AV Stand Up to Paid AV? - VIPRE Security NewsApril 2016 VIPRE Security News Featured Article 
Does Free AV Stand up to Paid AV?
Deep in our gut and deep in our pockets, most of us trust the old adage: you get what you pay for. The adage certainly holds true in the world of antivirus (AV) software products. While there are some great free products that do a wonderful job of providing basic protection against viruses and malware, paid products are always superior.
Why? Well, the paid ones generally come with more features than the freebies, and provide post-sale technical support.
Free programs generally offer no telephone technical support. And, as a rule, they don’t offer parental controls to help keep kids off inappropriate sites or warn them about cyberstalking and bullying. In addition, most free programs do not rate or assess the legitimacy of websites or warn about the latest phishing scams.
Learn more about free AV versus paid AV.
Last edited by Night Hawk; 07 Apr 2016 at 00:05. Reason: additional information added
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