Bill, you might as well ask which is preferable, Chevy or Ford? It depends on who you're talking to. I have challenged Chris on his rabid attitudes about AVG before and I'll probably do it again. But he does have a point. However, for the record, I use AVG and it has never read Gold Wave as a virus. Everyone has their preference. If I read your message correctly, you want something that will protect your system without jumping through too many hoops. For me, AVG does that quite well. For Chris, being English and all, (wicked grin), for him Avast does the job and if you ask him, he'll tell you ad nausium. If we had an unofficial count, I'd bet you find that about 70% of the blind computer users employ AVG. That was true until the recent problem with Jaws. Some are still experiencing difficulty with AVG Version 8. Freedom Scientific has tried to implement a fix with their latest Jaws update. For me, it worked and I have never regretted using AVG. However, that is certainly no reflection on the quality of Avast. Both will slow down your computer when they're working. Both are quite effective in updating their virus definitions automatically although I have heard that Avast, in some machines, requires that the update be done manually. I think that pound for pound, you won't go wrong with either system, Bill. But Avast does require a few settings and adjustments to make it work easily with Jaws. Again, Chris Hallsworth can provide you with a step by step explanation of how to adjust your system to get the best out of Avast.
Personally, I prefer Ford over Chevy. Finally, Chris has his reasons for doing most things. His dislike of AVG is, I believe, based on personal and unhappy experience. Right now, I am trying a completely different type of anti-virus program. I downloaded a trial version of Windows Live One Care. I have retained my AVG and will, in the near future, reactivate it. But for the time being, Live One Care seems to be doing an effective job of scanning my system and removing threats. Who knows, Bill? John Justice ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nimer Jaber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bill Gallik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] AVG or Avast? > Avast. > > Bill Gallik wrote: >> I know this has been a disjointed thread on this list before, but which >> is >> preferred; AVG or Avast? I am totally blind with no usable vision at all. >> ---*---*---*---*---*--- >> Bill Gallik >> E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> -***- >> - "What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to." >> - Hansell B. Duckett >> >> >> >> Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: >> http://www.jaws-users.com >> Visit the Blind Computing home page at: >> http://www.blind-computing.com >> Address for the list archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject >> or body of a blank message to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Use the following form in order to contact the management team >> http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php >> If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the >> following address: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: > http://www.jaws-users.com > Visit the Blind Computing home page at: > http://www.blind-computing.com > Address for the list archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject > or body of a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Use the following form in order to contact the management team > http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php > If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the > following address: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/BlindComputing.php If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
